AMEN to the soundtrack awesomeness. I was so glad they used "All Along the Watchtower," as ever since I first read the book I've thought of that scene every time I hear the song. (Unfortunately, in the movie the characters walk rather than riding anything, which rather undercuts the point of the song. Ah well.)
Regarding Rorschach's "moment"...there's a pretty in-depth discussion of that here, if'n your curious. But basically the suggestion is that the filmmakers might have felt they couldn't show him killing the dogs. (And even as desensitized as I am, I admit that I probably would've had to close my eyes if they'd shown that onscreen.) But by having him kill the kidnapper with the cleaver instead, they leave in the suggestion that Rorschach's humanity leaves him in the time it takes him to bring down the blade; he's Kovacs when he raises it, he's Rorschach when it hits. Anyway, that may be giving the filmmakers too much credit, but it's an interesting point. (Personally, I wondered if they wanted to avoid comparison with the Saw movies, as far as the "mutilate yourself or die" shtick goes.)
I have heard rumors that the ultimate DVD version will have boatloads of deleted scenes. Glad to hear you didn't think the movie sucked, at any rate.
And somewhere, Alan Moore broods crankily on his onyx throne and smothers another angel in his beard.
LOL...because the UTTER PURITY of his GENIUS has been STAINED 4_EVAR!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
The problem with that scene in the movie - it changed the dynamic of Rorschach. Bludgeoning him over the head - too direct, and in a way, too emotional for Rorschach. The only time we see real emotion from Rorschach is when he's trapped, and at the end. Two times of desperation.
The comic - despite everything else, Rorschach gives the guy the slimmest of chances. If you can hack through this and the fire doesn't get you, then I'll kick your ass outside. It's, in a way, the idea that if God really wanted that guy alive, God would find a way. But God was looking the other way when the girl died, so God probably won't care if you die either.
Regarding Rorschach's "moment"...there's a pretty in-depth discussion of that here, if'n your curious. But basically the suggestion is that the filmmakers might have felt they couldn't show him killing the dogs. (And even as desensitized as I am, I admit that I probably would've had to close my eyes if they'd shown that onscreen.) But by having him kill the kidnapper with the cleaver instead, they leave in the suggestion that Rorschach's humanity leaves him in the time it takes him to bring down the blade; he's Kovacs when he raises it, he's Rorschach when it hits. Anyway, that may be giving the filmmakers too much credit, but it's an interesting point. (Personally, I wondered if they wanted to avoid comparison with the Saw movies, as far as the "mutilate yourself or die" shtick goes.)
I have heard rumors that the ultimate DVD version will have boatloads of deleted scenes. Glad to hear you didn't think the movie sucked, at any rate.
And somewhere, Alan Moore broods crankily on his onyx throne and smothers another angel in his beard.
LOL...because the UTTER PURITY of his GENIUS has been STAINED 4_EVAR!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
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I didn't really care that we didn't see the dogs getting killed... it was all about how the kidnapper died to me.
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The problem with that scene in the movie - it changed the dynamic of Rorschach. Bludgeoning him over the head - too direct, and in a way, too emotional for Rorschach. The only time we see real emotion from Rorschach is when he's trapped, and at the end. Two times of desperation.
The comic - despite everything else, Rorschach gives the guy the slimmest of chances. If you can hack through this and the fire doesn't get you, then I'll kick your ass outside. It's, in a way, the idea that if God really wanted that guy alive, God would find a way. But God was looking the other way when the girl died, so God probably won't care if you die either.
My coppers on the subject.
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