Posted on 03/20/2006 7:47:23 AM PST by Chiapet
THE most vivid characters in Alan Moore's graphic novels are antiheroes of ambiguous morality and identity: costumed avengers like Rorschach, the disturbed street vigilante of "Watchmen," or the crusader known only by the letter V, who commits catastrophic acts of terrorism in the dystopian tale "V for Vendetta."
With inventions like these, and a body of writing that spans nearly three decades, Mr. Moore, a 52-year-old native of Northampton, England, distinguished himself as a darkly philosophical voice in the medium of comic books — a rare talent whose work can sell solely on the strength of his name. But if Mr. Moore had his way today, his name would no longer appear on almost any of the graphic novels with which he is most closely associated. "I don't want anything more to do with these works," he said in a recent telephone interview, "because they were stolen from me — knowingly stolen from me."
In Mr. Moore's account of his career, the villains are clearly defined: they are the mainstream comics industry — particularly DC Comics, the American publisher of "Watchmen" and "V for Vendetta" — which he believes has hijacked the properties he created, and the American film business, which has distorted his writing beyond recognition. To him, the movie adaptation of "V for Vendetta," which opens on Friday, is not the biggest platform yet for his ideas: it is further proof that Hollywood should be avoided at all costs. "I've read the screenplay," Mr. Moore said. "It's rubbish."
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Even the NY Times pannned the flick. Said it should have been titled 'Natalie Portman gets a haircut'!
Also, all (not some, but all) of the principal characters were identified at one point or the other as being homosexual.
I'll be damned if the villain isn't dressed to look like an Orthodox Jew, and I wonder who is responsible for that.
V sucked. It was pro-terrorist, pro-Gay, and anti-Christian. 'Nuff said.
It was also anti-american. Almost forgot...
I know, it's really sad. I have the comics, and although a lot of people say that Moore was writing against Thatcher's England in them, I didn't think that was obvious from the writing. It was less contextualized, and was more of a general dystopia. Alan Moore is kind of an oddball, but he's a great comic writer.
So the truth is out. It's not as much that he disagrees with the movie (which he never states) but that he feels DC took the rights from him and he's going to badmouth anything about any movies that come from his comics.
I think Moore is a Druid and doesn't like the way Christianity has treated his religion.
But his comic isn't? Oh yeah right.
And look, representative and symbolic, the NY Times does a serious long article on what? Comic book garbage.
Typical mindset. They take comic books seriously but think they can muckrack about Abu Grahb or other things and control events with their influence and power and bring down a president (as they plan).
Idiots.
Loony Toones. Cukoo cukoo.
Moore's work is quite literary actually. The Watchmen won the Hugo award.
Terry Gilliam was set to direct it. Too bad it never haappened.
He's done this already (Brazil) but that would really have been something.
Loony Toones. Cukoo cukoo.
Well, it does seem to be the nuttiest among us who end up being the most brilliant writers. Think Faulkner and Hemingway...
Why does the NY Times neglect to explain why Moore thinks the screenplay is "rubbish"?
The story notes that he is not shy about expressing his opinion, but then only alludes to his negative feelings towards "V for Vendetta" without providing any specifics...
The mask is a Guy Fawkes mask... Guy Fawkes is/was Catholic.
Portman should have retired after The Professional & Heat.
Knightly on the other hand, exhibits great range and shows lots of promise. IMHO
I suspect that if most of us were examined as meticulously as most people worthy of fame and honor, we would all be considered eccentric
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