![]() On the other hand you have the movie, which understood the goal of the book but needed a visual punch. So in time, by transforming how the people think, V’s vision can come true. ![]() Nurturing the growth of the new society will be far more successful than an immediate change of regime. The end of the book indicates this change as a gradual process. Just being introduced to anarchy is not enough, they need to understand the mindset behind it. Even still, at the end of the day the people have to accept the new society and not fall victim to the type of people who create dictatorships. Knowing this he trained/transformed Evey to guide society into an anarchy. Chaos breeds a desire for structure though and if you’re not careful you may end up right back where you started. He understood that their reactions to his work were going to create chaos, not an anarchy. He cleared away the current government structure to make way for something new, and presumably better, but he did little to change the minds of the civilians. V understands that his work isn’t going to instantaneously change society. ![]() So first you have the ending of the book. Each achieved their own purpose for the story they told. ![]() The opposite can be said as well, the ending of the book wasn’t necessarily more successful than the ending of the movie. ![]() While the ending of the movie was more satisfying I don’t think it was necessarily more successful. I don’t think the book ending got enough credit in class on Friday. ![]()
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