The Watchmen wasn't what I expected. However, It was good. And I'm definitely going to buy it. It isn't the traditional "superhero" show. The superheros have a real element of humanity that isn't portrayed in any other movie. The heros struggled within themselves on the blurry lines between "right and wrong." Can they save everyone in the whole world? If not, is it ok to destroy a few that the many can live or just let them destroy themselves? One common theme in the eyes of one of the superheros is that human depravity is human made. Globally, people are "living the American dream" by taking and consuming as much as possible before they die not matter who is hurt or left out. Whether everyone agrees with this perspective or not, it is a valid point. When looking at humanity as a whole throughout history, the most common trend is destruction. Civilizations grow and crumble by its own constituentsand those outside over and over. People hurt people and blight themselves, nature, and others by theft, greed, drugs, pollution, murder, war, lying, cheating, and bigotry continuously. From the perspective of super hero salvation, why save that which seeks to destroy itself? This may seem rather bleek and cynical, but it is a valid question nonetheless. The movie did a good job at portraying the human condition quite well.