i'm so going to buy this film
for my second lone movie viewing this week, i watched "v for vendetta." based on a dc comics graphic novel and set in 2020 united kingdom, this movie absolutely kills "ultraviolet," which sucked. (for a complete review of how badly it sucked, scroll down.)
"v" was better written, better acted and better cast. natalie portman plays the heroine, evey hammond, who by coincidence falls into the company of a man named only as 'v'. v, who goes around in a guy fawkes mask for the entire film, is played by hugo weaving (aka, elron from "lotr," and agent smith from "the matrix"). he is reviving guy fawkes day - a november 5th holiday commemorating fawkes attempt to blow up the british parliament in the 1600's. fawkes was betrayed by his cohorts and subsequently thwarted, arrested and hanged. v decides that the only way to ignite change in the big brother-esque u.k. of the future is to succeed where fawkes failed approximately four hundred years earlier.
the movie gains reality points by showing opposing views to the violence and evey, herself, fluctuates between calling him vengeful, monstrous and completely insane. eventually, she begins to understand his views whether she agrees with him or not.
v seeks only to spark a catalyst for change, knowing that he alone cannot overthrow a government. he endeavors to inspire others with both the hope and the courage to decide their fate for themselves.
the film showcases a decent amount of violence and a few gallons of blood arcing through the air. v is more the antiheroic protaganist contrasted against the morality and conscience portrayed in evey. he is fueled by his belief of what is right but also by pure unadulterated vengeance. he kills, he soliloquies, he overuses alliteration. he beliefs violence may not solve the problems of his country but it can bring them to the surface where they must be met and dealt with.
beware, you may disagree with this film. but it is worth watching on many levels: as an action flick, as a political statement and as a morality check.
it gets scøüpe's seal of approval and reccomendation as a must-see. just try not to judge it before you actually give it a chance.
"v" was better written, better acted and better cast. natalie portman plays the heroine, evey hammond, who by coincidence falls into the company of a man named only as 'v'. v, who goes around in a guy fawkes mask for the entire film, is played by hugo weaving (aka, elron from "lotr," and agent smith from "the matrix"). he is reviving guy fawkes day - a november 5th holiday commemorating fawkes attempt to blow up the british parliament in the 1600's. fawkes was betrayed by his cohorts and subsequently thwarted, arrested and hanged. v decides that the only way to ignite change in the big brother-esque u.k. of the future is to succeed where fawkes failed approximately four hundred years earlier.
the movie gains reality points by showing opposing views to the violence and evey, herself, fluctuates between calling him vengeful, monstrous and completely insane. eventually, she begins to understand his views whether she agrees with him or not.
v seeks only to spark a catalyst for change, knowing that he alone cannot overthrow a government. he endeavors to inspire others with both the hope and the courage to decide their fate for themselves.
the film showcases a decent amount of violence and a few gallons of blood arcing through the air. v is more the antiheroic protaganist contrasted against the morality and conscience portrayed in evey. he is fueled by his belief of what is right but also by pure unadulterated vengeance. he kills, he soliloquies, he overuses alliteration. he beliefs violence may not solve the problems of his country but it can bring them to the surface where they must be met and dealt with.
beware, you may disagree with this film. but it is worth watching on many levels: as an action flick, as a political statement and as a morality check.
it gets scøüpe's seal of approval and reccomendation as a must-see. just try not to judge it before you actually give it a chance.
posted by scøüpe at 10:07 PM
4 Comments:
Huzzah!
I loved it. Actually, that's the first movie in a while that I actually didn't go alone to see.
Glad you liked it - and now for the graphic novel...
too late. already judged it.
don't wanna sea anything that romanticizes terrorism, no matter how pure the motive.
the ends don't justify the means.
and this coming from an american. remember the boston tea party? how about our final end to wwII with japan? how about guerilla warfare? maybe sherman's march through georgia?
how many acts of terrorism and revolt did it take to create and maintain this great nation of ours?
boston tea party: (mostly) non-violent protest
A-bomb: saved more lives tan it took. plus, acts of war are different than terrorism.
guerilla warfare by whom?
sherman's march crossed the line, & should be considered a war crime.
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