V for Vendetta (2006)

[PTeppic]

Re: V for Vendetta

I just finished watching V for Vendetta on DVD, and I found it extremely powerful. The question of one's responsibility in the face of an oppressive regime resonates strongly for me, given the current political climate.

Ironically, also given the current political climate, isn't there something to this effect in the American Declaration of Independence, as quoted in "National Treasure"?

That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

 

[ScottSF]

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It was nice to see a big budget action movie that didn't insult the audience's intelligence. In other words, it allowed us to draw our own conclusions about certain moral questions posed.

 

[Cloud]

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I just finished watching V on DVD and all I can say is wow. Having sat through a number of flashy SF action films with very little substance (Eonflux and Ultraviolet come to mind) I was so pleased to find a movie which had more to it.

I'm not bothered by the faithfulness or lack thereof to the graphic novel, since I never read them and really wasn't aware that there was one until I read above. Natalie Portman did a fine job--see, she can act!

The funniest thing was I kept thinking, "I know that voice!" (referring to V) but couldn't place it. As soon as the movie was over I ran to my computer and looked it up on the IMDB. LOL! duh!

 

[GOLLUM]

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Watched it recently and really enjoyed it. Haven't read the novel so I can't compare as to authenticity.

 

[ravenus]

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I'd read the comic book before seeing the film and I generally agree with Alan Moore's criticisms of it. In the film, apart from some tired harangues by a scenery-chewing John Hurt I get no sense of the oppression that is engendered by the fascist regime. The general populace looks very comfortable watching their nice big-screen plasma TV's in comfortable homes, only mildly annoyed when their programming gets diverted, and their revolution at the end makes absolutely no sense to me from the point of the film alone.

 

[roddglenn]

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Totally agree with Brown Rat - I finally got around to seeing this on DVD and I was hugely impressed, especially given the utter caning it got by most of the critics.

I recognised V's voice early on, but took till around the middle of the film to put the face to the voice!

Some of the acting in places wasn't top notch, but in general everyone did a sterling effort and as has already been said, the story was powerful and intelligent, visually stunning with a powerful score. Damn good stuff.

 

[Princess Ivy]

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I did enjoy it, i've jsut huired it out. i haven't read the novel, and for once the film hasn't inspired me to do so, espeically after the crits it has received, i don't want to lose an enoyment of this one.
my crits are pretty standard, i felt it was very heavy handed. we were told by V what was up and then had it hammered home squarly. i can see why germany could have been mentioned in a review, just as that sort of fascisim and quick take over by a totalitarian state could also been seen in 1984 as in a lot of works of this nature. i'd have liked to see it handled in a more subtle way. also not particularly inspired by portman, i felt her re-birth in the rain was a bit of a damp squib.
BTW: i did get that V was probably evee's father or brother, i thought it came through very clearly, in fact once again, a bit heavy handedly.

other than that i did enjoy, espeically the apparent mania and farce which accompanied V, and Stephen Fry, as ever. I think it's going on my xmas list.

 

[Jack]

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It was nice to see a big budget action movie that didn't insult the audience's intelligence

I know, there is so very few of them...Ever.
I’ve have not read any of the literature that surrounds this. But I can say the film makes me won’t too, as a film it’s better than it thinks it is, with a few bum notes though.
I own and enjoy it.