Watchmen

This is one of Snyder’s first works which focuses on a lesser known franchise of costumed crimefighters in a world dictated by politics under threat of nuclear war. It’s got quite a dark edge as its main narrator has quite a husky voice; and while each character has their own set of abilities to seek help in neutralising the cold war; they must first battle their past demons and resolve their conflict with each other. There’s at least an hour of origin material and flashbacks to get through before the viewer is brought up to date with the current storyline. As the protagonists continue to battle their past; their journey is more of a political one rather than of facing a traditional villain. The film also deals with superhero issues such as what they do when they retire; and their exposure to the public in political terms; making the plot dark indeed and is often quite hard to understand. Yet out of all their actions and sacrifice; humanity survives at their cost.