Say what you will abut Snyder's Watchmen, but his Manhattan was infinitely superior to the garbage we're getting here...
Begs the question, Manhattan gave himself a very well muscled/defined body because he was still on some level humanly aware of human physical attractions and relations. Why not also give himself a huge dong?
Was it classical Greece thing the writers/artist were tapping into? Cos it was considered good taste to depict small-penis in statues of men for a certain period in Greece.
Originally posted by ares834
He's been so badly mishandled. I've already mentioned how they've thrown out his entire arc and made him act like a total retard because of "muh determinism" but there are so many other issues as well such as power levels. Manhattan single handily ended an entire war and Ozy poses no more threat to him than a termite, but a group of racist trailer hicks can somehow defeat him. It's just downright embarrassing.The weird thing is I still see people praising this shit. Are people so captivated by a non-linear story that they can't see the blatant flaws?
You just didnt like it because it showed Manhattan for the noob he is 😛
Originally posted by Patient_Leech
So is this more unnecessary non-linear confusion?From what I'm reading in this thread it doesn't sound too great. Just wondering if I should give it a go sometime.
I still rather enjoy the Snyder film, so I'm not entirely thrilled about a Tv series dragged out for hours and hours...
It's not unnecessary because there's a scene where Manhattan is talking with Angela in the present while simultaneously talking with her Grandfather 10 years in the past. His experiencing all time simultaneously allows Angela to ask her Grandfather a question and it's in her asking him in the past that makes him aware of something which means her asking the question actually sets off the whole chain of events the show is based around.
Seriously though I had fun with most of it. Liked how Angela passed the wrong message onto her Grandad making her he cause of the murder.
But yeah the end fight just came across as retarded. I get that he can only see the future and not change it, but come on, whys he having issues with a bunch of goons in the first place. Just ignoring his foresight he was pre warned that these guys are out to get him.
Gave the show a chance. It had a few good episodes and some interesting stuff in it, but in the end it amounted to a big pile of nothing. The finale sucked and made no sense.
First, *why* did Ozy make that tape to Robert Redford? And don't say hubris/ego, because that's a weak excuse and contradicted how he cut off all loose ends in the comic.
Originally posted by Dr Will Hatch
Because that's dumb and out of character for comics Ozy. The guy in the comic was evil, but he sincerely believed in what he was doing was for the greater good. It wasn't about his ego.
I disagree. while he did think it was for the good of the world, he was also pretty clearly an egotistical bastard. It takes a lot of hubris to think that you're the only one who can prevent planetary destruction and to justify millions of deaths. Not too mention his idolizing Alexander the Great.