Remember the Fifth of November

Watched “V for Vendetta” this afternoon with Vicky. Another stellar performance from Ms.Portman after watching her in Closer last year.

Back to the movie. The Wachowskis(from Matrix fame) really made this a smooth, intelligent and entertaining watch. No dodging bullet scene here, but V really held his own with his twirling cum slashing knife act and brilliant lines read out from behind the mask in calm soothing voice. And those confusing play of words. Just check out his perplexing introduction to Evey.

"This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is it vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished, as the once vital voice of the verisimilitude now venerates what they once vilified. However, this valorous visitation of a by-gone 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. 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. Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose vis-à-vis an introduction, and so it is my very good honor to meet you and you may call me V."

I lost count on the V-words that was used in that pick up line. Just don’t use this on any of your pick-up targets unless you are immune to rejection or have a spare mask in hand that will make those words sound sexy.

Just a thought, a scary one. As you scan the news today, you see so many societies struggling with internal opposition and strife. Iraq, Afghanistan, France, Philipines, Thailand .They are everywhere. In some places they are just demonstrators with placards and effigies, while in others they are known as insurgents or terrorist. I’m sure all those who oppose the government have the perfect justification for their cause. But many subscribe to the same beliefs as V, believing in Violence to end all oppression and injustice, and some sacrifices(like killing of innocents) are necessary to achieve the greater good.

Suddenly the movie takes on a all too familiar theme.

Anyway, go watch it and enjoy. Or you can check out this review first.

Remember, Remember the Fifth of November

The Gunpowder Treason and Plot

I know of no reason why the Gunpowder Treason

Should ever be forgot