Ozy Movie Version or Ozy comic Version?

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I think Goode was one of the best things about the movie, He brought to life Ozy than I never really understood or related to in the comic. I just wish his origin was explored more. I was sold on "I have made myself feel every death, looked into the eyes of every innocent who died by my hands".

Which do you prefer?
 
I find it hard to pick one. The movie Ozy seemed darker and more distant than the comic version but it's not necessarily a bad thing.
 
Comic Ozy was more happy and joyful and he felt like the last person to do what he did.

Moive Ozy was a little darker and he didnt seem as ''comfortable'' and at ease like the comci version.

But overall, I thought both were great.
 
They both were good imo. I wasn't too crazy about Goode's wig though but I liked his portrayal of Ozy.
 
I hated the way they made him look in the movie, but I thought Goode played the role very well, so I vote "both." I agree that they definitely had different vibes, though.
 
I liked the way he looked. The Shumacher Batman suit worked well. He was inspired by God like beings, the suit reflected that.
 
I voted for both.

The comic Adrian seemed more sympathetic and compassionate and like its been said before he was the last person you'd think of.

The movie Adrian seemed to act more of sinister and darkly character who has some skeletons in his closet. His costume was amazing and I preferred the suit he wore when he was being interviewed than the Prince suit with the black turtle neck.
 
I enjoyed both representations of Ozymandias, movie version a little less than the comic simply because one is fleshed out more. Matthew Goode was impressive as Ozy but his screen time so short (they basically showed all of his scenes in previews) A few more scenes thrown here and there could have benefiting him more. But nonetheless I enjoyed both.
 
The end of this movie was one of my favorite moments in any film, and it's in large part to Goode's Ozy. He wasn't perfect throughout the beginning of the movie, but once he's in that costume, and with the way the end plays out, it's perfect.
 
I had big reservation about Goode before I went to see the movie, and although I wish he'd be bulked up like the GN Ozy, I think Goode did a good job with what he has, and made him into a more sympathetic character, so I ended up liking him along with the GN version.
 
Comic Ozy, no contest. Movie Ozy seemed like a straight up villain and was far less sympathetic than in the GN. I loved the movie, but Ozy was one of the weaker points in it.
 
I like both, they're both extremely different when you think about it, both in terms of character development and presence. Goode had a bit more of a weasly quality to him, but the whole 'smartest man alive' deal came across quite well in the film. We get to see him tell off several people and make a good deal of 'convincing' arguments.

The scene with big automobile and energy barons made Ozy seem much more like a superhero who simply works on the inside now and uses his power and money to leverage against those that simply seek the rate of return. I thought that entire scene was very well played and probably threw off the GA.

By the end however, his insanity is really pretty apparent. "I made myself feel every death..." Well at least to me that seemed terribly disingenuous....especially following everything that happens before. When he murders his entire crew, that scene just oozed evil.

Also, there was a lot of more altered dialogue towards the end between the rest of the crew and Ozy. He seemed much more sinister in part due to the dialogue as well as Goode's appearance and acting.

One thing I missed was....well I can't quote it verbatim but Ozy looks at Manhattan towards the end and says something along the lines of "I did the right thing....didn't I?"

I felt like in the comic, Ozy's own self-doubt was registered a bit better, but in fact, the shot of Ozy standing there, holding the wound in his hand surrounded by shattered glass...well I think that conveyed that sentiment without words quite well.


Also, I have to check the comic again, but when Ozy just takes all of Nite Owl's blows...well I thought that was done really well. You get a sense that he is truly dedicated to this idea, almost to the point of a sort of insanity. I thought it almost paralleled Batman and Joker in the interrogation room. Joker just takes it because his 'cause' is deeper than his own existence, just as Ozy feels about himself, albeit in a different philosophical context.
 
i think movie version

i mean when Dan gets all pissed and goes kick his ass, he doesnt stop him he just lets Dan punch him, he knows what he did was wrong but it was to stop war and to have peace, unlike comic version where he gets all happy and shouts "I DID IT" hes proud of killing billions of people.
 
I liked the comic book version better...

he seemed more sympathetic...like he had the weight of the world upon his shoulders...
he always looked sad or focused on the one goal, keeping the world from ending itself...

the movie turned him into a seedy type, whos up to something...he seemed like he thought he was just smarter than the rest...as if people were ants.

in the book his smarts was also his gloom.

in the movies its like he got off on it...
 
I prefer the comic book Adrian, as his character was much more fleshed out with a fuller backstory and seemed alot less villainous/sinister than the movie Adrian.
I also love how comic book Adrian is a much more complex character, as it is implyed that he does not really care about the people he has killed, as he is seen happily sitting on gravestones, picking apples from trees after having poisened people and cheers heroically and makes jokes about Rorschach after having destroyed a city.
I also think Comic book Adrian's costume is better, as it adds to the symbolism of him being the saviour of the world alot more (halo around his head and bare hands so when he catches the bullet he gets blood in the palms).
Comic book Adrian also had alot better dialogue to work with, including his iconic "I DID IT!" and "I did it 35 minutes ago", both of which were missing or changed in the film.
 
I think we this question would be better answered if we saw what scenes of Ozy are put back in the Ultimate edition dvd.

Based on what i saw in the cinema , i prefer the comicbook ozy simply because his storyline is explained much further as opposed to the ozy in the movie.

However snyder has cut something like 30 min-1 hr of footage so we really don't know how mich of Ozy's story was filmed
 
Comic book Ozymandias isn't any brighter or more cheerful, he's, if anything, sadder and more aloof.
 
I really don't understand this perception that comic Ozy was sympathetic and less of a villian. In both film and novel, neither seemed sinister, yet neither felt innocent. When I read the graphic novel, I saw Ozy as a cold arrogant bastard whom, right at the very time of his appearance, I knew probably killed the Comedian. This notion that "he's the last person you'd expect" is an exaggeration. The novel and film both offer significant evidence that he could be responsible. The difference is in the novel you have to interpret the infliction of lines, while in film the actor portrays it right to you.

Despite the changes that were made to the scenes and dialog of the film involving Ozy, the key points in the story did not detract his character from the novel. For example, the "assassination" attempt, the poisioning of his minions.They adapted what was already there. Those events from both novel and movie can be qualified as villianous. My point being, its a double standard to call comic Ozy less of a villian than movie Ozy.

Now I will agree I prefer comic Ozy in that he had a fleshed out background. But in context with the film, he didn't really need an origin story in the way that Manhattan and Rorschach received theres. Also, in comparison it would have been lackluster. Watching the motion comic, in the chapter Ozy explains his origin, it drags.
 
Both are great.

One of the very good surprises in the movie was how Goode played this different Veidt.
 
I liked the quiet passion he brought to it. It seemed like villanous anger at first, but on second viewing, he's really just quietly passionate about most stuff.
 
The way he smiles and thanks Dan for coming worried to warn him in all innocence was great acting and a great dramatic solution in the movie.
 
Movie Ozy all the way. Ozy in the book seemed like far too much of a pansy. When i was watching the movie, esspecially the assassin scene, when Adrian was talking to the old guy, and said "No. YOU listen." you got the sense of "There's something about this guy you don't wanna **** with." and that made him seem much more better. I esspecially liked how when Ozy cought the bullet, and Dan shouted "IF YOU HURT HER!" and Ozy went "Dan...grow up." I thought that was great. Dan was like a little kid, and it sorta seemed like Ozy woke him up. And on a side note, I LOVE Ozy's costume in the movie much more. He looked like a complete homo in the book, with the pink and gold, the hairband, the blonde hair, etc etc. In the movie he looked dangerous. It just looks far better imo.
 
I forgot to mention that I do have a problem with Goode speaking American publicly, but privately using a fake German accent to his friends. That was a minor gripe that I have with Goode's performance.
 

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