6 Minutes to Midnight was a ten-minute long interactive trailer created for the promotion of the 2009 film Watchmen.
Overview[]
The film's marketing campaign introduced several websites that explored the Watchmen universe. 6 Minutes to Midnight allowed users interact with one of the main characters, and unlock exclusive content from the film.
The interactive experience is narrated by Rorschach (not Jackie Earle Haley, but a competent sound-alike) who takes the player through an interactive inkblot game.
Solving Rorschach's puzzles by telling him what you see in their constant morphing shapes unlocks a video of each of the main characters in the film.
There are six video items to unlock with the correct answers to the changing Rorschach test. There is also a set of wrong answers that will elicit distinct responses. The more interesting task appears to be discovering which words were chosen by the site programmers to constitute this list of wrong answers with distinct responses.
In the end, if the player answers all of the inkblots correctly before time runs out, he's taken to the “winner” screen where the player can download an exclusive image and video of each of the main characters.
Since the film's passing, and like the rest of the film's promotional websites, the website for 6 Minutes to Midnight is no longer active.
Correct Answers[]
- SMILEY FACE. SMILEY FACES, SMILE, SMILES, SMILEY, SMILEYS, FACE, FACES, HAPPY, HAPPY FACE, HAPPY FACES
- GUN, GUNS, HANDGUN, HANDGUNS, PISTOL, PISTOLS, AUTOMATIC, AUTOMATICS
- HAT, HATS, FEDORA, FEDORAS
- WOMAN, WOMEN, GIRL, GIRLS, LADY, LADIES
- GLASSES, SPECS
- HELICOPTER, HELICOPTERS, CHOPPER, CHOPPERS
Incorrect Answers[]
- RORSCHACH BLOT, RORSCHACH BLOTS
- IGLOO, IGLOOS
- AIRPLANE, AIRPLANES
- SHARK, SHARKS
- ISLAND, ISLANDS
- MASK, MASKS
- BINOCULARS
- EYES
- EIGHT, EIGHTS
- INFINITY
- MERMAID, MERMAIDS
- FAN, FANS
- DRAGONFLY, DRAGONFLIES
- PENIS, PENISES
- DOG, DOGS
- FLOWER, FLOWERS
- ?
- BUTTERFLY, BUTTERFLIES
- MOTH, MOTHS
- ALAN MOORE
- WATCHMEN
- WHO WILL WATCH THE WATCHMEN
- BUG BUGS
- VAGINA, VAGINAS, VULVA, VULVAS
- SHIT, SHITS
- BLOT, BLOTS, BLOB, BLOBS
- DON'T KNOW
- NOTHING
- MONSTER, MONSTERS
- ALIEN, ALIENS
- BICYCLE, BICYCLES
- PRETZEL, PRETZELS
- SNAIL, SNAILS
Trivia[]
- Like the rest of the film's promotional websites, the website for 6 Minutes to Midnight is no longer active.
- Only number 17 remains. Suggestions are welcomed.