Watchmen (2009)

In an alternative timeline, the year is 1985 and Richard Nixon is in his fifth term as president due to his repealing of the 22nd Amendment. A group of heroic vigilantes known as Watchmen have long retired from careers of protecting a society that believes it is already invulnerable. However, after a fellow Watchmen is murdered, the remaining members must come back from retirement in order to discover the murderer. The heroes soon find that despite the public’s desperate need to be saved, they are unwilling to face their personal mortality and vulnerability. The harder the Watchmen try to improve the world, the more the public revolts. Ironically, injustice arises against them for every act of justice they carry out. The group is thus faced with a moral and social dilemma. The Watchmen can continue to work for the collective benefit of the society they slave for, yet be punished for doing so, or they can allow the public to be consumed by its own incompetence and hatred, therefore being released from the abusive relationship. I like this movie because it was so well put together. The plot’s theme is complex and relatable. Furthermore, a considerable amount of money went into the projecting, demanding a budget of $130 million. The resultant is a movie that has a beautifully developed story line with relatable characters, produced by visionaries.