Wednesday, March 15, 2006
The Vicious Cabaret
So, V for Vendetta. I know it's not going to be loyal to the original graphic novel (and I know Alan Moore's been going bitch crazy about that), but from what I've seen so far, I'm looking forward to it.
Which brings me to the topic of people who have not been looking forward to it at all- that is, certain conservative media critics. John Podhoretz of The Weekly Standard attacks the film* in the most juvenile manner possible, describing it as an adolescent power fantasy, insulting both nerds and gays, and calling attention to the more questionable aspects of Larry Wachowski's personal life for no other reason that because. A good number of other conservative media critics have decried the movie as well, and I've just got to quote someone from the RPG.net forums on this one:
"When did fighting Nazis engaged in genocide become taboo?"
Seriously. The film, like the book, follows a man who strikes back at a fascist government that has used biological weapons on its people and rounded up and executed "dissidents" purely because of who they were. This has little to do with Bush and everything to do with liberty and freedom. This is the situation where every decent American man and woman should pick up their guns and fight back.
And the sad part is, not only do these critics not realize what the message is, but they automatically assume that the message attacks Bush. In the wake of the wiretaps, it poses an interesting question: How far does Bush loyalty go for some people?
*I'm using the RPG.net link because I'd need to register with The Weekly Standard to access the review from their website, and hell, no.
Which brings me to the topic of people who have not been looking forward to it at all- that is, certain conservative media critics. John Podhoretz of The Weekly Standard attacks the film* in the most juvenile manner possible, describing it as an adolescent power fantasy, insulting both nerds and gays, and calling attention to the more questionable aspects of Larry Wachowski's personal life for no other reason that because. A good number of other conservative media critics have decried the movie as well, and I've just got to quote someone from the RPG.net forums on this one:
"When did fighting Nazis engaged in genocide become taboo?"
Seriously. The film, like the book, follows a man who strikes back at a fascist government that has used biological weapons on its people and rounded up and executed "dissidents" purely because of who they were. This has little to do with Bush and everything to do with liberty and freedom. This is the situation where every decent American man and woman should pick up their guns and fight back.
And the sad part is, not only do these critics not realize what the message is, but they automatically assume that the message attacks Bush. In the wake of the wiretaps, it poses an interesting question: How far does Bush loyalty go for some people?
*I'm using the RPG.net link because I'd need to register with The Weekly Standard to access the review from their website, and hell, no.
