The Comedian’s Death – Watchmen
People can say whatever they want about this movie, but can we be honest for a second? Zack Snyder pretty much pulled off the impossible here. Yes, most of the political elements were gone, but guess what? Cold war ideals do not sell movies in the 2000’s. While much was changed, I actually think that Snyder did a damn good job at adapting the comic, considering how lofty the goal was. And while there may have been some serious changes (do you really think a giant alien squid would have been widely accepted by audiences?), there are some perfectly executed scenes that made the Watchmen fan in us stand up and salute.
While Rorschach’s arrest and imprisonment scenes could easily be on this list, I really wanted to give some props to the opening scene in the movie. From the color hues and the first person perspective, to the falling out of the window while we focus on the smiling button, the beginning of Watchmen set a tone that was almost impossible for the rest of the film to follow.
And that is the problem. The intro was so good and on-point, that the rest of the movie slowly let us down more and more. By the time we reached the conclusion, the good vibes from the start were gone. That said, the beginning did make us geeks glow, because let’s face it, that shit was perfect.
