Movie Rorschach

Movie Rorschach

Watchmen On Dish Network Pay Per View

The year is 1985, and the costumed heroes are no longer in their heyday. Some of them have retired to normal lives, most of them still keeping their former identities a secret. That is, until one of them is murdered, and they are forced back out into the spotlight. Watchmen paints a picture of what the world would be like if the it really depended on masked heroes.

The opening credits depict a time in the 40′s, 50′s, and 60′s when costumed heroes were like celebrities, adored and revered by the general public. We then see their gradual downfall as they slip out of the public graces and into downward spirals of their own. Some commit suicide or are admitted to institutions, while others fade out of the limelight and are nothing but shadows of their former selves.

A second group of costumed crusaders attempt to recreate the magic, but soon their time is up as well, and they are mostly forced to go on with their everyday lives. When one of their own, The Comedian, is murdered, it becomes clear that somebody is targeting masked vigilantes and they are all in danger. The remaining group bands together to discover who is commiting the crimes and what else they have planned. The cast includes Patrick Wilson as Nite Owl, Malin Ackerman as Silk Spectre II, Jackie Earle Haley as Rorschach, and Billy Crudup as Dr. Manhattan.

I watched this movie over the weekend, and although I was not a fan of the comic, I was still anticipating the movie. First off, I have to say the movie’s length may be a deterrent for some people. It is quite long, clocking in at almost 3 hours (and that wasn’t even the Director’s Cut which adds an extra 25 minutes!). I had to watch the movie in three stages, because I didn’t have the attention span to watch it all in one sitting. I will admit, the whole idea of a world with masked heroes is an intriguing one and it definitely had me interested, however I didn’t love the movie.

It was nowhere near a bad movie, and I can honestly say that I liked it, I just don’t feel alot of the normal movie-viewing public is going to “get” what this film is trying to say. There are long, drawn-out scenes of exposition and dialogue, so those looking for a blockbuster in the vein of the “Spiderman” or “Fantastic Four” movies will be bored with this.  I also heard mixed reviews from fans of the comic – some loved it, others felt it lost sight of the author’s original vision. As with any book-to-film translation, this is always a tough task to accomplish, and over all, you will never be able to please everyone.  

The cast is fairly good.  I’m always a big fan of Patrick Wilson in anything he does (he starred with Kate Winslet in one of my favorite movies Little Children.)  Malin Ackerman was passable as the second Silk Spectre, but her acting was still a little shaky and not as dynamic as the rest of the cast. She got alot of criticism when the movie was first released for being terrible, but I think that was overexagerated. She wasn’t terrible by any means.

Now, I do not have the comic versions of these characters to compare the actors to, but from what I’ve seen and heard, they appear relatively faithful to the book. I give a slight recommendation to Watchmen, if only because I feel it has a limited appeal and won’t transcend to broader audiences. I guess you could call it the thinking man’s superhero movie.  You can catch it now on Dish Network Pay-Per-View. Just use your remote to order.

By: Frank Bilotta

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Is it the vigilantes Rorschach good or bad?

Im really confused what the plot of the movie is? Is it a good guy or bad? Examples please

He is good in his own mind. He is a kind of vigilante. He does everything possible to get rid of the criminals and dealt justice. I went to see it to see comedian, but ended up being my favorite character Rorschach. Absolutely stole the movie.