Giant Squid Aside, The Watchmen Movie Is Filled With Tons Of Little Accurate Details

 



 

IO9 has a great article up on their site that breaks down a ton of the little details that Zach Snyder has painstakingly included into his adaptation of Alan Moore's Watchmen.  Now I know a ton of people out there are none too happy right now after the news of there being no giant squid in the film, but maybe some of these little details may help make up for some of the pain that news caused.

 

What kinds of details am I talking about?  Well, in the above picture you can see the following:

 

After the attacker busts into Edward Blake's abode, there's a scuffle that pans across the place, revealing the glorious Chrysler Building in the reflection of the glass walls before Blake goes careening right through it. This high rise [apartment] is treasure a trove of Watchmen and 80s memorabilia, it's littered with little details. When costumed adventurer Rorschach pops inside for a look around, you get to see right inside Blake's closet. Amongst everything else is a framed picture of the Minutemen, and the Comedian's old gun with the inscription "To Edward Blake With Gratitude" on the side which was presented to him from President Nixon. Old Nixon didn't resign in this reality, in fact 1985 will be his 5th term as President because he repealed the 22nd Amendment in 1975, so he can be Prez forever.

 

Too the right of the closet (actually throughout the whole apartment) there is a piece of what I'm assuming is Patrick Nagel art, which is unbelievable. Thank god that Zack Snyder knows that even in alternate realities, we still need artists to design the covers of Duran Duran albums.

 

Another amazing thing that the article points out which I never would have noticed on my own is the fact that the American flag that is stretched over Blake's coffin in the trailer has 51 stars on it.  If you remember, Vietnam became a US state in the Watchmen's universe after the US won the Vietnam war thanks to help from Dr. Manhattan.  Little touches like that are really cool and will go a long way towards making the film as close to the world of the comic as possible. 

 

One last thing of major note in the article, I hadn't really thought about it, but we do see a big blue ball of energy explode in rhe middle of Time's Square in the trailer.  Chances are, this is what will replace the aforementioned missing giant squid as part of the film's ending.

 



 

There are some other great little details pointed out in the article as well, if you want to check them out, read the article here.