[ClearCase_guy]

I agree. While it is true that the author, Alan Moore, is a left-wing anarchist and a bit of a nutcase, the central message of the graphic novel and the movie is solid -- governments are inherently oppressive. Giving too much power to politicians is always a mistake. Moore is afraid of "right-wing Christians" and I think he is silly to feel that way. I am afraid of "left-wing atheists" and I have lots of historical data to support my fears.

As a right-wing Christian, I see the central message of "V for Vendetta" transcending the weird politics of its author, and I see it as a message that I support. I'm very surprised that China showed the movie on TV.

[discostu]

The big flaw of the movie is that V is the hero. In the book there are no heroes. It’s anarcho-terrorist vs fascists with a whole bunch of innocent victims caught in the middle.

[reed13k]

Concur. As an avid collector I’ve found many of the writers/editors outwardly professing one thing, but they can’t seem to prevent themselves from writing the inherent truth of liberty, freedom, and self-determination against evil. Thus producing some wonderful stories. The crappy guys try to build in their views to the plot line and end up not being able to continue without backtracking or destroying a character and/or sales.