So you think this movie is an adaptation of The Watchmen?lennytheweedwhacker wrote: Sat June 27, 2026 11:08 pmThe faith/religious part. Maybe not a theme but parallels with a possible WWIII, that was brought up 3 times very quickly. I don't think the overall core was unclear, so that's why I said shoe-horned.Jorge wrote: Sat June 27, 2026 10:53 pm Say more about the "less than half-baked themes shoehorned in" critique
I think the thematic core of the movie is very clear, in fact it feels to me built from the inside out around it
It kinda feels like a book adapted for a screenplay that took shortcuts with elements that were better fleshed out in the book.
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IdkMecca wrote: Sun June 28, 2026 11:38 amSo you think this movie is an adaptation of The Watchmen?lennytheweedwhacker wrote: Sat June 27, 2026 11:08 pmThe faith/religious part. Maybe not a theme but parallels with a possible WWIII, that was brought up 3 times very quickly. I don't think the overall core was unclear, so that's why I said shoe-horned.Jorge wrote: Sat June 27, 2026 10:53 pm Say more about the "less than half-baked themes shoehorned in" critique
I think the thematic core of the movie is very clear, in fact it feels to me built from the inside out around it
It kinda feels like a book adapted for a screenplay that took shortcuts with elements that were better fleshed out in the book.
And they say that a hero could save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
I'm not gonna stand here and wait