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David McK (3562 KP) rated V for Vendetta in Books

Jan 28, 2019  
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
David Lloyd, Alan Moore | 2008 | Fiction & Poetry
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7.7 (6 Ratings)
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This sits alongside "[b:Watchmen|472331|Watchmen|Alan Moore|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1442239711s/472331.jpg|4358649]"; as one of [a:Alan Moore|3961|Alan Moore|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1304944713p2/3961.jpg]'s most influential works, with this set in the (then) future of the late 90s: a time when, following a global cataclysm, England has given itself over to fascism.

I'll be honest: I'd seen the Natalie Portman/Hugo Weaving film years ago (mainly out of curiosity to see how the Wachowski's would follow up The Matrix films), but had no idea how closely it stuck to the core material.

Until now.

The answer is actually surprisingly faithful, with most of the core beats of the two versions the same.

While both versions, I feel, do lose their way a bit at just over the half way mark, they both do have some memorable (and thought-worthy) quotes, chief among them these two:

[i]People shouldn't be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people[/i]

[i]Everybody is special. Everybody. Everybody is a hero, a lover, a fool, a villain. Everybody. Everybody has their story to tell[/i]