From the interviews I've read with Moore, he'd say you missed the point. That V's only purpose is wreck chaos and havoc, true, unfiltered anarchy. The more chaos, the better. And he absolutely hates the movie as an americanized piece of crap, an anti-Dubya wet dream.
In fact, reading stuff about Moore, he sounds like a real prick. I realize The Greats often are, but still. - Soulie
Unfortunately, that's the risk an author runs by letting his work out into the wild - other people will see things in his work that he didn't. My interpretation of the story sits better with me.... And yeah, Moore will not be winning any Mr. Congeniality contests anytime soon.
And I was thinking about this as I brushed my teeth - if all V wanted was to cause chaos and disorder, all he'd need to do would be to disrupt basic services for a week or two. Electricity, gas, food... Look at Katrina.
Instead, he orchestrates a very specific, careful plan with a very clear and well thought-out target in mind. He delivers messages to the populace about their role in governing themselves and how disappointed he is that they have abdicated that responsibility. Also, if he were only interested in chaos and anarchy, why would he have gone to such great pains to "rehabilitate" Eve? So I disagree with the idea that his only interest is in chaos and havoc, regardless of what Moore may say.
V himself makes a very clear distinction between chaos and anarchy, in fact. Page 195, panels 5-7, following the surveillance blackout that V orchestrated:
"Anarchy means 'without leaders,' not 'without order.' With anarchy comes an age of Ordnung, of true order, which is to say voluntary order
( ... )
I was going to do a whole quote from the Wikipedia entry for V, but alas, Wikipedia eats my work connection.
Having not read the book, I'll take your word on things. Moore doesn't describe Evey as being "Saved" so much as coerced and manipulated into being V's next in line. Hoestly, I don't much care. The movie version of this *was* a perfect parable for the point in history it was made. If Moore doesn't like it, he should work harder to not get the rights to these sold.
And agreed about any artist putting their work in the public realm.
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In fact, reading stuff about Moore, he sounds like a real prick. I realize The Greats often are, but still. - Soulie
P.S.
And Guy Fawkes was a religious nutcase.
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Instead, he orchestrates a very specific, careful plan with a very clear and well thought-out target in mind. He delivers messages to the populace about their role in governing themselves and how disappointed he is that they have abdicated that responsibility. Also, if he were only interested in chaos and anarchy, why would he have gone to such great pains to "rehabilitate" Eve? So I disagree with the idea that his only interest is in chaos and havoc, regardless of what Moore may say.
V himself makes a very clear distinction between chaos and anarchy, in fact. Page 195, panels 5-7, following the surveillance blackout that V orchestrated:
"Anarchy means 'without leaders,' not 'without order.' With anarchy comes an age of Ordnung, of true order, which is to say voluntary order ( ... )
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Having not read the book, I'll take your word on things. Moore doesn't describe Evey as being "Saved" so much as coerced and manipulated into being V's next in line. Hoestly, I don't much care. The movie version of this *was* a perfect parable for the point in history it was made. If Moore doesn't like it, he should work harder to not get the rights to these sold.
And agreed about any artist putting their work in the public realm.
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