Kerridwyn
Joined Jan 2004
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As someone who can be a bit of a purist about book-to-movie adaptations, part of me feels I shouldn't give V for Vendetta 10 out of 10 because it does stray quite far from its graphic novel source material... but to heck with it, I loved the movie so much I just don't care.
No, it's not entirely Alan Moore's story. The love interest in pumped up, the politics is wound down, but for a Hollywood offering it's still pretty subversive, particularly when you consider that a group of people showing up outside the Houses of Parliament in masks would be subject to arrest under today's laws.
V for Vendetta delivers on both the action and the emotion. It's stylish, sharp, full of timely commentary on the stage of the world, and has a cast full of British greats. Hugo Weaving delivers a marvelous performance, particularly when you consider that he has no facial expression to work with and has to rely entirely on gesture and voice.
This is a film that makes me laugh, cry, cheer, kiss Stephen Fry on the lips, and do things to V which are unsuitable for description in an IMDb review. So, 10 out of 10 it gets.
No, it's not entirely Alan Moore's story. The love interest in pumped up, the politics is wound down, but for a Hollywood offering it's still pretty subversive, particularly when you consider that a group of people showing up outside the Houses of Parliament in masks would be subject to arrest under today's laws.
V for Vendetta delivers on both the action and the emotion. It's stylish, sharp, full of timely commentary on the stage of the world, and has a cast full of British greats. Hugo Weaving delivers a marvelous performance, particularly when you consider that he has no facial expression to work with and has to rely entirely on gesture and voice.
This is a film that makes me laugh, cry, cheer, kiss Stephen Fry on the lips, and do things to V which are unsuitable for description in an IMDb review. So, 10 out of 10 it gets.
Soylent Green remains one of my favorite cult classics, and is another one of those movies whose message has become more timely as the years have passed. Back in the 70s, how many people knew about global warming and the greenhouse effect, much less took it seriously? Looking at our world now, with climate change already ruining lives in poorer countries and corporate corruption a constant topic with political activists, the rain forests disappearing and not enough fish left in the sea to last us another 40 years, the near-future Soylent Green portrays doesn't seem quite as far off as it did when it was made.
We probably all know the classic line by now so the ending is no surprise, but it's the journey that's the point. Heston's character isn't one of those shiny action heroes we've gotten so used to, but is a man with deep flaws - a man we may not even particularly like. This makes the effect of his horror at the discovery of what humanity has sunk to far more moving than it might otherwise have been.
Just thinking about Edward G Robinson's beautiful final scene gives me the chills, and watching it never fails to reduce me to tears.
And then I want to get outside and enjoy the wilderness, while it's still there.
We probably all know the classic line by now so the ending is no surprise, but it's the journey that's the point. Heston's character isn't one of those shiny action heroes we've gotten so used to, but is a man with deep flaws - a man we may not even particularly like. This makes the effect of his horror at the discovery of what humanity has sunk to far more moving than it might otherwise have been.
Just thinking about Edward G Robinson's beautiful final scene gives me the chills, and watching it never fails to reduce me to tears.
And then I want to get outside and enjoy the wilderness, while it's still there.
