The fact that Watchmen sticks so closely to the aesthetic of its source material in terms of its cinematic framing lends it a curious quality that few other comic book movies can match. Some complained that Snyders devotion to bringing the Watchmen that he loved to the screen created a static and sterile experience, but watching it again now at a time when hyperactively fast cuts and shaky cam filming techniques are used to smooth over abundant CGI, Watchmens unique feel means that time will be far kinder to it. Obviously theres a lot of CGI, but nothing on the brain-numbing scale of the final battle in Snyder's own Man Of Steel. Watchmen is also a period piece and takes place in an alternate universe, a universe where Vigilante heroes are commonplace and the Cold War is significantly hotter than it ever was in real life. Because of that, its far easier to detangle Watchmen from more traditional reality weve seen in The Dark Knight trilogy and early MCU films, letting it stand alone far more easily without the constraints of fashion, references or technology Letting us see a more morally grey version of not just our world but also the world of mainstream superheroes was always one of the key factors in Watchmens success, but onscreen it really sets the film apart from contemporaries which are only interested in saving the day/city/world/love interest.
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