Watchmen

***spoiler warning***

Firstly, this is not a review of "it's a great movie!  go see it NOW!"  No.  This is what I think of the movie.  I've read the story before.  It was great and made with a great deal of thought.  From first up until the last scene is related if you pay attention.

This movie may not appeal to a big audience.  Some will find it boring, some think it is too long.  This movie's running time is approximately 2.5 hours.  And, it's certainly not Harry Potter.  It is rate for adults, prepare for some blood and gore, strong language, and sex, and philosophy.  Get your mind ready.

My advice if you really want to see this movie is this:  sit back, relax, this is going to be a long winding road, not for just the ending, but how to come into the ending.  Enjoy the world and the various nuances of the characters.  The background.  Feel the ambience.  It's in a brink of a World War III.  Luckily, it has not happened up until this blog post is made. (25 April 2009 by Earth's time)  And this movie, for me, is a very good way to spend my time.

This movie is about good and bad, right or wrong, and principles.  Some characters went by their principles far to tightly, while the others adapted to the situation.  Another character care less about humanity, another care too much.  The good guy may not seem to be so good.  The villain is motivated by noble intention.  It is twisted and very... humane.  What is it deep inside that matters most.  Even in death, sometimes it is not that bad to die a good death.

What do I mean by that?  Note: beyond this is most of the plot.  Stop reading if you haven't watched it and want to enjoy it yourself.

The movie follows Rorschach (and his journal) in his investigation of the death of The Comedian, a part of a superhero team called Watchmen.  But the movie also gives many angles and timeframe, sometimes without any notice of a flashback.  The reason of his life and death is the ultimate subject of the movie.  Rorschach is also a very interesting character with strong principles.

Jon, a Godly character, does not give a shit about human.  Jon does not care, or just too busy.  Nice character Jon is.  He is the ultimate villain in disguise in this movie.  He only cares if it intrigue his intelligence.  Hmm...  feels like someone is very similar to Someone. 

Adrian cares too much and went the extremes with actually only slight chance of success...  I wouldn't call his solution "brilliant", because his solution may cause chaos, not peace like in the movie.  But anyway, his intention is noble, and out of no other way to do it, it is acceptable to some extend...  "Sacrifice the lives of millions to save billions."

Nite Owl and Laurie is like most of us.  I think I can identify with Nite Owl...

So, it is a bad solution, but it is a solution.  A more elegant approach will need Jon, but He doesn't care (or He just doesn't exist in real life?).  It is a question of human's nature versus... miracle.