http://www.jacobgrier.com/blog/archives/972.html Coffee, Cocktails & More Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:16:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://www.jacobgrier.com/blog/archives/972.html#comment-306565 Matt Novak Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:38:36 +0000 http://www.jacobgrier.com/blog/archives/972.html#comment-306565 Moore seems to have an almost vitrolic level of contempt for the film adaptations of his works. I understand that they aren't perfect recreations of his visions (and in some cases have probably been pretty crummy), but his level of disdain seems a little too strong. This has been seen with other authors too. I think everyone understands that books/graphic novels provide a much better insight than the movie adaptations of the same. But that doesn't mean the movie adaptations are bad in and of themselves. The movie V for Vendetta wasn't as complex or extreme as Moore's version, but it was still an excellent and enjoyable film. Sometimes artists are a little too possessive of their visions, and a little too dismissive of other mediums. Moore seems to have an almost vitrolic level of contempt for the film adaptations of his works. I understand that they aren’t perfect recreations of his visions (and in some cases have probably been pretty crummy), but his level of disdain seems a little too strong. This has been seen with other authors too. I think everyone understands that books/graphic novels provide a much better insight than the movie adaptations of the same. But that doesn’t mean the movie adaptations are bad in and of themselves. The movie V for Vendetta wasn’t as complex or extreme as Moore’s version, but it was still an excellent and enjoyable film. Sometimes artists are a little too possessive of their visions, and a little too dismissive of other mediums.

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