Snyder's Watchmen: Squid vs. Explosions

0:00Here's more entertainment and celebrity news for March 7th. The classic comic watchman, created by Alan Moore and Dave Givens back in 1986, imagines superheroes emerging in the 1940s. It explores how their powers reshape wars, technology, and society, often leading to corruption among these vigilantes. The story builds to a shocking twist, where Aussie Mandeus engineers a massive fake crisis with a giant squid-like creature dropped on New York, killing, thousands, and forcing the world to unite against the threat. In Zack Snyder's 2009 film adaptation, that squid monster gets swapped out entirely. Instead, Aussie Mandeus rigs explosions at clean energy plants built by the powerful Dr. Manhattan, blaming him for the deaths of millions. The goal stays the same though, spark global unity by creating a common enemy. Thousands of the original comic were quick to complain about losing the squid, calling it a key part of the story's weird impact. Snyder pushed back in interviews, arguing the change captured the same big idea without

1:04messing up the movie's flow. The comics ending hits hard, with its grotesque, out of nowhere horror, shone through after mad scenes of destruction. The film version feels cleaner, tying back to rejecting superheroes altogether as the path to peace. Snyder noted the squid would have needed extra setup time at the end, bloating the already long 163 minute runtime. Even with fan gripes, his reasoning on pacing makes sense for a big screen take. This episode is supported by our sponsor, Headphones in a Pillow, Simple Idea, Surprisingly Addictive S-O-L-L-I-SoliPillow.com