10 Best Opening Scenes In Superhero Movies
6. Watchmen
Watchmen is a very different type of superhero movie, and that much is abundantly clear from the opening scene. A sense of melancholy will wash over you as you witness the Watchmen's best moments with Bob Dylan crooning over top.
A film that resonates more now than it did when it came out in 2009, Watchmen is about what happens to superheroes after their hay-day. We only really get to see heroes in their prime, and, quite frankly, we don't want to see them old and crippled. While Watchmen doesn't go that far, it does humanise the caped crusaders and shows how far the fall from grace really is.
That is perfectly captured in the opening scene, as we see the likes of The Comedian, Silk Sceptre, and Dollar Bill capturing criminals in gorgeous slow motion, before transitioning into scenes of death, Mothman being committed, and Dr. Manhattan turning to the government. It's tragic and wonderful.