Hidden in a Virtual world of Very interesting Vernacular, Valor often Validates the Vivacity and Vitality of Villains after they’ve Veered away from the path of evil.
Ok… I give up. I can’t carry on a large dialog using only words that start with V, as they did in the opening scene of V for Vendetta, the topic of this month’s Moving Images.
Built upon a story of vengence against a controlling government, the film tries to draw you into a plot thick with symbolism and Verbose dialog. There are times where the details get too thick to try to catch it all, but a few moments of humour sneak in for a good break in concentration.
The original story comes from a comic book series involving a freedom fighter named V who leads the people in a revolution against a controlling government. It’s often humorous when film makers place their personal ”Vendettas” into their work… it’s art right? Maybe it was me… or maybe it was completely obvious, but I saw a lot of outcry against more current affairs in our own government system. One such instance is the fear placed into society around the avian flu. Strange coincidence? I think not.
The action in the film, which the trailers tried to lure you in with, only took place a few times during the 2 hour and 10 minute film. Though little in numbers, it was big in complexity and slash factor. There is a love plot, even if it involves a bald Natalie Portman.
Overall I would say the movie is a good movie… not a great epic or superhero tale like Spiderman or The X-Men, but a movie that I’d watch again to catch even more of the details.