"Alan Moore's Watchmen series, and Zack Snyder's film adaptation of it, both 'deconstruct' or undo that avoidance of critical thinking in classic superhero storytelling. An even more direct way of describing what Alan Moore does with his Watchmen series is to note that implicitly asks the following questions. Despite the fantasy of superheroes, and the escapism and inspiration that they provide us: 'If superheroes existed in our real world, would that actually be a good thing? Is it really something we would actually want?'
In Watchmen, the answer is a resounding no."
In Watchmen, the answer is a resounding no."
— The Snyderverse, "BvS is a Watchmen-like Deconstruction
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