Thanks for the interview, it was interesting and I do hold no illusions that Moore will have Evey donn the mask. In fact, if he did. it wouldn't work in relationship to what he did in the original. I've had fun using the "V" thingy as an avatar and playing (HAMMING) it up for the purpose of spectcle's sake but Moore forced a view of "V" that in some ways, he was as bad as Norsefire and all the power and abuse that revolved around that.
Gov't taken to extremes can cause all kinds of bad and wrong but taking violence in the name of freedom can be just as wrong. "V" poses the age old question of, does evil require evil to overcome? Does the means and method of evil become justified when a good outcome is achieved as in the case of imprison, torture and abuse Evey to get her into a desired frame of mind?
The same POV in looking at "V" can be equally used in looking at our own situation in regards to terrorism and acts of violence in the name of political or even religious belief. On the one hand you could insert Osama bin Laden as a type of "V" type persona as representative of an abused peoples of longstanding from western civilization and his violent acts like "V's" are therefore justified if you see "V" as a good thing. However, in the case of both "V" and Osama, their actions in turn negatively effect multitudes in innocent peoples in the name of getting at the bad guys. Getting the bad guys would require the ideal on both sides that "if you are not with me, you are against me" and therefore the enemy so I am free to do as I please and what befalls you, you deserve. This justification of violence for it's own sake to an ends IMO is the message of "V" and not the glorification of a rebel character to the system as fun as that might be to play with!
In 1971' I went to a Jethro Tull concert and a Tull roadie was wearing a T-Shirt that said "Genesis" and then Trespass. I thought it was some religious statement so I asked the roadie about it. He explained it was this band that he had worked as a roadie recently in Italy and then asked had I not heard of them which before the days of the internet, obsecure, up in coming bands relied on word of mouth. I told him I had not and luckily for me on the house sound tape machine (good ole reel to reel), they had a song of Genesis off of Trespass called "The Knife" which the house sound engineer qued me when it was coming up. I was hooked the moment I heard it but later learning the lyrics I was equally impressed. The lyrics has to do with revolution and violence even righteous sounding can easily cross a line towards wrong and evil. I'll leave you with those lyrics to enjoy.
Tell me my life is about to begin
Tell me that I'm a hero
Promise me all of your violent dreams
Light up your body with anger
Now, in this ugly world
It is time to destroy all this evil
Now, when I give a word
Are you ready to fight for your freedom ?
NOW
Stand up and fight, for you know we are right
We must strike at the lies, that have spread like disease through our minds
Soon we'll have power, every soldier will rest
And we'll spread out our kindness to all who our love now deserve
Some of you are going to die
Martyrs of course to the freedom that I shall provide
I'll give you the names of those you must kill
All must die with their children
Carry their heads to the palace of old
Hang them, hang them, let the blood flow
Now, in this ugly world
Breaking the chains around us
Now, the crusade has begun
Give us a land fit for heroes
NOW
Stand up and fight, for you know we are right
We must strike at the lies, that have spread like disease through our minds
Soon we'll have power, every soldier will rest
And we'll spread out our kindness to all who our love now deserve
We are only wanting freedom ?
I also noticed Alan uses the term comic instead of graphic novel. Old habit hard to break or is Alan saying something even there? I don't know but he is a great thought provoking writer for sure!
. On the plus side when we got home she dove into the comic to see if she understand what the hell I was talking about, and pronounced it to be far better than the movie.
