Wednesday, March 29, 2006

V for Vendetta

(May contain spoilers)

Man, I just caught this show yesterday after a speeded up MPW meeting. So sorry Chloe and Lala! I feel really guilty but at the same time I do not regret watching the show... It is THAT GOOD. It fundamentally veers away from the original graphic novel's theme and that kinda pissed off Alan Moore (the author) who wanted no association with this movie adaption. Basically the comic book V for Vendetta centers around the concept of anarchy vs fascism. V was supposed to be an anarchist, not a straight generic hero character that the movie made him out to be.

But I love the movie adaptation. No, you're never gonna see the man behind the mask. And you're never gonna find out who he is. At first I was really itching to find out who the bloody guy is and how he really looks like, but nearing the end of the movie, you kind of realize that who he is isn't important, it's the idea behind the mask that's important.

I was so touched by one scene that I bawled my eyes out like a baby. I think I may be the only one in the whole theatre to cry! G, who was sitting beside me, was looking nonplussed as if he didn't really get what I was crying at. "But it's a predictable scene, you know it's going to happen. I've watched enough movies like this." That's what he said.

Urgh. Well, my only argument is, you can try depicting the same scene by putting together other people with other voices, other clothes, in another environment, but it may not look touching at all. It's not just the story that makes it cry-worthy but the atmosphere, the timing, and the actors' chemistry that made the whole thing strike a chord.

Well, It struck my chord anyway.

So you wanna know who this guy V really is?

Click here.

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?? Errh. Too late, I've fallen for him, or rather, his ideas. And his intellectual speech, his soothing voice, his silent confidence and the utmost dedication to his cause.

I rate this movie E for Excellent.

Shall end off with another V quote:

"A revolution without dancing... is a revolution not worth having."

Quite right!