5/22/2023 0 Comments V for Vendetta by Alan Moore![]() ![]() Moore’s argument with the script begins with the historical-geographic framing of the narrative and cast of characters. In their adaptation of V for Vendetta, the Wachowski brothers chose fidelity to context over fidelity to source material. ![]() There is also the question of context, not only of different media, but also of time and place. However, in moving from page to screen, fidelity to source material is not the only consideration a director must make. He desires absolute fidelity from his would-be adapters. ![]() He is generally skeptical about the capacity of film to faithfully reproduce the rich detail of a comic. Moore is frustrated, even angered by the script’s departure from his particular vision. After reviewing a copy of Larry and Andy Wachowski’s script for the film adaptation of V for Vendetta, Alan Moore, author of the original comics and graphic novel, proclaimed in an interview with MTV, “I’m not going to be going to see it.” He charges the Wachowski’s with turning his political fable about anarchy and fascism in a post-Thatcher England into a weak tale of American liberals standing up to George W. ![]()
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