Watchmen
Yawn. This has got to be one of the most boring films I have ever seen. I was so disappointed. The previews had looked great. There were interesting actors in the cast. Etc., etc., etc.
The main problem was the complete lack of emotional engagement engendered. At most there were three points in the film when I had a strong emotional reaction to what I was seeing. Those where the rape scene, a main character’s death and a minor character’s death. The rest was handled with so little skill that I could watch the death of millions and not really care one jot.
The fact that Zack Snyder, (who has directed how many films?) is described as visionary in the advertising makes me want to cry. Kubrick was visionary. Snyder is just a hack. This movie does nothing visually, it’s incredibly static and leaden, which surprises me given the source material. Basically the film reads as a series of MTV videos. Perhaps Snyder was hoping for gravitas and emotion to come from the song lyrics? And don’t get me started on the quality of the acting which was pretty dire with two exceptions.
As for the sex and violence. Well, the violence was both unrealistic and gratuitous at the same time. On multiple occasions I had to close my eyes because it was so shocking. The sex was … bizarre. Probably inspired by watching too many porno movies. I get what Alan Moore was attempting to say about the world but what about the people who made this movie? Do any of them actually think about what they are saying about the state of human experience when this is how they portray sex and violence?
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