Originally Posted by Disease (Post 823373)

So the series was written by an Englishmen, but the movie was written by Americans and made with American money and directed by Americans etc...

So I haven't read the series, but the movie comes across as America against the comies, they have all the power, they solve the worlds problems, etc... It just killed the movie for me as it just seems to be promoting America in situations of war. That country really needs to get with the program, trying to flex your muscles through cinema is, well, do I need to say it.

Originally Posted by alkytrio666 (Post 823402)

I think you're tying too hard to read something that isn't there.
The film depicts an America torn apart by greed and indifference, and it even goes so far as to mimic American authority figures. WHere were you getting the idea that the US is trying to flex muscle through (this) cinema?

Originally Posted by Disease (Post 823448)

Dr Manhattan perhaps :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by alkytrio666 (Post 823468)

What about him? America used him as a weapon and he saved their asses for awhile, then exiled himself in space to get away from them.

I mean, I haven't seen the film since it was in theaters, but I remember it being distinctly un-American, even to the point where real people of authority were being mimicked and our ways of war and politics were being satirized.

Originally Posted by Disease (Post 823477)

I felt it was saying you can't fuck with us, we have the most power, aka Mr Manhattan. Then saying they solve the worlds problems by setting of a bom... Yes, war is great, blow things up and then we have peace... :confused: