The Watchmen

I have recently seen the trailer released for The Watchmen online. For those unfamiliar The Watchmen is a twelve issue comic masterpiece. It is set in the mid eighties and is mainly about the decay of society as the cold war rages on.

A man is murdered and Rorschach, a masked vigilante, sleuths the crime believing that there is a killer who is taking out masked superheroes. The is post "good ol' days" though, most of the masks have long since retired and are living meager existences while reveling in past achievements.

There are so many layers to the comic that I don't know exactly how they can do all of the facets justice in a movie. It would have to be a movie of considerable length, maybe similar to Lord of the Rings: Return of the King: Extended Edition and push the four hour mark to get the story told.

Even if you aren't a comic book fan this is still an amazing story that will just mesmerize you with its depth. It is very relevant in today's political climate as well, especially now that the sleeping bear is awake in Russia.