"Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" This video essay looks at whether it's possible to impart meaning accidentally, by looking at Zack Snyder's Watchmen. I discovered the film first (which was really cool at the time) and eventually the graphic novel by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, and John Higgins, which has much more intent and meaning. Support this channel: https://patreon.com/Jesse_Tribble Twitter: https://twitter.com/JesseTribble Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessetribble MUSIC USED: The Evolution Of Evolution—Carter Burwell Prophecies—Philip Glass Passion—Homage Pilgrimage—Nine Inch Nails Fun Time—DJ Quads Rescue Mission—Tyler Bates Prime—Homage Pruit Igoe—Philip Glass All Along The Watch Tower—Jimi Hendrix Jefe—Homage Downtown Funk—DJ Quads Incredible High-Quality beats by Homage: "Passion" Instrumental by Homage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY6LCEBSSUI "Prime" Instrumental by Homage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-YQDML-wfw "Jefe" Instrumental by Homage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBF0Ugebd00 Awesome copyright-free music by DJ Quads: https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads