Watchmen

Watchman is a visual marvel. Although it is 162 minutes (2.7 hours) long, there's not much parts that I wish were taken out.

Based on a twit by my brother, which I cannot be bothered to confirm, the movie is rated PG13 in the Philippines while it is M18 (originally R21) here in Singapore. Yes tehre was a lot of blood and the themes are a bit heavy for young audiences.

Several sources say that the story is a "deconstruction of the superhero mythology". I mean, I'm like not a comic book superhero expert so I can't just go spouting these terms but I would like to say that the story does indeed provide an unconventional view of what it takes to be a hero.

I wasn't surprised about the big twist regarding the exploding bomb because I've read somewhere that Heroes tried to copy the concept. However, I was personally conflicted as to whether the lives of the people who died was worth the price of peace and whether there is really no other way to peace.

One of our readings in my Environmental Sustainability class talks about shared resources end up in tragedy. The movie had a very pessimistic view of society, that leaving it to its own would end up in destruction. Sad.

Where: GV VivoCity Cinema 4
When: 12 March 2009, Thursday, 8:00 PM
With whom: Ferron, Mariel