Well this is a thread I wanted to start because I'd been thinking on certain subjects but wanted to make this thread more universal and not about just me, so basically this is a thread dedicated to posting about things you've learned and/or realized about things like stories, films, video games, art, etc, after a long time growing as a person and changing your views.
As for me, the revelation that caused me to start this thread is my outlook on V for Vendetta, when I first saw the film and later read the book I loved it and saw V as a romantic, yet tragic, heroic figure, but admitedly as a I grew I started to loath the book and character, part of the reason is its associations with anonymous and 4chan and all that is retarded, and also came to form personal political and philosophical outlooks that conflicted with the theories of anarchy.
However over the last week I had come to think of it differently, though I still hold to my established view that ultimately V's story is one of tragedy and abuse begetting abuse, the horror doesn't end on a personal level, to quote the film every action has a reaction, they created a monster through monstrous actions. V's words ring truer on more levels than a simple story it appears to be on the surface, rather V's actions and the ideology he inspires only serve to cause greater chaos and suffering the long run, with the destruction of the civilian government and the military intact what did he expect would happen. At best the 'revolution' V starts would be put down under the heel of a potentially more competent and violent military dictatorship, at worse the army breaks down to a level of banditry and warlordism.
We never actually see or know what caused the world of V to be the way it was that caused the world to be the way it was or what kept it going, for all the readers know the fascist government of Norsefire was completely necessary and appropriate in whatever global situation they faced, and if anarchy really took hold in a country, in a world, already racked by nuclear conflict then a break down of central government could very lead to a new dark age.
Bravo V, you fucking asshole, way to send Britain spiraling into barbarism.
Anyway this is just my opinion on my readings of Alan Moore's work, in all seriousness I think he's really one of the finest writers in the english language, one of my two all time favorite comic writers along with Grant Morrison, and if you disagree well you're welcome to it, but just because V is the title character doesn't make him the hero nor do we have to automatically have to root for him, its like in Star Trek, you don't always have to agree with the federation and starfleet just because its their show, hell some of the best episodes in the franchise came about because the characters questioned their personal and ideological principles as Starfleet officers.
Anyway that's it, thanks to all those we read this far without deciding tl;dr, here's one of my very rare contributions to the forum that isn't just posting a link.:lol
As for me, the revelation that caused me to start this thread is my outlook on V for Vendetta, when I first saw the film and later read the book I loved it and saw V as a romantic, yet tragic, heroic figure, but admitedly as a I grew I started to loath the book and character, part of the reason is its associations with anonymous and 4chan and all that is retarded, and also came to form personal political and philosophical outlooks that conflicted with the theories of anarchy.
However over the last week I had come to think of it differently, though I still hold to my established view that ultimately V's story is one of tragedy and abuse begetting abuse, the horror doesn't end on a personal level, to quote the film every action has a reaction, they created a monster through monstrous actions. V's words ring truer on more levels than a simple story it appears to be on the surface, rather V's actions and the ideology he inspires only serve to cause greater chaos and suffering the long run, with the destruction of the civilian government and the military intact what did he expect would happen. At best the 'revolution' V starts would be put down under the heel of a potentially more competent and violent military dictatorship, at worse the army breaks down to a level of banditry and warlordism.
We never actually see or know what caused the world of V to be the way it was that caused the world to be the way it was or what kept it going, for all the readers know the fascist government of Norsefire was completely necessary and appropriate in whatever global situation they faced, and if anarchy really took hold in a country, in a world, already racked by nuclear conflict then a break down of central government could very lead to a new dark age.
Bravo V, you fucking asshole, way to send Britain spiraling into barbarism.
Anyway this is just my opinion on my readings of Alan Moore's work, in all seriousness I think he's really one of the finest writers in the english language, one of my two all time favorite comic writers along with Grant Morrison, and if you disagree well you're welcome to it, but just because V is the title character doesn't make him the hero nor do we have to automatically have to root for him, its like in Star Trek, you don't always have to agree with the federation and starfleet just because its their show, hell some of the best episodes in the franchise came about because the characters questioned their personal and ideological principles as Starfleet officers.
Anyway that's it, thanks to all those we read this far without deciding tl;dr, here's one of my very rare contributions to the forum that isn't just posting a link.:lol
