The Watchmen

[rodsky]

I am not a fan of the original graphic novel.

But after watching the Watchmen last night, you could probably say I'm now a convert

I plan my own review sometime later when I get the time, but for now all I can say is, if you grew up in the 70's and 80's and you loved music during those times, that's one good reason to watch this movie. I also enjoyed the spectacular visuals, and surprisingly, how the writers managed to pull off this feat (of squeezing all that info) into the time it took for the movie to play out. Yes, the chronological/temporal way the movie was laid out, makes one almost feel as if one has read the graphic novel sometime in the past, and just flipping back pages to recall what this person did in this time, or what happened to that character in another later period, all done in a very graceful manner.

The movie is riddled with a lot of philosophical questions, and among them, probably my favorite, is that if a god (or God himself) had the option to lie to humanity, in order to achieve and preserve world peace, then would He actually lie to us?

Favorite scene... Dr. Manhattan and the Comedian wiping out the Vietcong as Huey's fly overhead, and Wagner's booming "Ride of the Valkyries" playing in the background...I'm a grown man of 37, yet I felt like jumping up and down and hooting like a little boy when I saw that scene.

-RODION

[zurita10]

Saved mankind, by making a common enemy.

[sam_maybe]

nindut ni sya? showing naman sa?

[Carlo Borromeo]

I am not a fan of the original graphic novel.

The movie is riddled with a lot of philosophical questions, and among them, probably my favorite, is that if a god (or God himself) had the option to lie to humanity, in order to achieve and preserve world peace, then would He actually lie to us?

-RODION

Plato calls that a NOBLE LIE.

The essential problem was posed by Plato in the Republic, his work on government and morality. The perfect society as described by Socrates, the main character of the work (see Socratic dialogue), relies on laborers, slaves and tradesmen. The guardian class is to protect the city. The question is put to Socrates, "Who will guard the guardians?" or, "Who will protect us against the protectors?" Plato's answer to this is that they will guard themselves against themselves. We must tell the guardians a "noble lie." The noble lie will inform them that they are better than those they serve and it is therefore their responsibility to guard and protect those lesser than themselves. We will instill in them a distaste for power or privilege; they will rule because they believe it right, not because they desire it.

[Carlo Borromeo]

I love Wikipedia. Makes me seem smarter than I actually am. Hehehe.

[rodsky]

I love Wikipedia. Makes me seem smarter than I actually am. Hehehe.

Hahahaha!

Yep, same here, when I heard Dylan's crooning in the beginning of the movie, it immediately told me I was in for a great ride And what a great ride it was.

-RODION

[xhunley]

ok rasad...

[sandsss]

Lingaw man ang movie. Natulala ko gamay sa violence (not used to it since I'm not much of a movie buff), but I got the hang of it. Naay times nga dragging. Naa sad times nga mangawt nalang kos akong ulo kay naglibog ko, pero na-gets ra nako (?) in the end. Si Rorschach ra akong nalingawan didto. Hehe. Dedma ang uban actors.

Didn't know graphic novel diay ni gikan. Oh, well. Nice to learn something new today.

[migrainxoxo]

love it! bagay ayo ang maxim: " the End justifies the Means"

[rjdc_23]

"The city is afraid of me,ive seen its true face"
-Rorschach