It implies the notion (carried on by the media and liberals) that Hitler was a man on the religious right, and if we allow conservative Christians to have their way, Fascism is the the natural end.

The movie was bad enough in this regard, but I just had to laugh, the book was so politically kooky. It seems the only thing the book expounded on was the absolutely laughable and ludicrous politic back-story to the fascist regime (which pretty much ruined the book for me). I think there were even less of V's aphorisms in the book then in the movie, which was upsetting. So I was hoping that the book would offer a little more then the movie (which I loved), I was wrong (understandably so, since the novel is based on the movie, not the other way around). i found both entertaining and stimulating.

They are both versions of the same story and both to be judged on their own merits. At this stage, one is expected to move from comparisons to making some statement about where one succeeds and the other fails, but I’m not going to take that path. It’s not only those kinds of detail that are not the same, the endings are also completely different. Dietrich, who was involved in organized crime in the original, is now a talk show host. Evey is now a woman in her twenties working for TV and not the 16 year old sex worker of the eighties comic book.

It is interesting to compare the book, which was born of the movie, and the comic book, which was written as a response to the Margaret Thatcher eighties. It moves along at pace and you find yourself drawn into the story. There is something good to say about all the incarnations of ‘V for Vendetta’, and the book is no exception. Classroom teaching guide features a V for Vendetta summary and a range of educational resources to explore this powerful work of graphic literature.įirst published more than 25 years ago, V for Vendetta continues to resonate with readers due to its connection to contemporary themes and issues across politics, religion, education, literature, medicine, and much more.The tale of the masked V's fight for freedom against government oppression and control that started life as a comic book, was turned into a screenplay by the Wachowskis, became a movie, and finally ended up as a novel. Featuring a rich tapestry of settings, characters, allusions, themes, and symbols, this genre-defining graphic novel offers readers a powerful, enduring story of the power of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming odds, no matter the cost. The graphic novel V for Vendetta, created by Alan Moore and David Lloyd, is a harrowing and cautionary vision of a postwar future where tyranny is law.

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