government and get revenge on the people who created what he was, a monster. The book
and the movie directed by James McTeigue share many common attributes, but there are
many book and movie differences as well. Though the book and the movie share the same
story plot, both stories told are altered from each other through Evey‘s character, causing
a different ending for both the book and the movie. Evey's character change ended up changing the
ending of the movie from the book because both Evey's presented themselves differently. The
alteration happens along gradually through the movie from the book, eventually changing the end story
completely.
Starting from the beginning of the story, both Eveys carry them selves as different
characters. In the movie, Eveys character (Natalie Portman) leaves her apartment after
curfew to meet up with a co worker, but in the book Eveys character tries to sell herself
for money. In Moore’s V For Vendetta, he writes, “…Uh… would… would you
like to… uh… sleep with me or anything? … I mean… uh… for money?” (Moore 10).
The reason for the change in script was so Natalie Portman’s character would not be a
prostitute, giving a better front for Portman’s character and the actress herself. Another
part in the novel that differed from Evey’s character in the movie was the priest scene. In
the novel, Evey’s character stalled the priest in hopes that V would eventually come in
and do his thing, but in the movie Evey’s character actually ratted out V to the priest.
A blogger posted on his blog, “…the movie version of Evey was far less believable as a
real character than the book version.” (airplanepeanuts). In the novel, Evey’s character
was on the side of V while in the movie Evey still wasn’t too sure if what V was doing
was right. Same character conflicting one another from both book and movie.
Through out the novel, Evey’s character was much more promiscuous and
revealing than she was in the movie. Evey in the novel had a physical relationship with
Gordon, but in the movie Gordon was hiding the fact the he was homo sexual. In the
movie, Gordon tells Evey, “I didn't have to be Muslim to find the images beautiful, or its
poetry moving…I told you, you'll be the least of my worries.” (imdb.com). Gordon was
also referring to the pictures of other men on his wall that he had been with before, for it
was illegal to be gay and the punishment would be either prison or death. The reasoning
behind the change of story for the relationship between Gordon and Evey was because the
director of the movie wanted to only have a connection between V and Evey. Another
note on Evey being much more revealing in the book was the part where she walks out in
the rain completely naked with her arms spread out. In V For Vendetta by Alan Moore, V
says, “Five years ago, I too came through a night like the naked under a roaring sky.”
(Moore 172). In the movie she had clothing so it would keep Portman from revealing
herself.
The novel and the movie have very different endings based on what actions Evey
proceeds to take. At the end of novel, V ends up dying and Evey rightfully replaces him
to be the face of hope for the people in London and continue V‘s work. In the movie, V
does die but his death caused the end of the fascist government and gives the people the
power to start something new for themselves, not needing for Evey to take V’s place. In
the novel, Evey states, “I kneel, my hands are trembling, I can hardly find the fastenings,
but finally I lift away that maddening smile, and… … and at last I know. I know who V
must be.” (Moore 250). This is where Evey in the novel stands over V's dead body and
states she will become the new V. So Evey in the movie moves on with her life and Evey
in the novel becomes the face of hope.
Through out both the novel and the movie, Evey's change in course of action determines
how the story ends. Evey's character in the movie was more conservative and less revealing so
the actress could be more comfortable and make the character herself seem more in control with
herself. Evey did not have anything physical with anyone in the movie, except for the mask kiss
with V but that's because they wanted the romance and connection between the two. As the story
continued the more apart the Evey's became from each other, having an alternate ending for the
movie V For Vendetta.
Work Cited
Alan Moore; V For Vendetta: New York Press pgs. 10, 172, 250
imdb.com
airplanepeanuts.com
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