How to evaluate the movie "Watchmen"

In terms of traditional techniques, the film's photography and music are both beautifully used, and there are many tight lines, which the research party will like very much. However, there are serious problems in controlling the rhythm, and the length of the film cannot be well controlled. The final edited version reaches a maddening 215 minutes, resulting in the film lacking the power to mobilize the audience's emotional peaks, and often appears dull. Of course, we cannot one-sidedly emphasize storytelling when watching movies. "Telling good stories" is a core pain point derived from the continuous lowering of the bottom line by domestic theater movies, and is not a universal standard for all movies.

In terms of thematic depth, it is very powerful, killing Nolan’s Dark Knight instantly. Watchmen mainly explores "what is justice", one of the most core themes in political philosophy. Doctor Manhattan uses a divine vision to face Rorschach's paranoid pursuit of truth and the Pharaoh's establishment of lies and crimes. Between the two extreme positions of peace, he ultimately chose to kill Rorschach and help the Pharaoh maintain the "noble lie." Such an anti-climactic ending destroys the core values ??of superhero movie audiences minute by minute. I have to say: it’s so cool.

Can’t help but blackmail Nolan again: Screenwriter Robert McKee’s evaluation is very accurate. Nolan “pretends to be very spiritual. He may have some spiritual ideas, but he doesn’t It means that he has insight into the soul, but it does not mean that he understands the true value of life and the relationship between people." (Robert McKee, who is regarded as a great god in the screenwriting industry, said that "Interstellar" is not a good story. ) Among the Bat Trilogy, only the second one included some seemingly profound factors in the confrontation between Batman and the Joker, but in the end it ended with the unexamined stance of "humanity can be expected." See The civilians and criminals on the two ships unanimously gave up blowing up each other and "you and I will build a harmonious society." I almost expected Batman to tell the Joker with a serious face and say the famous domestic soap opera "You don't know what love is." ! "Interstellar also has an old problem, introducing a lot of settings, but in the end it falls on the chicken soup flavor of "love".

PS: I am by no means saying that Zack Snyder is better than Nolan. As a director, he is still known for his stylized photography and his performance is extremely unstable; most of the thematic depth of the Watchmen movie is It is also due to the original comic book. In other aspects, whether it is the quality of the film or the exploration of the possibilities that superheroes can achieve in exploring serious themes, Director Zha is far behind Nolan.