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i thought V was pretty good…
It was exciting, in the same way that Fight Club was exciting. But it rested heavily on the idea that one guy doing super-villain style terrorism against an Evil Media Guy was all it took to bring about sweeping social change.
The name really says it all. This isn't V for Victory. Its a story about the triumph of nihilism.
It's about American neoliberalism vs neoconservatism instead of the comic's British anarchism vs fascism.
But that's just Alan Moore's take.
i dunno… i didn’t take it as such a literal parable for what we should do to enact change…
more of a metaphorical, as well as cautionary tale….
Fight Club is about coming to grips with mental illness.
Everyone has their own take on what fight club is about.
Fight club is about entrepreneurship lol
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Even if I did have my own take on Fight Club… I wouldn’t talk about it.
This guy pays attention when rules are being stated! You are eligible for promotion.
I thought it's about the self dynamics of support groups.
Guy Fawkes specifically
This Guy Fawkes.
What? You mean the terrorist who was arrested for trying to blow up a house of parliament? What's problematic about that?
Do you know why he wanted to do it?
He was a papist (i.e. a Catholic theocrat) who was fighting against the Protestant theocracy in England. He wanted to replace a Protestant theocracy with a Catholic theocracy.
That's about all I know. I'm not an expert or anything.
Yes which is not great lol
Oh god, a neo-lib lol
you’re confusing the actual Guy Fawkes with the symbol of Guy Fawkes….
it means something quite different now
More like quite cringe tbh
yeah ok, “steve from myspace”….
i’ll take your advice on what’s “cringe” or not….
honestly every time people use the word cringe in that way, i actually have the physical reaction of cringing….
cringe
You’re entitled to feel however you want 🤷♂️
Just take note that you are commenting on a post that has the word “cringe” in the title…