WATCHMEN Rorschach´s Journal: The Comedian and Pagliacci Joke [HD]

[xhgtg1231]

how would you view the death of someone as a child? this is fuck up has been for thousands of years

[conductor5001]

Suck a good joke you should narrate for kids books

[JPearson1987]

@conductor5001 Lol we lie to kids endlessly. They can't handle the truth, the world has too look pretty shiny and true. They're fucked.

[darkiddd]

@JPearson1987 i don't think the world is so fucked up. I just think that the more we grow the more tired we get of the world. Children don't have that problem because everything is new to them. So to have a better life one must try to view the world as a child, as simple as that.

[jfassettx123]

Hooker in background: "You know what, F*** YOU! I make more in a week than you do in a year you F****** Homo"

What Rorschach says to himself: "Well I would get The Comedian for you but he is dead. But even if he were alive, he would probably say no because he has higher standards."

[widdlepuddyfat]

@jfassettx123 Standards? We're talking about a dude who shot a woman pregnant with his child here.

[gta4cat]

It's a great movie adaptation..

[SCOTTpilgrimist12]

Such a meaningfull scene but I think the movie butchered it.

[JudgeSpektre]

I still find it odd that so many people complain about this movie. considering all material they had to deal with i think they did a great job.

[puphspoet]

Man goes to doctor . Says he's depressed . Says life seems harsh and cruel . Says he feels all alone in threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain . Doctor says " Treatment is simple . Great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight . Go and see him . That should pick you up . " Man bursts into tears . Says " But , doctor... " ... I am Pagliacci . " Good joke . Everybody laugh . Roll on snare drum . Curtains ...

[oakin413]

@puphspoet Thank you for effectively translating that to text for the deaf people watching this video.

[puphspoet]

@oakin413 why thank you kindly sir ...

[Benkenobi32]

The audience in the Pagliacci opera think its all just a comedia while the actors slaugher each other:

the great clown Pagliacci says he needs help

but there is noone who can help him (cheer up the clown)

"Everybody laugh. Roll on snare drum. Curtains. "

Everyone treat it like a joke.

The Comedian has ... seen the truth

but noone can help him (help the superhero) .

He is the only one who sees what is going on ,

but noone takes the clown's/pagliaccio's/comedian'­s warnings serious.

[scarlindo]

incorporation abilited please!

[GeneralMitu]

I'd say the point is, things are so bleak and bad that the one who's supposed to help us not feel depressed is depressed himself, and there really is no help. I love it.

[MuonRay]

I love the way the hooker just insults Rorshach without realising who he is, "I make more in a week than you do in a year you fucking hobo!"; he justs walks by ignoring her, because he knows that they're all just one crime away from being hospitalized by Rorshach.

[gabytomson561]

I heard a joke once... wasn't as good as Rorschach's joke :p

[Bladepuppetmaster]

Jackie Earl Haley will always be Rorschach for me I watched the motion comic and the actor was bland had no emotion or feeling whatsoever

[RickTheGrapist]

thats how i feel

[JeanGabin75]

I look for the music of this scene if you know it, thank you to send me a message!

[SenatorTony]

@JeanGabin75 The song is from the Watchmen Score by Tyler Bates, song #9 "Edward Blake The Comedian"

[midsummerssun]

no, the meaning of that joke is: you may be the one who solves others' problems, but when it comes to your very own problem, you cannot handle it. It's the same line with "Who watch the watchmen", only more dramatic and passive.

[SenatorTony]

Dammit, 1 Justin Beiber fan does not like this upload.

[zikol1122]

what's the meaning of that joke?

[Bmanritchie]

@zikol1122 Rorschach illustrated how the Comedian thought life was a big joke.

The Comedian was a moral nihilist, or he believes that any action that he or anyone else does isn't measured on how it's right or wrong. His vigilantism goes toward what he wants to do w/o the fear of authority guiding him, thus he believes humanity is truly savage as he can be. The Pagliacci joke represents how a comedian can make one laugh, but then makes you wonder: who makes a comedian laugh?

[adeeply]

at last! 0 dislikes!

[ikkf1976]

Rorschach should stand-up comedy. Then he could beat up the hecklers.

[00ErgoProxy00]

My favorite part from the movie and the comic.

Thanks :)

[ikkf1976]

I heard a joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life is harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world. Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. The great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go see him. That should pick you up." Man bursts into tears. Says, "But doctor... I am Pagliacci." Good joke. Everybody laugh. Roll on snare drum. Curtains.

[lilsk8erbro]

@ikkf1976 Oh dude. Thanks for posting this comment. I totally didn't catch that joke the first time I saw this.

[MarinatedTenderloins]

@ikkf1976 i'm pretty sure we don't need somebody to tell us what we just heard in the video.