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Movie Review: Watchmen - Powerful Superhero Movie

Everybody is familiar with the most popular super heroes. Superman, Spiderman, Batman. All these heroes have one glaring thing in common. They are all unquestioningly good and morally upright. Even in the recent Batman movie, "Dark Knight," Batman is still clearly a good guy. But what happens when your super heroes are sometimes bad, and sometimes go over the line, way over the line? The result is a movie called "Watchmen," and it is not only a stunning piece of film making, but also asks, and answers some very tough questions.

The story goes along a world shockingly similar to our own. Some things are obviously different, we see Nixon winning three terms as a president, and we see the United States clearly winning the Vietnam Conflict, instead of slinking away in defeat. The story follows the path of a group of heroes starting with their inception shortly after World War II. The story jumps around through time, and has a stunning story to tell.

At one point, he government has decided that this group has grown too powerful, and must be disbanded, by hook or by crook. A while has past without any activity from them, until one by one they start ending up being killed. One prominent member of the group decides it is up to him to get to the bottom of all this. And in doing so he must contact the other members of the now defunct group of protectors of humanity.

During these quick flashbacks, we find out that our beloved heroes aren't so innocent after all. Some of them are downright vicious, and they even question the power that they hold over others. We are shocked to discover that these so called heroes have participated in all sorts of heinous crimes. But do they have a sufficient reason for all of this?

As a backdrop to this story is the growing threat of nuclear war. That much is just as dangerous to the movie world as it is in real life. And the shocking secret behind the murders is something we don't realize until the very end of the movie. We wonder whether the ends really do justify the means. Is it OK to murder one person to protect a thousand? Is it ok to kill a thousand to protect one million?

These are some of the real life but necessary questions our heroes must face. You may disagree with the outcome, but you must conclude that the path taken is a masterpiece of thrilling action and story telling. If you haven't yet seen this stunning piece of story telling, we recommend you do so at your earliest convenience.

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