Wednesday, February 27, 2013

The Rhythm of Anarchy


Hey guys! Just got done reading V for Vendetta and I really liked it. I haven’t seen the movie in a really long time, but all I can really remember was being really confused most of the time. For this reason I liked the novel better, I also liked how they really got more in depth with the characters it made me feel more connected to the story and feel the mood better than I did watching the movie.
Other than just enjoying it more than the movie, it did a great job just as a graphic novel. I noticed panels were generally constrained and organized like in Maus, but panels with V were more rhythmic. First of all they give V a few pages where he just takes up the whole page and his character seems to flow from panel to panel like on page 183 we start out far and are to the left of him but then it zooms in on him in a counter clockwise motion until we have a full face. His panels also seem musical because of the way his speech bubble are more squiggle and loose. It suggests a sing-songy, whimsical way of speaking. It also helps to suggest this because he sings and dances a lot and has his piano and jukebox. There was a lot of sound in the book in general. I really heard the broadcasts and the people talking over it and it further drew me into the time and place.
Overall great reading experience I hope everyone enjoyed this weeks read. It really didn’t feel like an assignment. =]

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