I just watched V For Vendetta....

Elemental_Elf · May 24, 2008, 03:17:28 PM

Quote from: Luminous Crayon
Quote from: Elemental_ElfWait... i thought it was based on a Graphic Novel... I wouldn't call a Graphic Novel a 'book' any more than I would call books based on D&D 'fine literature.' :)
That's because you haven't read any of Alan Moore's, I expect. You should give them a try. They definitely qualify as fine literature.

Does calling a comic a book suddenly give the comic any more meaning or depth than it had prior? No, absolutely not. So lets not let the pot call the kettle black. I don't have a problem with calling Comics 'Literature' or 'art' since it is a valid medium in which to express ideas. However a 'book' is something entirely different that relies on the written word rather than the written word and accompanying pictures.

And yes there is a bit of crossover, especially when we look at children's books but common sense should guide everyone to identifying what is a book and what is a comic.

Lmns Crn · May 24, 2008, 05:22:09 PM

Quote from: Sdr$g$n1984Listen to the English Professor, here.

Are you an english professor? If not, I am very confused about why everybody seems to be under the impression that I am.

EE, apologies if I interpreted your earlier comment as pejorative when it wasn't intended that way. I should warn you, however, that at the moment I am much less interested in debating semantics than in recommending Alan Moore.

Ishmayl-Retired · May 24, 2008, 05:57:45 PM

The book focused more on anarchism, and seemed to be what V was aiming for, instead of just "getting rid of the corrupt government."

And everyone here should read Alan Moore, especially Watchmen.

Lmns Crn · May 24, 2008, 06:42:16 PM

Watchmen is way better than V, at any rate. I'm looking forward to the upcoming film, and I hope it does it justice.

Elemental_Elf · May 24, 2008, 10:22:55 PM

Quote from: Luminous Crayon
Quote from: Sdr$g$n1984Listen to the English Professor, here.
Are you an english professor? If not, I am very confused about why everybody seems to be under the impression that I am.

EE, apologies if I interpreted your earlier comment as pejorative when it wasn't intended that way. I should warn you, however, that at the moment I am much less interested in debating semantics than in recommending Alan Moore.

Its fine, I just wanted to explain myself... and yes debating semantics is so very boring (which is why I can never understand rules lawyers), I'd mush rather read Moore's work... too bad the nearest book store in 12 miles away (read as: I have no gas). Still, next time I'm at B&N, I will pick up V for Vendetta or maybe the Watchmen (always wanted to read that but never got around to it) :)

Lmns Crn · May 24, 2008, 11:03:52 PM

High five, then, bro. :yumm:

SDragon · May 25, 2008, 03:51:59 PM

Watchmen is great. I honestly don't think Watchmen is as cinematic as a lot of people seem to think, though. A lot of what was done in that is stuff that can only really be pulled off in a comic, where you can combine have the ability to flip back and reread parts, while still being in a visual environment. You lose the visual environment in traditional books, but you lose the ability to reread in movies.

Other then that, though, I just hope they do the story at least some justice.

Ishmayl-Retired · May 25, 2008, 03:57:53 PM

It would have been much wiser of them to pull the book off in cinematic form as a 4 part HBO special or something... I have doubts that such a large, fantastic book can be condensed very will into a 2 hour movie...

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