Sunday, February 24, 2008
"V for Vendetta"
In my last post I commented on how I was hoping Alan Moore would prove me wrong again about the comic book genre thing, like he did for "Watchmen." Well, unfortunately, he did not. I was not a big fan of this book. I did like how it was faster to get through; there was not so much information, whether in the content or in the pictures, to get through as their was in "Watchmen." And I really liked the idea of the whole "Big Brother", government-all-powerful thing. (I'm a fan of Geourge Orwell's "1984," which this story line was slightly reminescent for me. But I felt like there were so many loose ends just not tied up. Maybe that is the way he wanted it to be, but I like my stories to finish full circle, in completion. I don't know, I'm left with a sense that maybe I jsut didnt get it completely? For example, I get that Evey took over as "Codename V" and that his complete identity was not revealed when he died because maybe it would have let us down as readers, but I wanted to see his face! I wanted to know his significance, and how did he get all that stuff, like his own version of FATE? I wanted to know why they out him in Larkhill. Was he gay, Jewish, or just did the wrong thing? I was jsut left with so many questions, not really understanding or getting the "whole picture" I guess. I guess, I was just left not satisfies, wanting more.
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"Beneath this mask there is more than flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea, Mr. Creedy, and ideas... are bulletproof."
You know how abstract ideas get personified a lot? Like, Death gets personified in the form of the Grim Reaper, or Love gets personified as Cupid.
I think of V as being along those lines: Revolution, personified. The person behind the mask isn't important, just the ideal.
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