Allan Moore's From Hell

Azaziel (19/08/2009)".

But I'm a big fan of Alan Moore's stuff in general.

So am I :D

The concept of V for Vendetta could be almost considered "masonic". In the absence of everything else, here is only truth. But what version of truth you believe is entirely up to you.

Watchmen continued with that amoral stance. For the survival of the many, a few must be sacrificed. Whether the "many" refers to people or ideals remains the choice of the reader.

The League of Extraordinary Gentleman had the concept of "to defeat a beast, one must behave beastly" is the direct opposite of Masonic values.

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Azaziel	Posted 19/08/2009 09:51:41
Apprentice Group: Forum Member Last Active: 22/12/2010 10:56:04 Posts: 67, Visits: 294 98	Has anyone watched the movie or read the comic of the Allan Moore From Hell story? What did you think of it?
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M Perrott	Posted 19/08/2009 10:16:23
Fellow Group: Forum Member Last Active: 21/12/2011 00:19:49 Posts: 339, Visits: 2,530 573	I have the film in my collection, watched it several times. I think it was well performed, (especially Ian Holm, he was at his psychotic best) but it perpetuated the myth of "masonic" element inasmuch that it purports to reveal a ceremony of Initiation which had nothing to do with the murders. But that element has always been part of the back story so I guess it had to be included. I found Inspector Abberlines' use of opiates a little disturbing, it seems to suggest that clairvoyance is a useful and reliable by-product. It could be said that it romanced the stoner.
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Roy V	Posted 19/08/2009 10:27:52
Master Group: Forum Member Last Active: 2 days ago @ 13:42:01 Posts: 773, Visits: 1,439 993	The film was memorable to me for two factors: Johnny Depp displaying an extremely good "London" accent for an American, later brought back for Captain Jack Sparrow. (Dick van Dyke, excellent chap though he is, wasn't asked to play either of those characters!) The scene at the end, when (and how) the culprit was dealt with by his Brothers "On the Round". (Well, I never saw any Square!) PM 5770 Middlesex
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Azaziel	Posted 19/08/2009 11:13:57
Apprentice Group: Forum Member Last Active: 22/12/2010 10:56:04 Posts: 67, Visits: 294 98	Thanks for the replies folks Yeah I've just seen it recently - My Fiance loves Johnny Depp and she exclaimed "Is that what it's all about then?" (meaning masonry) I suppose she has a problem with reality - she watches a lot of soaps and "Reality TV" Yeah... but I love her really All the best fellas Chris
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dp	Posted 19/08/2009 11:16:54
Master Group: Forum Member Last Active: 08/01/2012 18:59:22 Posts: 1,082, Visits: 3,065 1,259	Azaziel (19/08/2009) Thanks for the replies folks Yeah I've just seen it recently - My Fiance loves Johnny Depp and she exclaimed "Is that what it's all about then?" (meaning masonry) I suppose she has a problem with reality - she watches a lot of soaps and "Reality TV" Actually we lobotomized someone the other day. Poor fellow didn't square the lodge and the DC got very annoyed...
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Azaziel	Posted 19/08/2009 11:23:57
Apprentice Group: Forum Member Last Active: 22/12/2010 10:56:04 Posts: 67, Visits: 294 98	Actually I loved the Comic (which is a lot better than the film) I found quite a lot of the esoteric stuff quite hard to understand, but the character of Gull is fascinating in a way. When he suffers his stroke and sees the towering figure of the God in front of him, he sees new meaning in the world around him. However he was definitely a bit mental, no one can believe that they "have no peers". But I'm a big fan of Alan Moore's stuff in general.
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M Perrott	Posted 19/08/2009 11:43:19
Fellow Group: Forum Member Last Active: 21/12/2011 00:19:49 Posts: 339, Visits: 2,530 573	Azaziel (19/08/2009)". But I'm a big fan of Alan Moore's stuff in general. So am I :D The concept of V for Vendetta could be almost considered "masonic". In the absence of everything else, here is only truth. But what version of truth you believe is entirely up to you. Watchmen continued with that amoral stance. For the survival of the many, a few must be sacrificed. Whether the "many" refers to people or ideals remains the choice of the reader. The League of Extraordinary Gentleman had the concept of "to defeat a beast, one must behave beastly" is the direct opposite of Masonic values.
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Azaziel	Posted 19/08/2009 11:57:02
Apprentice Group: Forum Member Last Active: 22/12/2010 10:56:04 Posts: 67, Visits: 294 98	That's a pretty cool way of putting it. I come from a very strict Christian Family, so I had to sneak those comics into my house when I was younger. But I absolutely loved V, my concept of truth is maybe a little infantile. That truth can only be shown in symbolic form and thought of, once a man speaks the truth, it is no longer The truth, but HIS truth. That's one of the reasons I am so attracted to the Masonic - and perhaps Computer Game programming. But M. it's good to meet another Moore fan All the best Chris
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Iain	Posted 19/08/2009 12:00:27
Fellow Group: Forum Member Last Active: 17/11/2011 12:26:40 Posts: 588, Visits: 770 674	I loved From Hell, Not so much from a masonic point of view but from the point that I dont think there was a bad actor in it. Cheers, Iain Dumbarton Kilwinning Lodge No 18
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Nosameerf	Posted 19/08/2009 12:10:03
Fellow Group: Forum Member Last Active: 08/10/2011 14:42:49 Posts: 432, Visits: 9,411 643	M Perrott (19/08/2009) Azaziel (19/08/2009)". But I'm a big fan of Alan Moore's stuff in general. So am I :D (MASONIC COMIC READERS!!) As am I, though I prefer Mark Millar and Warren Ellis and of course Grant Morrison. They ain't the Beano! :D Strength of manhood and beauty of spirit need combination. Masonry thus needs strength with gracefulness, stability with courtesy, and firmness with gentleness. Sapere aude; incipe!
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