Myself Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 BTW did anyone else think Rorschach has more than a passing resemblance to Dr. House? Actually, I'm pretty sure Rorschach was supposed to resemble Roark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grames Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 Actually, I'm pretty sure Rorschach was supposed to resemble Roark. Well that didn't work out. Hair color is superficial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fountainhead777 Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 Rorschach is supposed to be Mr A, an Objectivist superhero who sees crime and justice in terms of black and white. Things are right or wrong, no middle ground. Obviously the creator of watchmen has some disdain for these sort of ethics by adding in psychoses for the hero to make him a brutal murderer but despite this Rorschach ends up being one of the most admirable characters for his integrity. I suppose the author wanted to create a negative association of justice with the other characteristics of Rorschach's character but in my experience he failed. Also it seems the movie depicted him as more brutal and insane than the graphic novel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'kian Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 Rorschach is supposed to be Mr A, an Objectivist superhero who sees crime and justice in terms of black and white. I know. I also agree with your analysis. But while watching the movie, Rorschach reminded me very much of House. As I said I don't think House is a rip-off of Rorschach, but perhaps there is some influence there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fountainhead777 Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 I haven't watched House but it is probable. I think it is interesting to note that both characters with well formed moral codes also have major drawbacks given to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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