Watchmen Opening: pics, references an other stuff

[DanAkiraMoroni]

Andy warhol !!!

[SoggyBEDsheetz]

The song name is thing they are a changin by Bob Dylan

[SoggyBEDsheetz]

What's the song name

[TonyzTone]

I love this video. Clears up a lot of the references that even I missed. For example, the JFK-Mr Manhattan/JFK-Truman handshake. Genius.

[startrekreach234]

what is the name of this song ?? nice vid xD

[MrPower95]

1:34 Rage Against The Machine

[RedWolfCid]

well done

[andres155555]

What happen there 2:05

[SuperMarvelfanatic]

@allan9798 that is a rippie putting a flower in a soldiers gun as protest

[ThePunkiller]

@lattchoga La canzone é "The times they are a-changin'" di Bob Dylan

[Allan9798]

1:47 please somebody can tell me what happens there

[STimo95]

@Allan9798

yeah its a hippie, who puts a flower in a gun,

this represents their whole make love not war idea.

[jin455]

@STimo95 but did they get shot after the photo was taken?? where was the photo taken?

[STimo95]

@jin455

You should read GDXTom's comment, its dar more speccific then mine.

[vibranttveronica]

@STimo95 Actually it was about the shootings at Kent State University.

[lattchoga]

come si chiama la cristo di canzone?

[judgedredd123]

The scene at 0:58, where is that from?

[Deadandfucked]

@judgedredd123 Opening,When the two girls are in the bed murdered in a bath of blood,get it?

[judgedredd123]

@Deadandfucked DUH!!! I know that, what I meant what is the real world equivelant to it.. Most of these scenes are being mirrored in the real world, and that point 0:58 looks like a real picture rather than a scene from the film

[screamwriter1]

@judgedredd123 Some true crime shit. I forget from what.

[1dace]

why is bruce wayne in this? :/

[davrion24]

@1dace Because the original scene in the movie shows Nite Owl fighting off the mugger who attacked BW's parents outside the theater.

[screamwriter1]

@davrion24 Wow I never knew that so what happens to Bruce Wayne in this universe?

[davrion24]

@screamwriter1 I guess he was just a normal guy since he was not driven to become Batman by his parents' death.

[Spuddfluff]

Has anyone got the genuine version of the opening montage?

I can't find it anywhere and I don't want to watch the film to see it.

[supersonicman96]

@Spuddfluff this is it, exactly like the movie

[supersonicman96]

@Spuddfluff sorry, no its not

[namelessmichael]

i find it hard to believe that superman inspired superman. Especially with the parallel universe: owlman. who looks just like night owl

[ivanel3men2]

can anybody tell me the name of the song

[AngelTakio]

@ivanel3men2

Bob Dylan's The Times They are a Changin'

[DZShizzam]

How did the village people get in there?

[davidsa59]

love the opening of this film i've seen it at least 15 times :)

[EvanBHenry]

What's up with the Waynes?

[Temple83]

What is the point of this video? This is perhaps the most useless thing I have ever watched on YouTube. Yes, the comic (and the film) is full of historical references. Thats on purpose.

[davrion24]

@Temple83 Thank God we have you around to tell us that the film is full of historical references.  Never would have guessed!

[emadeloc]

@davrion24 You welcome, Einstein.

[davrion24]

@emadeloc , read Temple83's post below and then re-read mine.

[emadeloc]

@davrion24 Sorry. The new Youtube's comments system is crap.

[DownSouth94]

Nite Owl saves the Waynes. Bruce doesn't become Batman. Batman posters on the wall? NITE OWL....you've created a TIME PARADOX!

[themightydumbass]

1:47 some one tell me where thats from

[Dotseoem]

Batman: Year One.

And say Please next time.

[themightydumbass]

oh, why thank you

[themightydumbass]

real pic tohugh

[ziggyplayguitar]

Andy Warhol with her Marilyn Pop

[karbonus]

You call yourself fans?

Do you guys really read the graphic novel?

Batman does not exist in the world of Watchmen, he is only a comic book caracther. This is in the comic. Jesus!

Nite Owl became a vigilante in 1939, the year when Batman was created.

[emadeloc]

Batman doesn't exist at Watchmen's universe because as you can see at original credits, Nite Owl catch the thief who should kill Batman's parents.

[WhenYouveGoneGuru]

@emadeloc What the hell are you talking about? The background is issues of Batman. Batman wasn't even mentioned in the Watchmen comic, Superman was Nite Owl's inspiration.

[emadeloc]

@WhenYouveGoneGuru Hell, that it's a reference introduced by filmmakers, not in the comic. They wanted we realized that Watchmen movie is an alternative universe of superheroes universe.

[WhenYouveGoneGuru]

@emadeloc Nite Owl doesn't kill Joe Chill, Joe Chill doesn't exist in the Watchmen world. Were you talking about an alternative version of the opening credits? In the theatrical cut you see several issues of a batman comic behind Nite Owl as he knocks out an anonymous thief. Its not an alternate history of the DC universe its an alternate history of our universe. This applies both theatrically and in the publication.

[BradBrassman]

And behind Nite Owl in the opening credits, there is a refence to this in the Batman posters on the wall behind him as he punches out the villan with the Colt 45.

[WhenYouveGoneGuru]

@karbonus I'd be willing to wager Batman didn't exist as a publication in the Watchmen universe. After all Superhero comics dropped in popularity once costumed crime fighters showed up in real life.

[numbersarebadnina]

whats the name of this song...

[MGPSYCO]

@numbersarebadnina times are a changin' - Bob Dylan

[ziggyplayguitar]

The times they are a-changin

[abrnt1]

Implied in the series that Silk Spectre and the Comedian hooked up briefly (affair). The Comedian is a very complex character. He's a rapist & murdering brute who also does have feelings (as witnessed by his emotional breakdown in Moloch's room). Interesting that he killed his unborn child (Vietnam sequence).

[wowgame123]

Thanks for your ans. Love is unreasonable,haha.

I remember their smiling face. But i am confused, in the movie i remember sally describe the affair with Comedian "is a mistake" (in quarrel with his husband & talking with her daughter in the end of the movie).

The film doesn't "explain" clearly how sally and comedian "falling in love". Is it explained clearly in the comic?

Anyway, sometimes story is surprising and interesting since it is not "reasonable". Thanks for your reply

[wowgame123]

i just watched the movie but haven't watched the comic.

0:46 who kill this hero?

0:47-48. I remember the intro of retirement of Silk. Silk is pregnant. And the posture of her husband and comedian is strange, what is the meaning? husband already know the father of the baby is comedian?

[ToftSt]

What's with the newspaper from Batman Begins ten seconds in?

[lechop]

nite owl I is supposed to be preventing the death of bruce wayne's parents (standing in the background of the scene), therefore no batman in the watchmen reality.

[DoctorWholigan79]

Watch the movie again and watch the opening credits. The first image is Nite Owl and he's punching a guy with a gun and there are two people in the background watching. These two people are meant to be the parents of Bruce Wayne and the guy being punched is Joe Chill, the guy who killed them. Nite Owl aprehending Chill stops Batman from ever existng.

[lemurs366]

thanks for that, i didnt get all the refrenceds

[Ironwhiteshadow]

I liked this scene from the movie but i feel the song is just plain annoying

[Tniggz]

Fuck you, That's Bob Dylan. One of the greatest songwriters of All-TIME!

[Ironwhiteshadow]

Yeah hes a good songwriter but a terrible Singer so please dont go cursing at me because my opinion differs from yours.

[snydro1969]

I gotta say that was a pretty cool rendition! Thnx

[THEspooger1373]

yea werd i no that, but i wanna no the actual story, and in the movie the comedian shoots kennedy

[severuslupus1]

how was the kennedy assasination different?

[THEspooger1373]

at 1:48 someone gimme the story on that

nd wheres the other picture, th up close one of the girl putting a flower in the gun barrel

[thedaysleepr]

it was in the beggining scene of the movie. The entire first scene are just references to actual events with a slight alternate twist

[XaliberDeathlock]

It was Kent-State massacre; a demonstration against Vietnam War on May 1970. The flower putted in the gun barrel was a mark of peace.

[felixfelicis]

the pics are real...but the soldiers didn't shoot the rifles like they did in the movie

[srock9]

holy christ! i know that silhouette was a lesbian. I know she was killed for it.  I am asking a simple question. this video shows the ACTUAL pictures from HISTORY in place of the pictures in the opening credit sequence of the Watchmen. I am asking, since the picture shown here and the scene from the movie are not the same, WHAT DOES THE "LESBIAN WHORES" reference? It isn't that subtle or complicated or donfusing of a question.

[srock9]

i understand one of the heroines was killed for being a lesbian. this montage take some of the "pictures" from that universe and shows the actual picture it was based on, like the Anola Gay which dropped little boy. the picture here of the "lesbian whores" is not the same as from the movie so i was asking what was the inspiration or reference to that shot.

[szaty2]

...and at 2:05.

whats that place and thats that happenening??

thx all

[szaty2]

and at 1:39.

what that scene means?

2 men on the pavement and a paper with strange marks?

[ChucklesPiggy]

The piece of paper is Rorschachs (or however you spelt it) symbol

[vaulttec62]

its rorschach sign

[szaty2]

Hi folks!

at 0:52. what was that picture?

is it real story?

[srock9]

what is the "lesbian whores" reference?

[MySerpentine]

One of the superheroines is shot for being lesbian.

[darthyoda99]

silhouette was a lesbian and was killed three weeks after it was publicly known

[nerdybane]

whats the song they play during the funeral in the movie???

[Pillowzchan]

the sound of silence (i think) by Simon and Garfunkel

[NMMman]

Times are a changin' by Bob Dylan

[doctorw2]

the first silk spectre was fine as F**** wow i got so hard when i saw her on the big screen!

[hatmonkey]

me too i wanted to jack off but i was in the theater. cant wait til the dvd comes out

[Seligsuper]

You know that she had a sex tape, right?

Kinda rare, though.

[LordOblivion59]

Great video.

[HardRain0]

Pretty cool but the music is faster than it should be.

[Link48134]

wtf is this?

[Brosuke]

also your welcome

[flunky70s]

it's the opening song to the movie "watchmen" with pics from the comic book and from past American history. I highly recommend the movie except it shows alot of naked men (semi- spoiler).

.............☻

[SuprSaiyanJesus]

Blu-dick

[sevenape]

"semi" spoiler :D

[Sednis]

can u tell me the name of the song please¿

[yitih]

The Times They Are A Changin' - Bob Dylan

[Brosuke]

Nothin But A G Thang Baby - Dr. Dre

[Invisible162]

lololol

[Sage1217]

Nice try. I actually enjoyed this.

[TJHARR007]

DC is EPIC

[razzmatazzpulp]

Excelente la enecdota de de Mr. Gorsky! muy bueno el video

[tredlow]

Ah, loved the opening. One of the best movie openings of all time, in my opinion.

[CrazyStairs231]

Couldn't agree more. One of my favorite parts of the whole movie. Watchmen had one of the most amazing soundtracks ever.

[RandomNounGame]

Is the "Lesbian Whores" graffiti from 0:57 from a real-life event as well?

[remc0s]

The "Lesbian Whores" graffiti reminded me of the words "Helter Skelter", that were written in blood on Sharon Tate's bedroom wall after she was slaughtered by the Manson Family

[ColibriLillith]

I couldn't find this image! I've been looking for it since I read your comment... Do you have it? (well, I read the words were written on the fridge...)

[remc0s]

I don't know if there are actual pictures of it since they were crime scene evidence

I remember this from the movie "Helter Skelter", about the Manson murders.

In the movie those words were written in blood on the wall above the victim's bed, but since it was a movie they might have changed some facts to make it look better

Just watch the movie :)

[bullza001rocka]

why does Marvel have a DC reference?

[remc0s]

@ bullza001rocka

"why does Marvel have a DC reference?"

Please explain what you mean by that so i might help you on that one

[HanSime]

He's talking about the newspaper article stating: "Waynes murdered". Wayne. You know. Holy universe crossover, Batman!

Odd how he got bad markings for noticing it though...

[remc0s]

Ah, i see

But both Watchmen and Batman are property of DC, so it's not a Marvel/DC crossover

No.

Nope!

NO WAY! :)

[HanSime]

The cameo is fun though! (Although I doubt the presence of cameras at the actual scene ;))

[BaronGrackle]

See, I would've liked the Batman crossover better if we had seen Bruce, and if it hadn't happened in the 1930s/20s.

[ijwi]

Supposedly, one of the scenes in the opening shows Nite Owl I saving the Waynes from a mugger, thereby preventing Batman from existing.

[pkman947]

whats the name of song

[krigs]

The Times They Are A-Changin' - Bob Dylan

[twodimensionlife]

the times they are a changin by bobby dillan

[CrazyStairs231]

A lot of people try to grab me Forrest!

[dxc91]

1:46 - 1:50 wait was this a real life event? what was it? i remember it from the movie.

[RickTCP]

Kent State.

[ijwi]

Pentagon Protest 1967.

[luuuchoo]

as east subject is called?

[emadeloc]

He's Nikita Kruschev.

[mhairi10211]

anyone know who sings this song?

[Ster1154]

Bob Dylan

[axeman376]

A valient effort to recreate the opening scene. I wish I could find the real one on the net. Anyone have any ideas?

[eddiejc1]

There is one place where it's still being shown, but I won't point it out for fear of drawing attention to WB's legal team. You can probably find it with Google. If you can't, "Watchmen" should be out on DVD by the fall at the latest.

[axeman376]

Gee, thanks for that totaly useless bit of info.

[blazednlovinit]

to be alot more useful go to "sidereel" website and search for it there :)

[emadeloc]

This is another oportunity of YouTube to DO NOTHING ABOUT SPAM

[emadeloc]

I marked this as Spam. What did Youtube? NOTHING.

[basement94]

Hey, in this scene in the real movie, you know, in the opening credits, there is a short scene where a large number of hippies get shot by some kind of soldiers.

Was this a real historical event?

Can I find more about it anywhere on the internet?

[thebenoch]

Kent State. Student protesters were gunned down.

[twistedmistletoe]

It's the Kent State shootings on May 4, 1970. I go there, I just caught it too.

[bigmetroid]

Well, you can answer that two ways.

It was an event that happens differently in the Watchmen universe. In the real world, there was a protest against the Vietnam War at the Pentagon where protesters placed flowers in the rifles, and no one was harmed.

While not a perfect fit, it could also reference the real Kent State Shootings, though those had violence committed by those on both sides of the issue.

[jakacat]

SOMEBODY got Photoshop!

[emadeloc]

No, Miscrosoft's Paint is undervaluaed :D

[Riddickbowler]

what song is this

[ProphetOfCod]

"The Times They Are A Changin" by Bob Dylan.

Perhaps one of the most memorable songs from the 60's because of its timeless value.

[Baphometherion]

What happend in 0:56?

[mst3k54]

so what kinda powers/abilities (if any) did the earlier guys (mothman, Dollar Bill, Capt Metropolis, Hooded Justice, etc) possess? Were they all basically normal, resourceful, strong people? Were any of them like Ozy?

[angryscotsman93]

They were, for all intents and purposes, just normal folks, albeit very physically fit and idealistic, who decided to take a stand against crime. True, they were very intelligent and cunning, but they were by no means superhuman.

[lordhaku]

Apart from Doc Mahnattan, of course - hence why his emergence as a viable superhero buggered things up for everyone else.

[PeterBluth]

They were all normal folk who put on costumes to fight crime. I don't think any of them were as smart as Ozymandis.

[Diabolosbean]

wait a second isnt that batman at 0:11???

[Baphometherion]

yes, thats a reference to the DC World and Watchmen World, in the opening credits, there is night owl 1 hitting a "bad guy" outside the GOTHAM OPERA HOUSE, saving a very rich family, what do you think?

[Frostmute19]

I prefer the original from the movie, which was much more subtle.

[emadeloc]

Me too.

[psycho5232]

off topic, did u speed up the song?

[charliec81]

Neah.... the original song was about 3 minutes long, and the guy sued only the first two minutes.

Sndyer had to extend the original song to 5 minutes with remixes to fit ever scene for the montage

[minigun20]

y was the guy that looks like captain America shot?? i didnt read the book but i saw the movie and could understand y the lesbian vigilanty was killed, but never got y he was shot? does explain it in the book? oh and wen the movie comes out on dvd the beginning better be on here cuz that was the best part of the movie

[GMSpectre]

It's in the biography from issue 2, his cape got caught in the revolving door when trying to stop a robbery. He was shot while stuck.

[lordhaku]

Dollar Bill (the guy in the doorway) was shot after getting his cape stuck in a revolving door. He was in the middle of trying to stop a bank robbery.

[Canadionfool2]

also Dollar Bill was a guy who was employed by the banks as a publicicty thing and it was almost like his specalty to protect banks I asume

[lordhaku]

Yup; which, of course, makes it even more tragic / ironic he made such an elementary mistake.

[angryscotsman93]

I believe that the lesbian hero killed herself and her lover in some sort of murder-suicide deal. I think that she must have had psychological troubles.

[centeromega]

thats very wrong

she got murdered after 6 weeks of retirement

from an old enemy

[Canadionfool2]

Also she was forced ton retire after being acused as A lesbian mainly by Sally Jupiters Manager

[YOSHIK22]

ur a dumb ass

[Animefangirl567]

I agree V_V

[varms]

Quite confusing... Coz all the references are jumbled up and you have to guess which pic refers to what scene....

[emadeloc]

No jumbling. All pics it's in order as you can view at movie. But some movie's scenes have more that one reference and video shows one to one.

[varms]

ok thx, i'll try to figure it out...

[pytko3]

Alcoholism for one, and McArthy era blacklisting.

[PeterBluth]

The McCarthy hearings were what pushed him over the edge. He was accused of being a communist and, being that he all ready had a rather fragile psyche, drove him insane.

[pytko3]

Add to that he started drinking heavily.

[PeterBluth]

Very much true.

[Eduardollcc]

What's the song?

¿Cual es la cancion?

[Silentgeargrandia]

"The Times They Are a-Changin'" by Bob Dylan.

[JuanOliva007]

the times that are a-changing, de bob dylan

[pytko3]

My favorite part was when Mothman was being taken to an asylum. That was fucking hilarious.

[NinashiSohma]

this was pretty powerful. it almost cried in the theaters.