Thursday, November 21, 2013

Idea about the differences between graphic book and movie of v for vendetta




      The movie “V for Vendetta” was mainly based on the Alan Moore’s graphic novel of the same name.  Despite most of the characters sharing similarities, they also have many differences. For example, in both the novel and the movie, V’s goal is to inspire the public who despite knowing there is something wrong with the government, remain lying on the couch doing nothing. However, the ways they chose to inspire the public are completely different. In the movie, V was trying to wake up the people around the whole nation and eventually break down the fascist government. However, in the novel, V was trying to inspire one person to carry on his duty. Since he has the ability to wake up one person, he believes he can wake up the entire nation. If people separate the movie from the novel, they will probably enjoy both. While, if people expect the movie to be adapted exactly like the comic book, they may feel disappointed. Comparing the movie and novel, I personally prefer the novel since it reveals the whole story which is hard to accomplish in a two hour movie. Moreover, Moore’s work has greater depth since it shows a way more dirty and ugly world than the one in the movie. Therefore, the novel can impress people and inspire them to think a lot.

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