He then started to leave but was soon confronted by Dr. Rorschach’s death as depicted in the comic bookĪfter proclaiming his unchangeable view on the whole situation, Rorschach told his colleagues that he had all the evidence in his diary and that he was going to expose Ozymandias and his plan. From Rorschach’s point of view, Ozymandias was far from being a hero and the grey elements of his persona were non-existent he killed millions, ergo he was a villain. Being the moral objectivist he is, Rorschach viewed Ozymandias as a villain who killed millions, despite his (relatively) noble reasons. But Rorschach couldn’t really live with that. This was quite a logical decision from his standpoint, as the consequences of Ozymandias’ plan were better for humanity’s sake. Manhattan decided to accept it and let Ozymandias get away with it. Namely, after realizing the practicality of Ozymandias’ plan, despite the high number of collateral victims, Dr. And this fact, their different perceptions, led to Rorschach’s tragic death. For Rorschach, you were either good or bad, there was nothing between those two polar opposites. He was an anti-hero and a vigilante with a strict, albeit bloody moral code that only saw black or white. Manhattan was able to see and properly interpret the grey in between.Īs for Rorschach, he always represented moral absolutism. Manhattan, thing were never really just black or white Dr. Manhattan achieved a certain level of objectivity that allowed him to interpret human behavior more properly, seeing the greater good. Manhattan, who was once human, but ultimately became completely dehumanized after his transformation, saw the greater good of Ozymandias’ plan. Manhattan and Rorschach, the two protagonists of our article, reacted completely differently.ĭr. Manhattan kill Rorschach?įaced with the truth and its results, Dr. And this is where things get interesting. Manhattan and Silk Spectre II have also arrived at Ozymandias’ retreat, where they are informed about Ozymandias’ plan and its success. Millions of people perish, but surprisingly enough, the people really unite against a common enemy and despite the high price, world peace is established. Nite Owl II and Rorschach try to stop him, but it’s already too late – Ozymandias has put his plan into action. Ozymandias then created a plan to summon a gigantic, alien squid-like monster to New York which will annihilate the city, thus creating a common threat that will force people to collaborate and establish world peace. ![]() Namely, the plot wasn’t to eliminate superheroes but to unite the world against a common, external enemy and avert a grand-scale nuclear war. Ozymandias then admits that he is, indeed, in the center of the conspiracy, but Rorschach was off with his conclusions. Rorschach writes all the evidence in his diary, which he then sends to a local right-wing newspaper Nite Owl II, and he then confronts Ozymandias in his Antarctic retreat. Ozymandias’ giant alien squid as depicted in the comic bookĬollaborating with Nite Owl II (Daniel Driberg), Rorschach continues the investigation and discovers clues suggesting Veidt’s involvement in the conspiracy. Blake’s murder was overly suspicious and Rorschach, at one point, suspects that there is an underlying plot to kill all superheroes (despite their identities being mostly secret), which is seemingly further confirmed when Ozymandias (Adrian Veidt) survives an assassination attempt sometime later. The focal point of Moore’s narrative is a conspiracy theory discovered by Rorschach after the murder of Edward Blake, the alter ego of the superhero Comedian. Manhattan kill Rorschach? Ozymandias’ plan explained On the one-year anniversary of the episode’s airing, we asked Moira Walley-Beckett (who won an Emmy a few weeks ago for writing “Ozymandias”), and the director, Rian Johnson (who has since been named as the writer-director of a tiny, low-budget indie drama titled Star Wars: Episode VIII), to share their memories of pulling off the crushing, tension-soaked scene that fractured this family for good.Why did Dr. (RJ Mitte) to pack and run with him, but instead winds up in a brutal confrontation with his wife, and watching his admiring son finally see the light (or rather, darkness) and turn against him, prompting him to grab Baby Holly and flee. 1 slot in our 50 Best Scenes of the TV Season feature to the one in which a panicked Walt arrives at the house and tries to get Skyler and Walt Jr. Or Walt giving up cowering-under-a-Chrysler Jesse (Aaron Paul) to the neo-Nazis. “My name is ASAC Schrader, and you can go f–k yourself!” Or the angry, agonizing, loaded phone call that Walt made to Skyler (Anna Gunn). More than a few moments in “Ozymandias” turned out to be memorable seat-grippers.
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