V for Vendetta (1982), written by Alan Moore and illustrated by David Lloyd, is a political story about a wronged man who becomes a freedom fighter or terrorist, depending on perspective, and how a young woman by the name of Evey Hammond becomes his follower and protégé.  

 

While the graphic novel and film follow that basic story structure, there are distinct differences between the two.  For instance, the original graphic novel  is very informational with  little  character emotion and "read like a revolutionary political pamphlet" (Bulloch, 2007, p. 433).  

 

Therefore, the Wachowskis chose to make some significant character developments to Evey and V.  While Evey was a young prostitute by night and did not have much substance or dynamic to her as an individual in the graphic novel, the Wachowskis made the decision to give her more depth in the film, to create a more intelligent and complex character than what is presented in the original text (V for Vendetta, Special Features, 2006).  V is also likewise a shell of a person in the graphic novel, speaking often in riddles. Due to making Evey a more complex character, the Wachowskis also developed V to make him less cryptic and give him more emotion.  The care that V shows Evey moves beyond the simple act of him trying to mold a protégé and follower, as is the basis from the graphic novel. Their relationship development from distrust to one of love creates a larger character arc for both of them, which is not the forefront of the original text, but is one of the primary aspects of the film.