I posted this earlier in REEL sub forum,
I really think most viewers won't understand the whole
situation of the cold war, nuclear warfare, etc. I mean most of the
viewers of the movie (as it is being marketed) will be people who
can't remember two germanys, the berlin wall, the threat of Russia
looming over the US in Cuba, the nuclear race for warheads or any
of that matter.
However, since it is being marketed as a blockbuster special
effects movie, I think it will probably do fairly good in the box
office. I mean when people go to see X-men, Transformers, Hellboy,
300, etc, most people just want to see special effects that they
haven't seen before, not paying attention to historical events and
a lot of people usually don't care much about the story
(Independence day anyone?).
Therefore I think it will do fairly good at the box office, just
don't expect people to walk out talking about the intrinsic
hero/antihero dilemma, the implications of a walking nuclear
warhead, the morality of Veidt's actions, the psychology behind
Rorscharch, etc. They will probably walk out talking about how cool
Snyder is and how the special effects were so
awesome.
i think some ppl think abt that though. what u think of adrian's
thinking? is it twisted?