Yes, I went there, now put down your pitchforks and give me a chance to explain. Not everything that works on the page can work on screen, and I think its fair to say that a giant, fake, alien squid-monster landing in the middle of New York is probably the sort of thing that belongs in the unfilmable pile. Ozymandias original plan saw him teleport said squid-beast into the centre of New York where it exploded with a psychic shockwave, killing millions. The attack convinced US and Soviet Union forces to lower their nuclear weapons and unite against the common threat of alien invasion, forcing peace regardless of the consequence. Its clever, but it would still look ridiculous at the IMAX. The plan of Matthew Goodes Ozymandias is far more eloquent, enlisting an unwitting Dr. Manhattan to create energy bombs placed in major cities. Unmistakably the product of Manhattans brain and unique energy, the US and Soviet Union still unite, but this time against a different common enemy, Dr. Manhattan, who has already been hounded on TV for giving his loved ones cancer. The new plan eliminates the need for exploding papier mâché marine creatures and actually makes a lot more sense given how it forces the all-powerful Dr Manhattan into exile and brings world peace at a stroke. Great plan, solid execution, 10/10.
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