Generally, I agree with you, but I do think the remark about Silhouette actually seemes a lot worse in the movie. Instead of saying that she was kicked out 'in disgrace,' he actually blames her for her own murder, and, coming from someone whose whole raison d'être is punishing criminals, it seemed hypocritical as well as bigoted. (Certainly, watching it as someone who hadn't read the GN beforehand, my immediate reaction was a giant FUCK YOU RORSCHACH, and my dislike from the character stems more strongly from that than anything in the GN.)
Having said that, I agree with pretty much everything else you've said. (And I do feel that the way the movie failed to really mention that the New Frontiersman was a nutjob fringe publication took away some of the sadness of the ending, too.)
I suspect that this has a lot to do with the fact that Rorschach has had a very rough life, whereas Veidt is extremely privileged.
This makes a lot of sense, too. Ozy's paternalistic attitude to the world in general really only makes sense coming from somebody with huge class privilege, and I guess even though he's the Designated Villain or whatever, sympathizing with his actions seems like siding with The Man. Or something.
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Re: Here via MF.
Date: 2010-02-21 07:26 pm (UTC)Having said that, I agree with pretty much everything else you've said. (And I do feel that the way the movie failed to really mention that the New Frontiersman was a nutjob fringe publication took away some of the sadness of the ending, too.)
I suspect that this has a lot to do with the fact that Rorschach has had a very rough life, whereas Veidt is extremely privileged.
This makes a lot of sense, too. Ozy's paternalistic attitude to the world in general really only makes sense coming from somebody with huge class privilege, and I guess even though he's the Designated Villain or whatever, sympathizing with his actions seems like siding with The Man. Or something.