Resistance

Rating: 10/10 (29 March 2006)

It's been a long time since I read this graphic novel. I am aware that the author wasn't particularly happy with the way Hollywood treated his material but I have to say I felt this was an inspired piece of work. I'm not interested in the 'fanboy response' to how Alan Moore's work was treated, the script was true enough to his vision to get the important message across. Anything that can invoke the sort of dialogue I heard coming out of the cinema tonight can only be a good thing. Voter apathy/ignorance is the main reason the Americans have Bush as President, it's also the reason that the UK is America's lapdog at this time. This movie isn't a work of art, nor is it a particularly profound piece. However, what it IS is a wake up call for anyone who has lost interest in their Government's activity. I'm no activist but if ever there comes a time when the prevailing corruption and misinformation we're experiencing now comes to a head, as it does in THIS vision of dystopia, then I'll be the first to join the 'resistance'. Who's with me? We'll meet up outside the Houses of Parliament at midnight...actually, can we make it 00.15 just in case I get lost on the Tube? Cheers.