What's the Difference between V for Vendetta the Graphic Novel and V for Vendetta the Movie?
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In the Movie |
V
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V
Portrayed by: Hugo Weaving
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Evey Hammond
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Evey Hammond
Portrayed by: Natalie Portman
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Adam Susan
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Adam Sutler
Portrayed by: John Hurt
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Eric Finch
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Eric Finch
Portrayed by: Stephen Rea
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V for Vendetta Graphic Novel vs Movie
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In the Movie |
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V stops a train carrying Prothero and kidnaps him. He is driven insane by a combination of an overdose of Batch 5 drugs and the shock of seeing his prized doll collection burned in a mock recreation of Camp Larkhill in V's headquarters. He remains incapacitated for the rest of the story. |
V goes to his house and kills him by lethal injection. |
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Gordon is a criminal who hides Evey and has sex with her. He is murdered by a gangster. |
Gordon is Evey's boss at the TV station. He is gay. The government takes him and executes him for having a copy of the Quran.
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The year is 1997 and the world has suffered through nuclear war. |
It is 2020 and there was no nuclear blast, but Environmental issues. |
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V was given a drug called "Batch 5" while at Larkhill that gave him super strength and agility. |
There is no mention of him taking Batch 5.
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Fitch goes to Larkhill and takes LSD to get into the mind of V. |
He visits Larkhill, but doesn't take any drugs. |