The last time I took the plane, I was on Singapore Airlines with better conditions. I finally turned on the screen and browsed a bit. I watched a few clips of a few movies. I didn't wear headphones, so I only watched the subtitles. It was under that condition that I watched a few passages of "The Watcher", and I couldn't forget it. I found it strange, but I couldn't figure out why I couldn't forget it, so I looked for a disc and watched it.
What I found was the director’s cut version, three hours, divided into three nights to watch. I like it very much. But I still can't figure out why I like it so much. Although there is a handsome guy in it, he likes the whole film, so I can't go wrong.
Why like? Obviously not because of the costume style. The look of this film seemed to me ridiculous, and I completely ignored it when it was released, because the poster didn't attract my interest at all. If it weren't for boredom on the plane, you would never notice it for the rest of your life. After watching the film, I did research and found some pictures of the original works. I was speechless: it was really not ordinary soil. In order to be loyal to the original, "Watchmen" must have sacrificed a lot of potential audiences, for example, I judge people by appearance.
Then I saw on the Watchmen page of imdb: "If you like this movie, we also recommend "Vicious City", "V for Vendetta", "The Dark Knight", "Blade Runner"." This is more reliable. , I do like those four movies, the order of preference is "V", "Silver Wing", "Guilty" and "Knight". However, there is still a bit of inverted results, which only means that "Watchmen" is my cup of tea. But what attracts me to this cup of tea itself?
Many film reviews who didn't like this film mentioned that the story structure was too scattered, and the heroes' life experiences were talked about one by one, and the rhythm was slowed down. For me, this is what I like about it, and it also makes it suitable to be placed on the plane one by one, suitable for a tired office worker to watch for three nights. I don't deny the problem of slow pace, but it just fits my needs.
Moreover, each hero’s life experience has its own moving parts. Except for Ozymandias, which is a profile, everyone else has their own-centered play. It brings out the theme that these "heroes" are not really "heroes" in detail. , So as to write a big "person" character to provide a solid foundation for the ending.
The actors used are all second- and third-line actors with familiar faces, but they are not well-known. All acting skills are good, flesh and blood. The most familiar one is Patrick Wilson. His Raoul in "The Phantom of the Opera" impressed me deeply. He is much older, although PP is still very stylish. When Ye Xiao didn't wear a hero costume, he was very ordinary, a cautious man who was going through a middle-aged crisis; after he emerged, his heroic spirit was clearly still there. He and Xiao Sigui are the most common "heroes", which make people feel sympathetic and substituting. Of course, their sex scene. . . Uh-huh. . . yummy. . .
Laughing craftsman is a very brilliant character. Sensual, rough, shameless, and direct. With his scenes, he is always the most eye-catching. He is born to enjoy pleasure, and he understands the impermanence of life best.
The coolest thing is Rorschach, everyone agrees. This life experience is very bitter, and being a watchman gave him meaning in life, so he has remained unswerving. There is a movie "The Tide" that I have never seen, but I have already known it very well. It said that after the teachers organized a fascist group, the most loyal members were the lonely students who were originally rejected by their peers. Rorschach's feelings for the organization "Watchmen" should be similar. He has always been at the bottom of society and has been bullied by all kinds of people. Becoming a "watchman" finally made him stop denying himself, and also found an outlet for the resentment that has never been vented in his chest. He is the hardest watcher. Therefore, Xiaojiang was killed because he insisted on investigating. In the end, he was also unwilling to compromise and unwilling to let himself go. However, this person is so sharp and refreshing that people can't dislike it. The lines are the most alert. I like him most in prison, saying: "None of you understand. I'm not locked up in here with you. You're locked up in here with me. " (You don't understand. I am not the fish on the chopping board, you are the sheep.) And everyone knows that his words are not bragging. The real man. Jackie Earle Haley has a great performance and can compete with the clowns in "Knight".
Therefore, the real man does not need to hang the bird outside, or even show his face. Dr. Manhattan, you can't. But who stipulates that Dr. Manhattan must be the best? His setting was originally to be strong outside, do not understand why many people are disappointed. His super index is high, but in a work, the super index is not necessarily high, this character is worthy of worship, the Jade Emperor's Taoism is still high. I believe I didn't make a mistake about the meaning of the original book and the movie, and they didn't want to praise Dr. Acura Mann. Dr. Mann is a freak. Boasting that he has surpassed humanity, thinking about the outside world, but only retained the hobby of liking young women, like a certain type of intellectual. In the end, no problem can be solved. The author is laughing at him.
This story is heresy, blatantly morally incorrect (from the scene of shooting the pregnant woman to the end of the crisis solution), and it is extremely subversive. After analyzing this, I finally understand why I like it. Sometimes, it is to write out the ideas to figure it out. I like fierce heresy.
In addition, the method of sacrificing some people to protect the majority of people, although it continues to be performed in reality, is rarely seen in mainstream movies that dare to use it as the ending. Even "Hacker," "V," and "Knight" can't squander human lives. "Watchmen" blatantly killed tens of millions of people, and then reunited. The "villain" finally won, and the righteous men were wiped out. Is there a more true fable than this?
Speaking of villains, this "villain" has already been included in my harem. Matthew Goode, British boy, stage star. The eyes are bottomless, the voice is charming, and the skill is graceful and graceful. It's a pity that there is not much ink on him in the film, and the scenes are relatively few and not deep. It would be more ideal to describe more.
This group of watchmen, laughter and play the world, Rorschach uses violence to control violence, Ye Xiao has tolerance in his heart, silk ghosts are metaphorical and love, Dr. Man is a philosopher, and everyone has their own policy of governing the world. In the end, the one who "wins" is "Homo sapiens". Does Alan Moore really believe in superior wisdom? Or does he believe that human nature is hopeless and the whole story is a big joke? Also a possibility.
The director's cut version is full of violence and blood, and pornography is second. This director filmed "300" a few years ago, and "Watchmen" is much more cruel than "300". The film is said to be a frame-by-frame restoration of the comics. I personally don't object to this shooting method, as long as it is beautifully shot. This film is better than "300", because from content to form, this film is much more complicated than "300". Although the vision is full, but what attracts me is definitely the story and the connotation. I haven't read the original, so the saying "I will like this after reading the original" can go to hell. "There is nothing else in this film except visuals." Please step aside too.
As for the large number of "parallel history" clues in the film, they can be used to add to the excitement when watching the second time.
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