A moooooving shot

Here is a breakdown of a moving camera shot in Watchmen. It is certainly not the most innovative or intricate shot in the movie, but it's cool nonetheless.

The scene begins with an approach by the bad guy, the short dude named Big Figure, and his cronies. The camera moves backward as they walk forward, all the while conversing with Rorschach, whose dialogue all takes place off camera.



The bad guys then stop to converse with Rorschach from a distance, and the camera stops as well, lingering on a medium shot of Big Figure.



The camera then moves slowly backward as the bad guys walk closer to Rorschach.



Finally, the bad guys stop as they reach the bars of Rorschach's cell.



The camera, however, continues to move backward, eventually revealing Rorschach in his cell.



The camera emphasizes Rorschach's unshakable fearlessness by forcing the viewer to be much more focused on the approaching bad guys than he, not even making eye contact, turns out to be.