On a side note, writing this movie review taught me that there was an "a" in the word parliament. I never knew there was a double-vowel in there. Not sure how it took me 34 years to learn that.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
For the "non-spoiler" thread... this movie was much smarter than I'd expected. Multi levels of stuff going on. Actually a smarter movie than The Matrix in that regard.
I need to see it again.
"... and then I was forced to walk the Trail of Tears." - Elizabeth Warren
Haven't seen it yet and I don't think I care if I ever do.
Alan Moore, the actual writer of V For Vendetta, has demanded that his name not be associated with the film.
That's a pretty good summary of the film, imho.
P.S. It was a graphic novel long before Bush.
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
Yeah, but Alan Moore also claims he actually met John Constantine. Twice. No, seriously.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Yeah, but Alan Moore also claims he actually met John Constantine. Twice. No, seriously.
Prove him wrong...
Alan Moore is nuts.
I typically think most people who go out of their way to avoid success and the mainstream acceptance of their work have issues, but that doesn't make his disdain for the movie any less valid.
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
Leisher, you're being a bit too critical. Of all the <s>horror</s> near-future political thriller movies released in the last decade or so, <s>SAW</s> V for Vendetta was original and wasn't so terrible that it never should've <s>had a sequel</s> been made.
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Leisher, you're being a bit too critical. Of all the horror near-future political thriller movies released in the last decade or so, SAW V for Vendetta was original and wasn't so terrible that it never should've had a sequel been made.
You can only use my quote against me if I say the writers need to be drawn and quartered as Malcolm did. I don't think that nor am I going out of my way NOT to see it.
I assume that at some point in the future I'll watch it and may like it. However, that doesn't stop me from pointing out that it does not meet with it's creator's approval, nor was the original message an anti-Bush thing.
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
