V for Vendetta : Nov 5th : Guy Fawkes Night

[turtlex]

Remember, Remember The Fifth of November,
The Gunpowder, Treason and Plot.
I Know Of No Reason Why The Gunpowder Treason,
Should Ever Be Forgot.











Fawkes At Midnight,
And By Torchlight,
There Was Found,
With Long Matches and Devices,
Underground.

Remember, remember the Fifth of November,
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,
I see no reason
Why the Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.
Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, t'was his intent
To blow up the King and Parli'ment.
Three-score barrels of powder below
To prove old England's overthrow;
By God's providence he was catch'd
With a dark lantern and burning match.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, let the bells ring.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, God save the King!

[Harrald]

The last man to enter Parliament with honourable intentions!

[Wuducynn]

Remember, Remember The Fifth of November,
The Gunpowder, Treason and Plot.
I Know Of No Reason Why The Gunpowder Treason,
Should Ever Be Forgot.











Fawkes At Midnight,
And By Torchlight,
There Was Found,
With Long Matches and Devices,
Underground.

Remember, remember the Fifth of November,
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,
I see no reason
Why the Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.
Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, t'was his intent
To blow up the King and Parli'ment.
Three-score barrels of powder below
To prove old England's overthrow;
By God's providence he was catch'd
With a dark lantern and burning match.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, let the bells ring.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, God save the King!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THANK YOU!!!

[turtlex]

The last man to enter Parliament with honourable intentions!

Ah, another V fan. Welcome and be well met.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THANK YOU!!!

I knew you'd be here with me!!!
( and I'm stealing your little V head! )

[jayson]

The book is SIGNIFICANTLY better than the film. I would highly recommend it to anyone who has only seen the film.

[turtlex]

I read the graphic novel long ago and then saw, and loved, the film.

I will watch the movie today when I get home from work, on account of it being Nov 5th.

I might just re-read the gn as well. It's been years.


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[Harrald]

More of a Guy Fawkes fan. I liked the GN and enjoyed the movie too.

There is a whole exhibition in the Globe theater about the gunpowder plot. I really didn't know anything about it till I went there.

The last man to enter Parliament with honourable intentions!

Ah, another V fan. Welcome and be well met.

[sarah]

V: They put you in a cell and took everything they could take except your life. And you believed that was all there was, didn't you? The only thing you had left was your life, but it wasn't, was it?
[Evey sobs, "Oh please...?]
V: You found something else. In that cell you found something that mattered more to you than life. It was when they threatened to kill you unless you gave them what they wanted... you told them you'd rather die. You faced your death, Evey. You were calm. You were still.


loved this movie. great thread, turtlex

[turtlex]

I love the movie. Completely. Am looking forward to watching it on Blu-Ray tonight !


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[Letti]

I am in love with this movie. I truelly am.

[Wuducynn]

I love the movie too, but I wish the movie stuck closer to the graphic novel on which it is loosely based. Although I think some of the base freedom messages throughout the movie still stick with the book.

[Wuducynn]

Two of my favorite scenes in the movie.

[jayson]

I love the movie too, but I wish the movie stuck closer to the graphic novel on which it is loosely based. Although I think some of the base freedom messages throughout the movie still stick with the book.

I agree. Matthew knows that since we have discussed it before. I think the overall feel is still there, though the movie abandoned the anarchist element which was the key to V's philosophy. As V's creator Alan Moore has complained, the movie took an anarchist and made him into a freedom fighter.

I prefer the goal of "book V" to push people to a post-governmental society to the goal of "movie V" which was to simply push people to free themselves a specific ruling government.

I also much prefer the less wholesome book version of Evey, and as Matthew and I have discussed, we would have loved to have seen Natalie Portman play that Evey.

[Letti]

I will try to get the book.

[jayson]

You should definitely give it a try Letti. I'll be interested to know what you think about it if you do get a chance to read it.

[Arthur Heath]

The book is SIGNIFICANTLY better than the film. I would highly recommend it to anyone who has only seen the film.

Agreed. Alan Moore was so disappointed he didnt want his name associated with the film.

[jayson]

Very true. Moore usually winds up feeling that way about film adaptations of his work so it's easy for some people to just write it off as him being a crank, but when I read/hear the reasons he gives, he almost always makes excellent points.

[Letti]

And are you satisfied with the acting of V? You who have read the book.

[fernandito]

I think Weaving did an excellent job as V.


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V: ...A building is a symbol, as is the act of destroying it. Symbols are given power by people. A symbol, in and of itself is powerless, but with enough people behind it, blowing up a building can change the world.

[Arthur Heath]

The acting by V was superb. No complaints there.

[turtlex]

I think Weaving was excellent.
So much comes through that mask with just his voice and mannerisms.

I also thought NPortman was great. A really good performance. I wasn't much of a fan of hers before, but was immediately following. She has to carry so much emotion with her reactions to V.

A really great performance by the whole cast, though John Hurt was just a tad over the top for me.

All_Hail - those are probably my two favorites as well, though it's hard to decide. When Evey first figures out that is it V holding her captive, I love that scene too. Just before the "God Is In The Rain" scene here.


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[jayson]

I agree, I thought the casting was excellent and that the actors did great jobs with their roles. My issues are much more with the story elements.

[Letti]

I think Weaving was excellent.
So much comes through that mask with just his voice and mannerisms.

I also thought NPortman was great. A really good performance. I wasn't much of a fan of hers before, but was immediately following. She has to carry so much emotion with her reactions to V.

I feel absolutely the same way. They were perfect.
Anyway... does their relationship end up in the book the same way as in the movie? Are there any big differences between the stories?

[jayson]

Anyway... does their relationship end up in the book the same way as in the movie? Are there any big differences between the stories?

There are some pretty significant differences and some not so significant ones. I won't spoil them for you as I think it would be best to experience it for yourself when you eventually read the book.

[Letti]

Anyway... does their relationship end up in the book the same way as in the movie? Are there any big differences between the stories?

There are some pretty significant differences and some not so significant ones. I won't spoil them for you as I think it would be best to experience it for yourself when you eventually read the book.

ehhh