Watchmen attempts to come out March 6, 2009
Watchmen, barring all legal suits are cleared and good to go, will debut March 6th. Those familiar with the Watchmen series are familiar of the many spinoffs that come from it, but this movie will follow the basic premises of the novel. An ex-superhero is killed by an unknown assailant and the hunt for the killer is on. Rorsach will play the investigator into the death and his conclusions will lead to a shocking conclusion (If you’ve read the graphic novel). The complement of characters will be in the movie as they are in the novel. For those who aren’t familiar with Watchmen, the book revolves around said murder and the investigation thereof which, not to give away too much, the destruction of all heroes. There is an underlying theme but that is for the watchers and readers to determine that and is not for conversation here. The book’s plot (though undetermined in the movie) has an impending nuclear war between the United States and Russia. The main characters you need to be aware of are Silk Spectre (both), Dr. Manhattan, Ozymandias, Nite Owl (both), and Rorschach. Subsequent characters will make cameos and likely play a larger role if sequels are made. The film should be a blockbuster hit, but unfortunately it will have to follow The Spirit, a much-anticipated film that had mediocre responses. It comes at the right time of the season where it is in the movie drull. This film comes in much anticipated because it’s 23 years of attempted production. Now with the legal battles attempting to keep Watchmen on the shelf, its arrival would be much warranted.