At the closing of both the comic and the film, it was a scene at New Frontiersman with Seymour reaching out towards the Crank Files which held Rorschach's journal. It's an open ended finish designed to pique the reader's imagination as to what the future holds. This is could be synonymous with what Dr Manhanttan said to Ozymandias "Nothing ends, Adrian. Nothing ever ends."
This refers to the repetitive cycle of destruction mankind will inflict upon itself once the fragile white lie of a common enemy is exposed.
The human enigma perhaps? You know I read somewhere that some philosopher once said that if man ever attained utopia, man would then have become crazy. Some truth to that as well?
Oh and I recall watching an old Pinewood Studios horror film called "The Monster Club" where all forms of monsters like ghouls,ghosts, zombies, banshees, etc met at their own exclusive nightclub where they screened footage of human atrocities like the holocaust and hiroshima, thereafter the monsters came to the conclusion that the worst monsters of all were ironically not members of their club i.e. man
It's all true. If we lived in a world without Katrinas and Sichuan earthquakes, our minds will be preoccupied with dominion over the less fortunate and the assertion of power be it mercenary, physical , psychological or political. Much as we like to hide behind our manners and civility, there are beasts dwelling within us held back by flimsy collars of religious and legal repercussions. Once loose we are pretty capable of annihilating ourselves. That's why we have the much revered term called Enlightenment.
Oh yes. Well I personally did not like the idea of 'Big Blue' being casted in such a light. But agree Zach did do as best a job as possible. But looks like the movie may still tank
I felt that the comic's giant psychic squid bomb was more suited to Ozymandias's modus operandi. It had a touch of class to it. Unfortunately the film dulled the intricacy by portraying it as some A bomb like explosion. To be fair, it will be hard to carry through with Moore's vision since its difficult to portray the effects of a psychic bomb. A Hiroshima like explosion simply resonates better with the viewer. Hence I say that the director Zack Synder did an admirable job of moving the comic to film. Incorporating The Tales of the Black Freighter parallels will probably cost the film some major box office. Omission of that was a good choice.
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