![]() ![]() ![]() It's not a matter of one being better than the other - they are too different to compare fairly. The film ends with a rousing and, quite sincerely patriotic, finale far distanced from the book. It, instead, focuses on V's attempts to inspire one person to carry on his legacy, with the implication that if he can inspire one, his ideals can inspire a nation. ![]() The film alters the plot and involves the public, inspiring a nation towards possible revolution. For both the movie and the book, the guilt is laid on the public, for "knowing something is wrong with this country" and sitting on the couch doing nothing. Liberals will cheer (and call this movie patriotic) and Bill O'Reilly will implode.īoth Moore and the Wachowskis avoid laying the blame on corrupt and over-reaching governments. This is not an admonition of war, but a clear condemnation of the Patriot Act. The Wachowskis took the premise and general theme and adapted the story (and added some digging dialogue) to fit the modern world and point a finger at the Bush administration. More than a decade later, it reads more as a general statement against big government and the threat of a complacent public. Moore's book was written in reaction to Margaret Thatcher's administration. ![]()
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