These are some comments from the "Rate the last movie" thread, that I had missed. I had a question/comment relating to this but I thought I would transplant it to the Watchmen thread.
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Originally Posted by KellyC
And I can do without the blue penis and the sex scene on the ship--I don't like sex scenes in movies. There's porn for that.
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Originally Posted by SecretMethod70
Also, with Watchman it's conveniently more clear that the sex scene and blue penis nudity serve a narrative function: these weren't added by the studio, but taken directly from the graphic novel. I've already addressed the sex scene, but Dr. Manhattan's lack of concern for clothing just goes to demonstrate his detachment from human society.
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Originally Posted by KellyC
However, there are plenty of scenes in the movie where he's shown with clothes on, or at least the black man-thong. Seems kind of inconsistent. Or was it because he's only doing it at the request of those government agents?
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Originally Posted by m0rpheus
That's pretty much it. The black thong is in the flashbacks and he's naked in the present. The other times he's wearing clothes is at the government's request.
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So, my question is, other than for the shock value of 20 or so minutes of blue penis screen time, why does Dr. M have a penis at all? "Well he probably had a penis before the accident", you might say. Yes, but he can control matter, and can control his appearance (blue, superbuff, 50ft tall, etc), so the penis has to be a conscious creation. Now I can understand the desire to have one to satisfy his masked babe dujour, but why not put it away when not in use. I think the
lack of a penis would have more effectively demonstrated his detachment from human society.
