V for Vendetta [Blu-ray]
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Movie Reviews of V for Vendetta [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: A Well Executed Adaptation
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw the movie first, read the book after, and then watched the film again. The creators of this film took intelligence and delicacy into making a nearly flawless adaptation. Reason Being? Material that didn't make it to film is what would have destroyed it. V for Vendetta is not a word for word translation. V the film is a updated and different approach with everything that was the heart and soul of the book. They snipped and cut what they needed to and added fresh material to give the film more substance.
I really feel sorry for Alan Moore after the LXG movie. It really did no justice to him, and it did not display any of his writing talent. V for Vendetta however is bleeding with Moore dialogue. More than half of the films dialogue comes straight from the graphic novel, and it's really inspiring to see a hollywood movie do justice like that. And even the new and different scenes compliment the Alan Moore setting like you never would have guessed. Graphic novels like Watchmen and V are very cinematic but not everything can translate to film. Although it was nearly the same, the Watchmen picture did have a entirely different ending. This is simply because you can do different things in books that you can't in film.
Hugo Weaving and Natalie Portman? Who would have thought? This duo turned out to be the best idea the film had. I'm not familiar with the other actors but they certainly deserve more and more screen time in their future. Portman is significantly different from the girl in the novel, but it was a smart move for the film. The independent and thought-provoking Evey in the film is way more interesting and inspiring than the girl in the book. Giving her a smarter role really gave the audience something more interesting. And Hugo? What can I say? Hugo has never basterdized a role in a film. He was spot on with V.
V for Vendetta is one of the benchmark comic book movies that really got it right. After seeing this I regained hope for all adaptations, because this one director thought to preserve the art of the book, and not just sell it. We really take for granted how much these people work to make a film an artwork, when one can simply just sell it with action, effects, and sexuality. I hope when anyone watches this film they can feel rewarded and not sold.
Movie Review: Orwell, Obama & 1984: A Common Vision
Summary: 5 Stars
Since the ascendancy of Obama, I have used the title above to describe the vision of Obama and the totalitarian wing of the Democratic Party. The ultimate expression of this vision is their rhetoric of Republicans as enemies of society, and the transformation of individuals from people into wasteful consumers of social resources in the form of healthcare, when such resources can be used to "better" society, a waste that the government must control. (Betterment of society is a truth only the state can know). The Obama vision of healthcare is well expressed publicly in Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel's graph of an individual's worth to society and corresponding worth for medical services. Both babies and the elderly in Obama's vision will receive the least amount of healthcare due to their least value status to society. To maintain infant mortality statistics, an infant will not be considered born for 24 hours and not contribute to mortality statistics unless dead after living into the second day.
The movie V for Vendetta is an amazing replication of the Obama, Pelosi and Reid vision for America. Unbridled power by the state and the party that controls the state (explaining Obama, Pelosi and Reid's most violent opposition to justices and judges who do not believe in the Democratic Party totalitarian vision). The movie describes the sycophantic support of Obama, Pelosi and Reid by the mainstream media. The movie makers anticipated the future turn in American politics in the election of Obama and the control of the American federal government by the totalitarian Democratic Party.
Yet all is not lost, the movie also anticipated the Tea Party the grassroots up rising of ordinary people against the totalitarian vision of the Democratic Party. Most amazing a movie.
The motto now will be Orwell, Obama & 1984: A Common Vision; Ripe for V for Vendetta.
Movie Review: Time for an updated review
Summary: 5 Stars
When this movie first came out, we were still in the middle of George Bush's 2nd term and the war in Iraq was not going so well. So many people, including myself, viewed this movie as Left-wing propaganda in Great Britain projected onto the political climate in the US. In fact, I hated the film, as it portrayed the terrorist as the good guy, or maybe in this case, the anti-hero. BUT, as I rewatch this movie in 2009 with now ~9 months of the Obama Adminstration in charge of America, I see this "fascist" portrayal of the UK as more of a reflection of the current Obama Administration. YES...I said it. The Obama Administration.
As we see in the movie, V's overall motive and theme is "People should not fear their government, the government should fear its people." Sure, the Hitler-like and militaristic methods of the UK government in this film are a bit "right-wingish" imagery (which I'd argue is incorrect on the fact that Nationalized Socialism is anything but "right-wing"), BUT that aside, the policies of this UK government, like the stiffling of free speech, especially the comedic bit mocking the chancellor (oh, where have we heard that title before? 1936 Germany perhaps?) is exactly like what the Obama Adminstration is doing these days. One example being telling a health insurance company to cease and desist their advertising campaign regarding the possible cut to Medicare. Umm, First Amendment rights violation right there. I don't care if the ad is correct or not, they have a right say it.
And in the end of the film where we see a "mob" of people dressed in V's cape and mask ascend to the Parlimentary building to watch it blow up. This is remanescant of the 9.12 March on Washington.
Movie Review: Blu-ray Strikes Again
Summary: 5 Stars
I was trying to tell my friend that movies look better on a blu-ray; I don't think he believed me (sucks for him, cause picture is Amazing better on blu-ray). Regardless, if you got looped into buying the HD TV...then the HD cables...then the HD player (blu-ray player or what I have PS3)...(& some cases the HD recievcer from whatever place you get TV from...I SWEAR someone made out like a bandit on this whole HD thing)...you mind as well get the blu-ray disc of All your favorite movies.
If your looking for more of a what is this movie is about review, then this is based on the comic book series under this same name. The movie is pretty good (and so that probably means the comic book is better, becuase books into movies always have less value) and it has a perfect, if your different they will come for you, but V is there to help you feel. At the end the moview also helps one believe that sooner or later the people will stand up for themselves when the governement is losing their mind. It fit in with the current climate when the movie was made (as this was when Bush was doing all these wild and clearly illegal things and no said **** about it...). Then agin, if you think Obama is losing his mind then you could just switch him in for the character running the governement and you'll be set. Politics aside, this movie envisions what it is like to stand up for what you believe it when the governement wants you to shut the **** up. I personally trhink the whole movie is worth V's confrontation at end with the government's men in the tunnel. I won't tell you what happens, but be prepared for a good quote to tell someone if you every in that sort of situation.
Movie Review: Doubled Up
Summary: 5 Stars
Yes, I did purchase this when the DVD was first released and later when the blu-ray was released and here's the reason: fear.
It is the same reason a demagogue like Adam Sutler (John Hurt) was elected by a landslide and why the British public, by a 95% vote, surrendered their rights and individualism.
The cause of the fear was the direct result of the "birth" of the character "V" in camps established by the government where imprisoned "different" were taken for biological experiment. The result was a "super virus" which Sutler's "spider" planted at a school, a water supply facility, and a subway station that killed an estimated 100,000 citizens.
Of the "degenerates" the character "V" survives to wreak vengeance of those guilty for both his metamorphosis, the death of a person he held dear, and the biological terror that brought the "Norsefire Party" to power.
This is a tale of a government founded on conformity and terror as well as that which is required for vengeance and political change.
It is well worth not only watching as a movie but as something of a warning, which as "V" states, "should never be forgot".