Why was Dr. Manhattan naked?
He was disintegrated and then reformed, I get that but at what point did he decide not to bother with wearing clothes?
I would imagine that if he walked into someone's office after regenerating the conversation would have been more like:
"Good lord, you're alive! And your blue!! And put some clothes on, man!"
"There is no need for clothing, I feel no cold and shame is a human concept"
"Well get dressed anyway. We're still human and it's freaky enough you are blue and you don't want to get anything caught in a draw or something, do you"
So logically he must have presented them with a sound argument as to why he did not want to ever get dressed again, does anyone know what it is?
Best Answer
Well, he wears clothes now and then, since he hasn't completely lost his sense for what human culture demands in order to concentrate on the real matters (instead of just starring at his blue dong). For example he wears a suit during the TV-interview and he also wore a speedo now and then when with other people (at least at the beginning, I think).
But it is also a fact and innate to the development of his character that he loses his connection to humanity and its puny problems more and more during the course of the story. This is indeed reflected in his growing reluctance to wear clothes, up until the point when he doesn't really care how people see him as he doesn't care about them anymore either (and neither to explain anything to them). It's not just about shame, but about cultural adaption and making your fellow people feel comfortable, for which Dr. Manhattan had absolutely no desire or reason anymore at the end.
(And from a filmmaker's perspective (beware I'm none) I'd say it also somehow shows the filmmakers' dedication to the source material. While it is really a bit irritating at first, since you don't expect that from a major Hollywood movie (and I found myself starring at his wang now and then in the cinema ;-)), it shows that the filmmakers don't take any consequences in transporting the story, no matter if it involves excessive violence or showing a blue penis, which for a more-or-less mainstream blockbuster is quite unusual.)
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Answer 2
The only thing the above answer leaves out is that Dr. Manhattan's nudity (chiefly, his ability and willingness to expose his genitals) is symbolic of his invulnerability to harm. Going the Freudian route, he's the only male character for whom no threat of castration exists, so he can truly let it all hang out.
Answer 3
He doesn't care. In his mind he's not human. And it's not like they can force him.
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