V for Vendetta, i think, is Alan Moore's most influential work. then again, i'm not really in the position to say so since it's only the second Alan Moore that i've read so far (Watchmen being the first). and i'm not just saying this because it was adapted into a movie (starring Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, John Hurt and Stephen Fry). honestly, i didn't know the film was based on comic book--an actual story--until i saw the reprint in Fully Booked. the movie is one of my favorite films, and since movies normally ruin the book, i wondered how much better the original version is.

as expected, i wasn't disappointed.

apparently, you can't really compare the book and the movie on equal grounds. Alan Moore fans were quite disappointed/ mad when the film came out, since a lot of elements have been altered to suit Hollywood. they forget that a comic book and a movie are two very different things, albeit having the same purpose of telling a story. and even if the parts of the plot and characters were edited, both media share the same conclusion/ philosophy.

i did some [shallow] digging, and discovered that V was based on Guy Fawkes. i know this might be elementary to british-history-knowing people, but i'm not British nor am i a history buff. hehe. i'm not going to elaborate on this anymore since you can read a more accurate version elsewhere. the guy started writing in 1981 about a story set in 1997-1998, finished it in 1988, and it's still relevant. my point: ang galing ni Alan Moore at Dave Lloyd.

what i like best about the story (both book and film) is that it makes you Think. you can't help but see the parallelisms in real life, especially in times when you can't just simply ignore what's happening in our country (and the world) politically and economically.


oh yes, i've been listening to the news too much.