V: … Deny that you let him have his way with you, him with his armbands and jackboots! Well? Cat got your tongue? I thought as much. Very well. So you stand revealed at last, you are no longer my Justice. You are his Justice now, you have bedded another. Well, two can play at that game!
“Madame Justice”: Sob! Choke! Wh-Who is she, V? What is her name?
V: Her name is Anarchy. And she has taught me more as a Mistress than you ever did! She has taught me that Justice is meaningless without Freedom. She is honest, she makes no promises and breaks none. Unlike you, Jezebel. I used to wonder why you could never look me in the eye. Now I know. So goodbye, dear Lady. I would be saddened by our parting, even now, save that you are no longer the woman that I once loved.
Just like V was changed from an anarchist in the V for Vendetta movie, Superman also had more radical leftist origins.
Take from it what you will, but Alan Moore gave some clarity on the differences in an interview:
Alan Moore made his disdain for the movie version of “V For Vendetta” clear during an interview with MTV. “[The comic] was specifically about things like fascism and anarchy,” said Moore. “Those words, ‘fascism’ and ‘anarchy,’ occur nowhere in the film. It’s been turned into a Bush-era parable by people too timid to set a political satire in their own country … It’s a thwarted and frustrated and perhaps largely impotent American liberal fantasy of someone with American liberal values [standing up] against a state run by neo-conservatives — which is not what ‘V for Vendetta’ was about.”
i was thinking about the elite, but there’s tons of examples if i were to put any effort into thinking about it.
luthor I have different grievances with, particularly the glorification of wealthy businessman, and how they’re almost always depicted as being charismatic geniuses. This portrayal in fiction makes the statement that real world billionaires are genius playboy philanthropists, wether that’s the author’s intention or not.
Batman is a 1% elitist who is basically an extention of the police. Notice that the only black criminals in Gotham are (sometimes) catwoman? It’s because the police just kill the black criminals.
But a deranged clown is going to blow up city hall? Better call the deranged guy in the bat costume.
Superman is a capitalist lap dog lol
V: … Deny that you let him have his way with you, him with his armbands and jackboots! Well? Cat got your tongue? I thought as much. Very well. So you stand revealed at last, you are no longer my Justice. You are his Justice now, you have bedded another. Well, two can play at that game!
“Madame Justice”: Sob! Choke! Wh-Who is she, V? What is her name?
V: Her name is Anarchy. And she has taught me more as a Mistress than you ever did! She has taught me that Justice is meaningless without Freedom. She is honest, she makes no promises and breaks none. Unlike you, Jezebel. I used to wonder why you could never look me in the eye. Now I know. So goodbye, dear Lady. I would be saddened by our parting, even now, save that you are no longer the woman that I once loved.
Just like V was changed from an anarchist in the V for Vendetta movie, Superman also had more radical leftist origins.
https://www.modnomadstudio.com/single-post/___su
He seemed like an anarchist in the movie to me
Take from it what you will, but Alan Moore gave some clarity on the differences in an interview:
Alan Moore made his disdain for the movie version of “V For Vendetta” clear during an interview with MTV. “[The comic] was specifically about things like fascism and anarchy,” said Moore. “Those words, ‘fascism’ and ‘anarchy,’ occur nowhere in the film. It’s been turned into a Bush-era parable by people too timid to set a political satire in their own country … It’s a thwarted and frustrated and perhaps largely impotent American liberal fantasy of someone with American liberal values [standing up] against a state run by neo-conservatives — which is not what ‘V for Vendetta’ was about.”
https://www.looper.com/633531/the-untold-truth-of-v-for-vendetta/
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defender of the status quo. Anyone intent on making actual meaningful change is painted as criminally insane, no matter how good their points may be.
lex luthor?
i was thinking about the elite, but there’s tons of examples if i were to put any effort into thinking about it.
luthor I have different grievances with, particularly the glorification of wealthy businessman, and how they’re almost always depicted as being charismatic geniuses. This portrayal in fiction makes the statement that real world billionaires are genius playboy philanthropists, wether that’s the author’s intention or not.
I would love a storyline where Luther claims to be Ceaser, but is shown to be more akin to Nero.
Batman is a 1% elitist who is basically an extention of the police. Notice that the only black criminals in Gotham are (sometimes) catwoman? It’s because the police just kill the black criminals.
But a deranged clown is going to blow up city hall? Better call the deranged guy in the bat costume.