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A brief movie review and a meme
Saw Watchmen.
What I thought:
The new ending doesn't work for me. Not because they got rid of the giant alien squid, but because of what they chose to replace it with. The alien squid was a necessary part of the world-peace plot because it was alien.
And Dr Manhattan is an American creation. If he were responsible for that kind of destruction all over the world, the world would be uniting against America.
Between that and the fact that all we saw on Veidt's panopticon was Nixon's speech, and almost nothing about the world rallying against this mutual threat ... and the fact that we were denied Veidt's joyous tear-streaked moment of "I DID IT!" ... I couldn't buy this version of the ending.
Given that, it is astonishing how much that didn't ruin the movie for me. I loved the rest of it; I loved the casting (except Veidt, who should have been at least ten years older), and I loved the visuals (except a few points where the gore was too much even for me and I had to hide my face), and oh god did I love the music. The music. From "The Times They Are A-Changin'" through "All Along the Watchtower" and everything in between, including "The Sound of Silence" and "99 Luftballons" and "Hallelujah" and the barely-heard instrumental from "Everybody Wants To Rule The World". And the score. Oh yes.
I'm looking forward to the hour of stuff that gets put back in on the DVD, too.
Also! A meme, ganked from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
in_the_blue:
1. Go to http://www.googlism.com/
2. Type your first name into the search box.
3. Post your five favorite results.
Myfive several favorite results (I couldn't keep it down to five! Sorry):
1. batya is more challenging since you will pass through deep portions of the river wherein your skills in swimming will be challenged
I. What?
2.batya is able to get close to the dogs and eventually capture them with humane dog traps donated by chai
... Okay then! (I assume that's "chai" as in the Hebrew word for life, not as in spiced tea.)
3. batya is a huge flat metal container about one meter in diameter and about 6 inches in height
*just. cracking. up.*
4. batya is big enough to say that her favorite part of the farm is the animals
Awwwwwwwwww.
5. batya is nothing to trifle with
It's the truth.
6. batya is meeeeeeean
... nonsense. >.>
7. batya is the author of a filk called “imperial lie"
OH HEY THIS ONE IS ACTUALLY ABOUT ME
8. batya is perturbed by pinky's behavior
Occasionally.
And finally:
9. batya is knocked unconscious by a falling chunk of concrete
*_*
Try it out yourself! It's fun!
What I thought:
The new ending doesn't work for me. Not because they got rid of the giant alien squid, but because of what they chose to replace it with. The alien squid was a necessary part of the world-peace plot because it was alien.
And Dr Manhattan is an American creation. If he were responsible for that kind of destruction all over the world, the world would be uniting against America.
Between that and the fact that all we saw on Veidt's panopticon was Nixon's speech, and almost nothing about the world rallying against this mutual threat ... and the fact that we were denied Veidt's joyous tear-streaked moment of "I DID IT!" ... I couldn't buy this version of the ending.
Given that, it is astonishing how much that didn't ruin the movie for me. I loved the rest of it; I loved the casting (except Veidt, who should have been at least ten years older), and I loved the visuals (except a few points where the gore was too much even for me and I had to hide my face), and oh god did I love the music. The music. From "The Times They Are A-Changin'" through "All Along the Watchtower" and everything in between, including "The Sound of Silence" and "99 Luftballons" and "Hallelujah" and the barely-heard instrumental from "Everybody Wants To Rule The World". And the score. Oh yes.
I'm looking forward to the hour of stuff that gets put back in on the DVD, too.
Also! A meme, ganked from
in_the_blue:1. Go to http://www.googlism.com/
2. Type your first name into the search box.
3. Post your five favorite results.
My
1. batya is more challenging since you will pass through deep portions of the river wherein your skills in swimming will be challenged
I. What?
2.batya is able to get close to the dogs and eventually capture them with humane dog traps donated by chai
... Okay then! (I assume that's "chai" as in the Hebrew word for life, not as in spiced tea.)
3. batya is a huge flat metal container about one meter in diameter and about 6 inches in height
*just. cracking. up.*
4. batya is big enough to say that her favorite part of the farm is the animals
Awwwwwwwwww.
5. batya is nothing to trifle with
It's the truth.
6. batya is meeeeeeean
... nonsense. >.>
7. batya is the author of a filk called “imperial lie"
OH HEY THIS ONE IS ACTUALLY ABOUT ME
8. batya is perturbed by pinky's behavior
Occasionally.
And finally:
9. batya is knocked unconscious by a falling chunk of concrete
*_*
Try it out yourself! It's fun!