So, I saw the movie twice over the weekend. I noticed that a lot of people who read the graphic novel didn't like it, but several did. I loved it... which is why I saw it twice. The first time, it took a few minutes to piece everything together... but the second time, everything was a lot clearer.
I don't like that they left several key story elements out, but the movie was already nearly three hours long... so I guess everything else will be added to the DVD release, just like the extras in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
I plan on getting or at least borrowing the graphic novel so I can read the original story line and hopefully get all of the details on the characters since I think some things were left out in the movie.
As far as characters go, Rorschach is my favorite. Jackie Earle Haley played the part phenomenally. Even with the mask on through most of the movie, it was easy to see who Rorschach was and his personality. I would say the performance was comparable to Heath Ledger as the Joker in the Dark Knight.
Dr. Manhattan's dialog was mostly metaphors, and it was quite clear how he was losing his attachment to society and mankind in general. His interaction with other characters was always pointing to him simply not caring about humanity anymore.
Matthew Goode played Ozymandias well, but seemed to be too easy to point out as an antagonist. Everything about him seemed to be arrogant. If you were to put sunglasses on him, he would remind me of Wesker from the Resident Evil series. Publicly, he played himself to be the savior of the world... attempting to unite every country with his renewable resources. Even while talking about his plans, it seemed that he had an alternative motive behind his research. When Nite Owl and Rorschach go to Veidt headquarters to find information, it's already easy to see that Ozy is behind it all.
Still... Ozy's fight scenes... I caught myself with my mouth hanging open as everything around him slowed down. It was amazing how he fought off Rorschach and Nite Owl with almost no effort.
I'll wait to reserve judgment until I've read the graphic novel, but as a movie on its own... I'd give it a 4 out of 5.
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I agree about Rorschach. He seemed to be the most consistent personality in the flick. And I've been reading the graphic novel, which is nearly identical to the film (The degree of similarity really surprised me).
ReplyDeleteAnd yeah yeah yeah. You're ghey for the Joker. We get it. XD