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[sigma7]

Just got back from seeing V for Vendetta, finally. I think this makes up for the latter two-thirds of the Matrix trilogy. And, since I rediscovered Peter's Friends the other night (and half the cast has gone on to do Harry Potter roles), it's unofficially Stephen Fry week. Should be a holiday.

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[bishop282.livejournal.com]

Haven't been interested in seeing a pro-terrorist movie, especially after reading all the reviews panning it. This includes the author (http://www.mtv.com/shared/movies/interviews/m/moore_alan_060315) saying that it sucks and that the Wachowski brothers are gutless pussies too. I think this reviewer sums it up best, "If I want to see a fictitious, left-wing, hatchet job done on Bush, I could watch 60 Minutes for free instead of paying $7.50 to see V for Vendetta." Can't remember the last movie I saw in the theater or wanted to see.

On a positive note, I finished my first Firefly DVD disc and got the second one in yesterday's mail. Very enjoyable and I'm looking forward to the remaining discs.

[aardy.livejournal.com]

This includes the author saying that it sucks

As opposed to the artist saying it's about as close to being a perfect adaptation as a movie can be?

Alan Moore has an ego the size of Texas; some of his stories may be truly excellent, but I'd take anything he says when he's throwing one of his famous hissy-fits with a grain of salt.

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

I think mightygodking hit this one right on the head.

I don't blame Moore for being appalled for what happened to LXG. And, you know, after that, I know that any compromise is probably going to be seen as too much to him -- I don't blame him for being gunshy and wanting nothing of the Hollywood "creative" process (Jon Peters on Superman Returns, anyone?). But Lloyd's actually right -- there aren't many compromises made here. There are a few cringeworthy modifications, but otherwise, it's spot on.

Alan Moore's ego, on anyone else, would just be infuriating. But, sadly, nobody's done more for the field of illustrated narrative in the last quarter-century than Alan Moore.

Pray for the soul of Watchmen.

Jumping to connections....

[ember-burn.livejournal.com]

Hmmm... I find it interesting when anyone makes direct connections between the movie and the Bush administration. From what I've read and heard the comic was originally in part a critique on Margaret Thatcher's administration. I have not read the original, but now I do want to - so that I can judge for myself what liberties were taken with the plot.

I must state that if people SEE a connection between what the movie portrays and Bush, a connection MUST exist. I'm not saying that every activity (take government spying on individuals for example) has a one-to-one relationship between the movie and real life, BUT - I am saying that if you make that connection, you see a pattern, and you have a reaction to that visualization. Your individual reaction to that visualization shows a facet of YOU, not of the movie. Movies show us images, WE interpret those images.

I can't understand why an individual would take someone else's opinion ("reviews panning it") rather than forming his/her own opinion. I generally judge movies for myself - I watch the trailers, read the synopsis and figure out if it is something that I would want to watch. After seeing this movie, I did go look at reviews, and I have seen a great number of reviews which praised the movie and the actors' performances.

That being said, I personally enjoyed the movie first because it was a great action flick and second because, DESPITE being a great action flick, it made me actually stop and think about great moral, ethical, spiritual, and physical issues which are affecting the US and affecting me personally. V's reactions to those issues were on an extreme end of the spectrum for effect. The inaction of the majority which was sparked into action by what he did was more powerful to watch than the ONE bombing and ONE hostage situation he commits. I hope that in real life it doesn't take extreme action to cause awareness.