Sunday, July 6, 2008

V for Vendetta



The opening dialogue of this movie between Evey and V is memorable and one of the best. I've attached his part of the dialogue, it's a treat to read. V commands the English language as though he was conducting a symphony orchestra and has many 'verbal crescendos' throughout the film. In the face of tyranny, oppression and sadness we all need to make a stand for what we believe in and who we are. I've attached my favourites. 

V: I can assure you I mean you no harm.
Evey: Who are you?
V: Who? Who is but the form following the function of what, and what I am is a man in a mask.
Evey: Well, I can see that.
V: Of course you can. I'm not questioning your powers of observation, I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
Evey: Oh. Right.

V: But on this most auspicious of nights permit me then in lieu of the more commonplace sobriquet to suggest the character of this dramatis persona.

"Voilà! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished. However, this valorous visitation of a bygone vexation stands vivified and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin vanguarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition! [slashes a "V" into a Norsefire poster] The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta, held as a votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous. [giggles] Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose, so let me simply add that it's my very good honor to meet you and you may call me "V".Sometimes strong words can be more than mere words, they can be perspectives. In a totalitarian future, V for Vendetta is a movie about the power of choice. That choice is ultimately decided by the choice to speak out with the use of words. The second video says is all."



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