The most subversive and seemingly unfilmable graphic novel ever made finally hits the big screen. It wants to be an important film. This is an adult film. It is not a first-date movie, nor is it a family-friendly film. This is not a film for children.
Indeed, this movie is probably what "The Dark Knight" imagined itself to be: a movie that subverts the whole genre. Forget 'with great power comes great responsiblity' ye who enter this darkened theater. Every last one of these caped crusaders has issues and those ostensibly charged with saving the world behave badly and fail spectacularly.
Whether Watchmen proves to be a game-changer in the formulaic story-telling of the superhero movie remains to be seen. Watchment is a worthy film and probably as close to a "Citizen Kane" as the genre has.
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