Go and see this movie because it is good

So, I'm a big fan of the Watchmen comic (I refuse to use the phrase 'graphic novel'. It's a comic. You guys with beards and figurines and Asian girlfriends, they're comics. Really, I mean, honestly. Get over it). If you're not familiar with the COMIC, it was written by Alan Moore (crazy wizard of a guy, whose other works include V for Vendetta, From Hell, and the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen), and inked by Dave Gibbons. And it is great:



Watchmen is a highly critical and symbolic story that charts the decline of the 'masked heroes' of the 1950s, a fictional bunch of vigilantes with similar appearances and actions of the Batmen and Supermen we all know and love. After they started to get out of hand, what with taking the law into their owns hands and all, a law was passed banning all masked heroes from exacting their own criminal justice. So the practice died out.
We reach the 1980s, and the comic starts out with the murder of a certain famous man. The rest of the story is spent unravelling the situation and the huge plans behind his death. The latter involves some of the old masked heroes taking up their costumes again, for the supposed greater good.
As mentioned before, it's a highly symbolic work and touches on a lot of subjects including utilitarianism, criminal law, our place in the Universe, and man's imperfection.

The reason I'm bringing this comic up in my blog is because I watched its film adaptation last night. And it was really incredible. A definite 9/10 from me. I really reccommend reading the comic before you go see it - it will make the experience a lot more enjoyable. And it has a great soundtrack: the opening credits are particularly well done. The director, and everyone else involved, have done a great job keeping the film looking like a fantastic cross between reality and fiction, and the CGI character of Dr Manhattan (the blue guy above) has been integrated seamlessly amongst the real cast.

Go see it. You don't have to be a nerd to.