Michael9137

Bold and splendidly tense adaptation of Alan Moore's graphic novel. In order of not to offend the viewer's intelligence. A very rare example of adult movie, despite of three decades of infantilization of the movie market. Some curious shots of the UGLE's Masonic Temple, and an very resumed Initiation on the York(Emulation) Rite. The mysteries involved The Ripper's crimes were, of course, linked on freemasonry matters, only because of the equal 'discreption' of the noble fraternity, but, otherwise, the disposition of corpses, in the sequence of killings indeed makes a pentacle star. An accurate detail that Mr. Moore and the screenwriters had kept intact of the original crime scenes. Let us remember that the Whitechapel District were, at the late 19th century, crowded of British Caballah students, for the Jewish neighborhood and for any occultist, or even for a free mason, or Rosicrucian, a Pentacle Star IS truly a symbol of the man in evolutionary ascendant state, and, the same star, in reverse, the 'Baphomet', or 'Sophia'(greek word for Wisdom), in ATBACH system of Hebrew language conversion, makes the analogue image of the 'Goat of Mendes', or, the Devil, in symbolic compilation. Those are some newly added details that could make us give another look on the Ripper's murders. Otherwise, one of my favorite movies.

The first time I've watched this remarkable movie, was on commercial TV..I was sincerely amazed with this exquisite blend of irony,madness and desperation that was a trademark of Mr.Vonegut's works.But, there was something really new coming on that flick...the urges of a mankind behind those solid characters, Steiger and Hickey, this last one the bomber that wasted Hiroshima, and his Master, a frontiersman Steiger,both back from a disastrous expedition to Africa, that lasted years...Their families, in the face of those presumed deceased...What about an effervescent and mutating world of the early 70's?They should portrait the Vietnam fighters, being cursed for the flower power generation...Blended with superb interpretations from all the cast, with poisonous 'sensa huma'and political uncorrectioness all over the place.Those were the days, dude. A really must see...