# V for Vendetta: Irresponsible? (Spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 20, 2006, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v-for-vendetta-irresponsible-spoilers/349167 "2006-03-20T17:54:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v-for-vendetta-irresponsible-spoilers/349167/101 "2006-03-24T20:46:37Z")
Any local comic book store should have a copy. And most of the major bookstores (B&N, Borders, whatever) will stock it, too. I can’t tell you how much more impact the graphic novel has. I thought it was a much more fleshed out and coherent story. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v-for-vendetta-irresponsible-spoilers/349167/102 "2006-03-24T21:21:35Z")
Holy shit, you’re reading the _novelization_ of the movie?! I thought you were talking about the _graphic_ novel! Dude, burn that shit before you go any farther. Get the comic, it’s pretty easy to find. Amazon has it if nothing near you carries it. You’re reading a book derived from a movie derived from a comic. Start with the source, not the over-processed, third generation derivative. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v-for-vendetta-irresponsible-spoilers/349167/103 "2006-03-24T23:26:02Z")
I’ll definitely get the graphic novel then. 🙂 There is both a B&N and a Borders just up the road. -XT ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v-for-vendetta-irresponsible-spoilers/349167/104 "2006-03-25T15:56:08Z")
> [@RikWriter](#): > > Then you’d be wrong in both cases. **Rik,** you never dare post in GD. You post moral, social and political judgments in CS as if it were GD, and when they are challenged, you never back them up with cite or argument; you just repeat yourself or slink away. You might be a responsible enough person in your daily conduct, but in intellectual terms you have no sense of responsibility whatsoever. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v-for-vendetta-irresponsible-spoilers/349167/105 "2006-03-25T16:25:28Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > ::: Moderator shakes head in confusion ::: > I thought this was a thread about “V for Vendetta.” A thread can certainly go a bit in a tangential direction, but then needs to get back to basics. So, if you want to discuss “V for Vendetta” then please continue. If you want to discuss My Lai, al Quada, WWII Dresden, or whatever, please start a different thread. > [@BrainGlutton](#): > > **Rik,** you never dare post in GD. You post moral, social and political judgments in CS as if it were GD, and when they are challenged, you never back them up with cite or argument; you just repeat yourself or slink away. You might be a responsible enough person in your daily conduct, but in intellectual terms you have no sense of responsibility whatsoever. **BrainGlutton** , a Moderator has already stepped into this thread to get people back on track with the OP. These squabbles about real world politics, and about personal debating styles do _not_ belong in Cafe Society. If you want a political debate, open one in GD; if you want to deride another poster’s posting style, open a thread in the BBQ Pit. You’ve been warned. Please do not do this again. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v-for-vendetta-irresponsible-spoilers/349167/106 "2006-03-25T17:17:06Z")
> [@SkipMagic](#): > > **BrainGlutton** , a Moderator has already stepped into this thread to get people back on track with the OP. These squabbles about real world politics, and about personal debating styles do _not_ belong in Cafe Society. If you want a political debate, open one in GD; if you want to deride another poster’s posting style, open a thread in the BBQ Pit. > > You’ve been warned. Please do not do this again. Warning taken, but I repeat: This thread belongs in GD and should have been moved there long since. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2006, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v-for-vendetta-irresponsible-spoilers/349167/107 "2006-03-25T23:51:35Z")
You want to start a thread in GD, be my guest. The same basic starting point (a movie) can lead to discussions in Cafe Society (about the movie), in Great Debates (about the politics), or the Pit (about what a racist the filmmaker is) or … In this case, I was hoping that posters would be mature enough to understand the difference, and to maintain the discussion here about the film _qua_ film. Obviously not. And the insults that you have gratuitously hurled would not be acceptable in Great Debates, either. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v-for-vendetta-irresponsible-spoilers/349167.md?page=5)