This is not an adaptation of the original Watchmen graphic novel. This is a continuation. So yes, it has a very different look and feel than the comic and the previous movie.
This is very politically charged. The original graphic novel was, as well. Although they had to tone it down for DC comics to publish it, Moore and Gibbons created it as a backlash to politics of the time. They used an alternate universe setting to make it more palatable for readers. But if you missed the subtext in the original graphic novel, please read some interviews with Moore about his view on it.
In my opinion, this series embraces the spirit of the original graphic novel's commentary on current power struggles in America. Just as the original was set in the time period it was published, this is set in a mirror of our current time period, extrapolating how the previous world would have evolved.
It's okay not to like it. Fans of the graphic novel may not like it because it's different. People who are easily triggered by racial politics will definitely not like it. But if you enjoyed the bleak brutality of the graphic series, and are not afraid to see a different view of what America could be in a completely fictional and hypothetical alternate universe, then this is a well crafted example of world building.
This is very politically charged. The original graphic novel was, as well. Although they had to tone it down for DC comics to publish it, Moore and Gibbons created it as a backlash to politics of the time. They used an alternate universe setting to make it more palatable for readers. But if you missed the subtext in the original graphic novel, please read some interviews with Moore about his view on it.
In my opinion, this series embraces the spirit of the original graphic novel's commentary on current power struggles in America. Just as the original was set in the time period it was published, this is set in a mirror of our current time period, extrapolating how the previous world would have evolved.
It's okay not to like it. Fans of the graphic novel may not like it because it's different. People who are easily triggered by racial politics will definitely not like it. But if you enjoyed the bleak brutality of the graphic series, and are not afraid to see a different view of what America could be in a completely fictional and hypothetical alternate universe, then this is a well crafted example of world building.