V for Vendetta

A classic, if there ever was one.

Tagline : Remember remember, the fifth of November.

"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. 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, so let me simply add that it's my very good honour to meet you and you may call me V."
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The entire cusp of a movie is in that one looooooong dialogue. To call it just a movie is an insult to an enduring classic. There are very few celluloid products that have had such an impact, and "V for Vendetta" stands gloriously as the one canvas upon which an entire industry will change. In an era of mindless action flicks, substandard comedies, disney's feel-good candyfloss releases, superhyped epic movies, sequels, and sequels of sequels, and other such mediocre offerings, suddenly there comes along a diamond in the rough, a movie that has raised the bar. Ladies & Gentlemen, Hollywood may have come of age. And the Wachowski Brothers have made their mark. "V" may have been directed by the newcomer McTeigue, but the Brothers' influence shines clearly through.

Seriously, "V for Vendetta" is one of the finest movies to be made till date. Sure, this will not be appreciated much by audiences who clap and whistle to a frail man beating up a horde of bad guys(read Rajinikanth), a perennial under-achiever(read Ajith Kumar) and not to mention, a supposed top "Actor" who makes his moolah by starring exclusively in remakes, and remakes of remakes(read Vijay), and many more such as these fine Gentlemen.

V for Vendetta has more powerful dialogues than any other movie in recent history, delivered flawlessly by an impeccable cast, none more so than Hugo Weaving. The actor who came to the fore as an almost invincible Agent Smith in the Matrix trilogy and as the wise and powerful Elrond in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy has played the role of a lifetime as "V". The Rest of the cast too have played their part to perfection - Natalie Portman, Stephen Rea, John Hurt to name a few. The Background score fits right into the feel of the story, not too obtrusive, just fittingly enhaces the impact of the story. It is not an action movie per se, but some of the sequences are an absolute delight to watch, especially the mind-blowing climax fight.

There are two scenes of particular interest, that will leave an impact on anyone who has the ability to appreciate them. One is the story of the woman Valerie, followed by the scene of Evey Hammond's "coming out" in the rain. V for Vendetta may not be a box office grosser in the league of Titanic, LOTR, Matrix etc, but is so much better than any of them. I did not reveal anything of the story, because I felt that it would take away something of the impact that the movie will leave on you after you watch it. All I would say is, whatever comments you may hear about this movie, good or bad, I suggest you watch it and then make your own comments.

Godspeed Ladies & Gentlemen, and good luck.

yours truly,
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