»V for Vendetta«

I just wondered what you guys are expecting from this, since it is directed by the Wachowski Brothers and it stars Hugo Weaving.

Heres the trailer.

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apple.com...

not sure yet, but I did see Serenity... I enjoyed it. Some people in front of me were complaining about the acting being bad, but for my money it wasn't that bad at all. The story was interesting, and none of the actors are making multi-millions so what do you expect. Considering I thought it was great.

Sorry for the tangent

David Polans writes:

January 12, 2006

V FOR VUCKING VANTASTIC

The Matrix series was many things to many people. The first film was a revelation, both of concept and delivery. The Wachowskis managed to tell a story that many others were also interested in telling - about breaking out of your acceptance of the world as it controls you - but they told it as one of the great action movies ever, not an ounce of fat, loaded with iconic moments that have been riffed on ever since. The first sequel, The Matrix Reloaded, turned the original idea on its head. It built out the notion of cycles, our struggle being more with our own natures, even when we think we know the score. It was also brilliant, though massively misunderstood. The third film I was surprisingly quiet about, in great part because of its content. It's a movie about acceptance. But acceptance is not terribly exciting drama. There were some great moments in this film as well. But the emotional drive of the first two films was lost to the ultimate answer to the trilogy… acceptance.

V For Vendetta is a return to the style of the first Matrix film. But in many ways, it is a more powerful, more important film, even if it can never match the visual freshness of the Wachowski's first big budget film. V for Vendetta reaches past the purely visual and may well be the best film of 2006. (It won't have much competition for the honor when it opens on March 17.) And no, I am not exaggerating.

The film is, like The Matrix, about a world under the control of a totalitarian regime. Here it is human… and people are not being tricked. We are conscious. And we accept. We accept out of fear. We accept out of apathy. We accept because we have forgotten to be free.

In this world, we wander with Evey, played by Natalie Portman. She's rebel enough to be out past curfew but still, she is part of the machinery around her. Facing deadly trouble, she is saved by V, a masked vigilante who speaks in Shakespeare and fights with speed and knives. He wants to change the world. She is not ready to do anything like that. Their journey together is the story of the film.

I'm not going to get into a review of the film at this point. After one viewing, I am hard pressed to find a single flaw in the film… and that is probably overstating it a bit.

But I sat in the dark and I thought to myself, the Wachowskis, director James McTeigue, graphic novelists Alan Moore & David Lloyd, and producer Joel Silver, are asking moviegoers to reach farther than any studio filmmakers have asked people to go in many years. The style is both simple and arch. Martin Walsh's editing is full of great tricks. And the language… oh the language… it has the simple, perfect eloquence of Edmond Rostand with Shakespeare pulls to boot. And you go with it. You have to go with it. Because there is such power in these ideas… in these characters. (And don't think for a second that Sinead Cusack's appearance in this film was a coincidence. She played Roxane in the legendary Derek Jacobi version of The Royal Shakespeare Company's version of Cyrano de Bergerac in the early 80s.)

Portman is pretty perfect in this film. She is beautiful indeed, but it is in her eyes that we see her true power as an actress. She never gets a laugh, a break. This is a hard journey. But you believe she could survive, as Evey must. The impossibility of a man in a mask that completely covers his face, whose eyes you never see, whose body and eyes are all you ever get to go on, is overcome by the very underappreciated Hugo Weaving, who doesn't sound like he has in any of his previous incarnations, but who never is anything less than completely believable, no matter how hard it is to embrace him. And the supporting cast, from John Hurt's unforgettable tyrant, to Stephen Rea's hangdog cop, to a shockingly restrained and perfect turn by Stephen Fry and on and on… just great.

And there are turns in the story you can never see coming. This film, shockingly, makes the most powerful statement about accepting people who are different that I have seen in a film, small or large, in a long, long time. (No, I'm not going to tell you anymore about it. You'll want to experience it for yourself.)

Some people are going to try to paint this film as political in a specific way. The same was true of The Matrix. But it is not what the Wachowskis are about. If a specific American administration feels like a reflection of the state in V For Vendetta, so be it. But it really isn't about the forces of evil. It is about the power of humanity.

And as I watched the movie, I have to admit, tears came to my eyes at times, not only from the drama of the film, but from knowing that people who resist films of this weight - and it is a serious, very R-rated (not hard R, but very R), challenging film wearing the cloak of a terrific action movie - will be enthralled by the filmmaking and find themselves in touch with the messages. And at this, no filmmakers have ever been as brilliant as the Wachowskis (with due respect to director McTeigue, who more than carries his weight here) in delivering message with classical movie fun.

Perhaps had Wilder made a massive CG action movie, he could have gotten there. Steven Spielberg might do it one day. M. Night Shyamalan has convinced himself that he already has. Jim Cameron is all about love and metal. Soderbergh is too good at intimacy to try for it. We have hope for others, like Fincher, whose Fight Club is a brilliant, but coarser, less accessible variation on this theme. But at the risk of invoking Kubrick twice in one week, I wonder whether A Clockwork Orange felt like this when it was first released. Clockwork is a very entertaining movie, really, painful as some sequences are. But even that film is tougher to take than this one. The Wachowskis know just how big a spoonful of sugar will make the medicine go down without you ever knowing you were taking any medicine. (Thank goodness they are decent, spiritually generous men… from frickin' Chicago… who like to blow shit up.)

I could have a crush… I could be proven wrong… but I think this movie will play even with the aging Academy audience. It is a movie that could be laughable, but is not… not in any way. And if it does play to that crowd, don't be surprised to see it hanging around next year at this time. The only reason I hope that V For Vendetta isn't the best film of 2006 is that we would all be fortunate to have a handful of films that can hope to match it's emotional, intellectual power as the year goes along. Surprise, surprise, surprise…
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I once asked RainKing what message the W's were sending about Smith. He said, "they're saying, 'watch our next movie.'"

when does it come out?

March 17th

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HELLO! Miss me?
Okay, i've been really busy lately so you must understand.. I will try to come as much as possible.
I have seen it and everyone must see it..
It is extremly great, i'm agreeing with dearest tozy here (Hope i spelt your name right love)
I hope that everyone sees this. Especially matrix fans..
Hugo weaving is a brilliant actor..
Okay, i'm out.. Passing the message..
TELL EVERYONE TO SEEEE IT!

7one, it is good to see you again. I know it will be good. How is it you've seen it already? That is some part of the world you live in.

It looks like another film about religion.

If we follow the rules of the davinci code
V stands for felmale
V is the Roman numeral 5
5 stands for the pentacle
the pentacle stand for Venus
the Pentacle, the #5 and V stand for Mary Magdalene

DaVinci wrote:

It looks like another film about religion. If we follow the rules of the davinci code V stands for felmale V is the Roman numeral 5 5 stands for the pentacle the pentacle stand for Venus the Pentacle, the #5 and V stand for Mary Magdalene

Er,....no!

tozy wrote:

DaVinci wrote: It looks like another film about religion. If we follow the rules of the davinci code V stands for felmale V is the Roman numeral 5 5 stands for the pentacle the pentacle stand for Venus the Pentacle, the #5 and V stand for Mary Magdalene Er,....no!

Well DaVinci, I'm Convined.

ok i have been to see V for Vendetta, it was great, the action, the story and the acting...Brillient. I give the wachowskis a 50 out of 5 for the script, magic. I really hope i get to see this film again at the cinema

Yup. I enjoyed it very much. Awesome action and story behind it, absolutely clever.

Go watch it now.

I have to agree, it is a VERY good movie. And also, just before people start (maybe people Vould, or Vouldn't) but judging from other boards....V is NOT an anarchist. He Vants freedom from the oppressive government, not an absense of all government. AnyVays, done Vith my rant, point of this post : Vatch this moVie.

The Wachowski brothers that made the Matrix films have a new film out today, V for Vendetta. It tells the story of a totalitarian Britain and a vigilante that sets out to assassinate the hierarchy of control and blow up the Houses of Parliament. The film is stunning. I came out in silence, shock and awe.

The Matrix told the story of the inner control of mankind, the matrix of Mr. Smith and his anal agents, and the transdimensional Squiddies that could come out of another dimension to attack Neo and his comrades. When I first saw the Matrix I didn't really understand it, but as time went by I saw the film many times and I realized that in the Mirror-World that we watch via the Morph, you can see the alliance between the discarnate entities that exercise mind control over humans and the transdimensionals that also seek control.

The Matrix tells the story of the inner collapse of the forces of control and V for Vendetta tells of the demise of the outer forces of control. I've always said that the inner transdimensional forces and the Fat Controllers that actually run the world are in league with each other; each operates from the same vile sentiment, for the desire to control is demonic.

In the early days, I used to think that the Forces of Light would break through to this world and wrap up the dark controllers. I think I was wrong on that one as it never happened. I think the best the angelic forces can do is to contain evil like wrapping it in a trash bag, rather than causing it harm. We have to love everybody even if they are violent and nasty.

A million Brits marched to protest the war in Iraq and the government ignored them and sent 46,000 troops to support the Americans, so nothing much has changed. How ordinary people come out from under the torment of it all is difficult to see right now, we have to wait and trust and concentrate on beauty all-the-while. It is going to be alright in the end.



Ages ago, I saw several visions of fascist brown shirts on the streets of England and troops rounding people up and taking them away. I am sure it is all several years away but the darkness that is descending over England is a bit dreary. Many people in England are very rich as even little houses now cost a million pounds or so, ordinary people are sitting on billions in assets. People have to decide if they will cash out or ride the real estate wave a little longer. It is a difficult decision. Three of my close friends have sold up and left but I can't say if this is the right time or not.

The crunch is coming. In 2002 I saw a vision in which Moslem fighters pulled back from suicide bombing in Israel and they began to go after oil installation. To that end, the Abqaiq facility in Saudi Arabia, the largest in the world, was attacked this week. The attack failed but it's the writing on the wall in my view. It's all rather dangerous as the war against the Moslems could sadly turn out to be a punch up that lasts a hundred years. I've said before, the Moslem fighters are brave and they don't fear death and they are not going away any time soon, so they will be very hard to defeat. Shades of the Vietcong I'd say.

Where that leaves us is hard to say. My thinking has changed dramatically. I see that our collective karma will take us to wherever we are going, and the only way to exit the karma of conflicts and power struggles is to be humble and express love for everyone all the way. I breathe love into people's hearts as I pass them in the street. I also breathe love for a few minutes to the world in general at the beginning of my daily meditation. Whether these are the actions of a hyper-ventilating fool naively hoping for the best or sensible actions that really work I can't say. But if you exude a bit of love each day for a few continuous weeks, your etheric gradually changes. You exit the combative, hard world of dogma to a softer, more accepting place. It seems like a good idea.

I used to think we could change things and get people going the right way but while many people have embraced an alternative way of thinking, the new ideas don't permeate much to those at the top. The global village and the brotherhood and sisterhood of mankind, is not an idea that has made a lot of headway in the corridors of power. So hoping things will change might be a bit silly, all we can do is change ourselves and wait. It's probably a bit cheesy to say, but love is the stepping stone out of trouble in my view because it is a way out of the collective karma, which is driven by a loveless mind-set.


Stuart Wilde 2006

Loki999 wrote:

I have to agree, it is a VERY good movie. And also, just before people start (maybe people Vould, or Vouldn't) but judging from other boards....V is NOT an anarchist. He Vants freedom from the oppressive government, not an absense of all government. AnyVays, done Vith my rant, point of this post : Vatch this moVie.

This movie is so good it's insane! And yeah, V is not a terrorist he just wants to free his people from the suckass government, and if that makes him a terrorist, viva la terrorist! This movie rocks!

Well i go and see the movie on the 30th of march, which is its release date. but what i have seen from the trailer on the tv and the net, i will certianly enjoy it.

I i which there were more people like v in this world mighting against corruption.

Neo1 I love your new avatar!

This was the subtle advertisment for V but given my affinety for disobiedence I had to put a spray can to work

V for Vieome! ha ha!

V for Very amusing

th3 p4th wrote:

Neo1 I love your new avatar!

Thankyou.

vieome wrote:

This was the subtle advertisment for V but given my affinety for disobiedence I had to put a spray can to work

I am going to be marching in Los Ageles aginst the House of Representatives. the Bill is HR4437 Make any relative, employer, coworker, clergyman, lawyer, or friend of an undocumented immigrant into an "alien smuggler" and a criminal.

For example, it makes criminals out of the:

• Soccer mom who drives her neighbor to the grocery store, or has a live-in nanny;
• Counselor who assists victims of domestic violence and their children;
• Landscaper who drives his workers to jobs; and
• Church group that provides a bowl of soup, shelter, or other assistance to community members.

And People wonder why the Jews were so easily lead to their death by Hitler.

Americans are falling for the same thing under George Bush.

People should not be afraid of their Government.

a'men

but remember, sometimes, the voice of the little man falls on deaf ears, because the corrupt government does not give a shit.