V For Vendetta

[ocvictor]

Alan Moore was wrong to disavow the film. It's oversimplified a bit (neccesary for the comic-to-film format) and it's a tad ham-fisted at the end, but really, "V For Vendetta" is really, really good, and more than 75% is lifted straight from the comics.

Yes, the lead character is a terrorist. Yes, he blows up buildings in London. But there's a lot of meat in there to chew on.

Comments

[isisoisis.livejournal.com]

cool, glad to hear it. I vaguely rememeber the comic back when it came out and rememebered I liked it.

Funny how society in about 20 years can change and not change.

No was outraged at the comic when bombs were going off in London all the time.

people are outrage someone made a movie where the terrorist is the good guy and there has been less bombings in London since the time it was writen .

why don;t those same people get outraged over movies like "the Patriot"... a terrorist fights the government, even take hostages to get what he and his fanatical band wants.

Smile.

[ocvictor.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's the thing that gets me. There were many more bombings in London when "V" first came out. Of course, it didn't have a huge market, not like a major motion picture. But still -- I've kinda liked seeing the Matt Drudge types fidget.