When the smartest people in the world propose to punish millions of innocent people to let the world enjoy peace, does God agree or disagree?
In terms of moral standards, people cannot answer this question. Otherwise, any war in the world has a reasonable excuse. Because any war is a preparation for peace-the only difference lies in the peace of who is sitting on it.
When a person makes this judgment himself, he is actually playing the role of God.
Moralists and immoralists are a pair of dialectical twins, constantly changing positions in their thinking. Only God has no moral burden. In the movie, God agreed.
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The success of a movie first comes from the script. The depth difference between Watchmen and 300 (same director) comes from the story depth of watchmmen's novels. Compared with Watchmen, Nanjing's superficial discussion of human nature also comes from the superficiality of the script.
This is a difficult movie. Part of this is due to the director's shortcomings; part of it comes from the breadth and depth of watchmen's graphic novels. It can be said that almost no director can shoot watchmen well. It seems that few directors can shoot classic literary works well. Watchmen novel is a very special superhero novel, but watchmen movie is not a very special superhero movie.
The story itself is not complicated. Through the murder of a retired superhero member Comedian. In the past, watchmen members reunited to investigate the case. It turns out that Ozymandias, a member of the wise man, made a mess because he didn't want his plan to save mankind with destruction to be hindered. He used a devastating blow to pass on Doctor Manhattan, and people united under the common threat. In the end, his behavior was supported by the superhuman Doctor Manhattan, and Rorschach, who was unable to turn his mind, was also removed by Doctor Manhattan.
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Doctor Manhattan is actually God. He has superhuman power and can foresee the future. He used his own power to avoid nuclear war.
Did God disappoint you?
But God was meant to disappoint you. When he was destroying Sodom City and letting the Lot family escape, can he guarantee that there is no innocent person left in the city? Even if those people are immoral, does God need to allow them to accept destructive punishment to save mankind?
Just like when Comedian shot and killed a pregnant woman at the end of the Vietnam War and was questioned by Doctor Manhattan: You obviously have the ability to change things and save her, why don't you save it?
God has the ability to save the world, but human suffering has never been alleviated.
Of course, Doctor Manhattan can also be interpreted as the atomic bomb itself. The end of the world is avoided because people are aware of the horrors of nuclear war and are able to check and balance each other. Doctor Manhattan himself acquired superhuman abilities as a result of the accidental nuclear test. The similarity between his name and the US nuclear program and the Manhattan Project should not be merely a coincidence. Thank you for the sacrifices made by Japan. Without the "little fat" of Hiroshima, mankind would probably not have enough perceptual understanding of the destructive nature of nuclear war, so that there would be a balanced peace.
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Unlike ordinary superman movies, the superhero in watchmen except Doctor Manhattan does not have superman abilities. They may often win in fights, fly over the walls, and drive cool aircraft, but they are all ordinary people. Especially worth mentioning are the two people comedian and Rorschach.
Comedian is a character who is both good and evil. He did probably as many bad things as he did. It is difficult for ordinary people to become superhero to use simple value judgments. It is like saying that Liangshan heroes rob the rich and help the poor, but the essence is also a triad.
Superhero does almost as much harm as good things, so do we need superheroes?
Comedian believes that human nature, "Life is savage", he often asks questions on behalf of immoralists. For example, the previous conversation with Doctor Manhattan. His questioning of Doctor Manhattan is also a moralistic questioning of narration without making a statement. Ironically, when he realized that his previous heroism was actually a joke, he was also killed.
Rorschach is a man who hates evil and never compromises to a bit paranoid. This is not unrelated to his childhood experience of being bullied. It can be said that he represents a stubborn moralist to a certain extent. What's interesting is that he is not popular with the public or even his peers. Superheroes often take the road of superheroes because of personal experience of dissatisfaction with society, and stubborn moralism standards beyond ordinary people are often not accepted by the public. Even Manhattan did not sympathize with Rorschach in the end, which cleared the way for compromise.
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Female characters often exist for affection. The heroine Silk Spectre is the rape child of Comedian. But her mother did not hate Comedian, because the accident brought her daughter. The difficulty of moral judgment turns to the emotional level through women.
Large cities were destroyed and countless people died. There is no too specific description. Without specific people, it seems to be just a vision and figures. This kind of treatment seems to be somewhat similar to Nanjing's background-style treatment.
Going back to the question raised in 1, is it necessary to equate millions of innocent people in order to make the world enjoy peace. Do you agree or disagree? Obviously, it is much easier to answer faceless numbers than when facing people with emotional connections. Doctor Manhattan (God) gave a rational answer, not an emotional answer. He has no feelings for this world except Spectre. The same question, if it is for someone you have feelings for, the answer will be completely different.
Nanjing Nanjing’s treatment method is criticized precisely because of the difference in emotionality. Critics cannot accept the lack of emotional handling of a Chinese director.
This issue is also a frequently debated issue in Japan. The answer given by the Chinese audience to this question may be different from the answer given by the Japanese audience who is in pain.
Morality is detached from emotion and ultimately nothingness.
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Mankind who has regained peace has a common enemy who has taken the initiative to accept the blame, Doctor Manhattan. . . Is it God? Or nuclear weapons?
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