Should I see V For Vendetta?

[Binker]

Let me ask this question: when you guys saw this movie, you read the comic version, too, right? Did you feel that the filmmakers presented what the book was on the screen, or did you feel like they played it safe? Not just on the story, but on V himself as well.

 

[The Strategos]

I haven't read the comic but from what I have read from Wikipedia I would say yes, very safe.

 

[Brian Braddock]

Loved the movie. Weaving [as usual was excellent], there are some good set pieces and powerful scenes. Plus the score [particularly Evey is reborn] is great.

My only gripe was the 'eggy in the basket'; seriously, I've lived in England for 35 years and I can tell you that no-one knows what the **** that is, much less cooks and eats it.

 

[The Guard]

Yeah, but it's the future.

 

[The Strategos]

Loved the movie. Weaving [as usual was excellent], there are some good set pieces and powerful scenes. Plus the score [particularly Evey is reborn] is great.

My only gripe was the 'eggy in the basket'; seriously, I've lived in England for 35 years and I can tell you that no-one knows what the **** that is, much less cooks and eats it.

Agreed, the closest we get is eggy bread, which is slices of bread soaked in beaten egg and fried.

 

[the amazing fro]

You should definitely see it. I prefer the comic but the film is still good. They are different (the comic deals with thatcherism while the film is really about Bush administration) but I think it needed to be different.


Moore says that his work had changed from fascism vs anarchism to "neoconservative vs liberalism" which I can certainly understand. This, to my mind, made V more of a heroic figure than the borderline nutter terrorist that he was in the book. Also the movie fascists were hissing evil villains with little redeeming features whilst the fascists in the comic were quite well rounded. In both cases I think the latter is more interesting.


However I admire it for attempting to adapt an older political work to the modern day politics even though it loses some of its Britishness and its moral ambiguity. I think it was more successful than, say, Watchmen which I felt lost its relevancy and potency in our post cold war society.

 

[raybia]

I, like many others, like the comic, the V mask, the theme, etc. and for a long time now, didn't bother, didn't care for, didn't want to watch the film. My brother did, and liked it, and got the DVD (which is behind me as we speak, and has been there since...late 2005). Of course, he hasn't (I think) read the comic, but that was the reason why I didn't want to see this film: I know they changed things. And that's making me a hypocrite because I enjoyed the film version of Watchmen, and I'm the one who would say that change is good because it offers new, fresh ideas, on topics relating to movies, comics, whatever it is. But it's here that I draw the line, maybe because I know what they changed, and I prefer the comic better already and don't want to watch the film so I can avoid being disappointed. Examples would be: the ending (except for the multiple Vs), the government being more based on the criticism of the Bush administration, and V's speech on TV which is inferior compared to the comic, naming a few.

I don't know, maybe it's fear, or maybe I'm right. That's why I'm asking on here towards you guys: should I just take a deep breath, maybe suck it up, and watch the film version of V For Vendetta, or should I follow my gut and ignore it?

The poll was added so I can get a clear answer visually, not just on posts.

Yes you should see it. It better than "That's My Boy"

 

[Brian Braddock]

Agreed, the closest we get is eggy bread, which is slices of bread soaked in beaten egg and fried.

Otherwise known as 'French toast'.

 

[Schlosser85]

I think it's a great stand alone movie, but I've never read the graphic novel, so I can't help you there.

Hugo Weaving is awesome.

I did think the movie V was morally ambiguous as well, especially when [BLACKOUT]he tortures Evey[/BLACKOUT] and he does other questionable things like [BLACKOUT]use the TV crew as decoys and gets one of them shot[/BLACKOUT].

My biggest gripe is it's anti-climactic, especially [BLACKOUT]the really disappointing death of Chancellor Sutler[/BLACKOUT].