That was supposed to be the plotline for s vs. b. They really hyped it hard, the idea that absolute power corrupts… but when the movie actually came out it was absolutely obvious that the power brokers cracked down on it hard and they had to rewrite the whole thing while they were filming it… I don't blame Ben Affleck like so many people do…he is actually a decent actor… but it seems like every movie he is in winds up being rewritten to suck up to the Karen Crowd.

It's a true shame. I grew up with supes, and a power corrupts plotline ending in death and eventual redemption sounded incredibly powerful to me.

I absolutely loved the interplay between Dr. Manhattan and Rorshach… The only two characters with any real buildup or character. Especially Rorshach, who was the only real hero in the movie…

Of course, the fact that he WAS the only real hero is why the new series attempted to pillory him… and it's failure was absolutely justified as they tried to turn it into yet another formula racism show that tries, and fails, to paint US, and anyone with uncompromising standards and visible ethics, as the villains.