V for Vendetta

Remember, remember, the 5th of November,
the gunpowder, treason and plot;
I know of no reason why the gunpowder treason
should ever be forgot.

I was such a blardyfarking idiot to have missed this show when it aired in cinemas.

It's a great show! Like a mix of "Phantom of the Opera" and "Count of Monte Cristo", both of which I loved. It's definitely more modern, and no singing but but but the story is really good! Lots of talking and poetic spewings and political spewings and really really makes me want to read/own/read AND own X3 the graphic novel.

V is a genius in his own right, but has his twisted ideals. Best of all, he sticks to his ideals. I love his character, the way he thinks, his cute little quirks (like swordfighting with a suit of armor while watching "Count of Monte Cristo" on TV and cooking breakfast and his taste in classic music) and especially the way he talks.

I think V really reminds me of Erik from the Phantom cause he had Evey. My personal favourite part which involved her was when V tortured her and she kept herself alive reading Valerie's letter. I'm not a sadist. Go find out for yourself what I liked about it.

The other thing that I like about it is definitely the British accent. No I'm not obsessed with going to Britain and hearing it every day, just that somehow having British people act in movies always means that the story is twisted in ways that don't exactly pop out of the toybox every day. I don't know what I just meant by saying that. I categorize this as a reeis-kun type of movie. After all, she was the one who initially introduced me to Gaiman's (anyone that doesn't know anything about the Sandman series by now can go hang themselves) and Pratchett's (okay, Discworld anyone? I know I haven't read all of it, looking for places to borrow his works from) works.

The political scene in the movie was alright, at least it gave V a valid reason to carry out his vendetta. I liked his little news broadcast when he infiltrated the TV station. And how the video conferences with the Chancellor Sutler got more aggresive as the movie progressed, I don't wonder if this is the case in reality. And especially how Gordon made his final episode of his reality show a parody of the Chancellor and V. Cute! XD

Inspector Finch was just standing on the wrong side of the fence physically, while his mind and consciousness stood on the other. So I felt sorry for him.

I'm definitely keeping this movie.

Right. Something else I really want to keep; the full version of that song. Definitely more grosteque, and definitely worth reading.

Remember, remember the fifth of November,

The gunpowder, treason and plot,

I see of no reason why gunpowder treason

Should ever be forgot.

Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, 'twas his intent

To blow up the King and the Parliament.

Three score barrels of powder below,

Poor old England to overthrow:

By God's providence he was catch'd

With a dark lantern and burning match.

Holloa boys, holloa boys, make the bells ring.

Holloa boys, holloa boys, God save the King!

Hip hip hoorah!

A penny loaf to feed the Pope.

A farthing o' cheese to choke him.

A pint of beer to rinse it down.

A faggot of sticks to burn him.

Burn him in a tub of tar.

Burn him like a blazing star.

Burn his body from his head.

Then we'll say ol' Pope is dead.

Hip hip hoorah!

Hip hip hoorah hoorah!