Vif I vad vings I vould Vly
I recently caught the film V for Vendetta. I rather enjoyed it. There wasnt an over-abundance of action sequences to make one exhausted. At the same time, there was a certain message and an idea to make people think about serious issues. I do not want to spoil the movie for people who havnt watched it, so the synopsis is only going to be brief for comparison purposes.
Basically, V is a "super-hero"/ terrorist/ vigilante figure who decides to bring down the government by assasinating important political figure heads. However, his ultimate plan is not so simple as will be revealed while watching the show. His vindication comes because he believes that the present government have all conspired to come into power. Furthermore, they have used the doctrine of caring for the nation as a means of oppression and silent obedience.
Seriously speaking, i thought the plot was refreshing and interesting. However, i sincerely doubt whether its viable. If we just look at the world now, people who come together under a common cause is a regular phenomenon, granted. On the other hand, when there is violence and tyranny involved, knives and explosives never solve anything. Its true that when people start injustly massacring another group for flaky reasons that the weak must be defended. But i personally feel that protection through force never results in long term solutions. Sadly, we witness it everyday.
I am not a dreamer, and i do not think me blogging about bible verses can ultimately change the world. But i know that at least ONE person can be more tolerant of ONE other person this week if they try to remember what God said. Even if i could twirl and throw knives with lightning reflexes, i guess i could only really change a make-believe world in Hollywood.
" Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples" -- John 13:35 (NLT)
Basically, V is a "super-hero"/ terrorist/ vigilante figure who decides to bring down the government by assasinating important political figure heads. However, his ultimate plan is not so simple as will be revealed while watching the show. His vindication comes because he believes that the present government have all conspired to come into power. Furthermore, they have used the doctrine of caring for the nation as a means of oppression and silent obedience.
Seriously speaking, i thought the plot was refreshing and interesting. However, i sincerely doubt whether its viable. If we just look at the world now, people who come together under a common cause is a regular phenomenon, granted. On the other hand, when there is violence and tyranny involved, knives and explosives never solve anything. Its true that when people start injustly massacring another group for flaky reasons that the weak must be defended. But i personally feel that protection through force never results in long term solutions. Sadly, we witness it everyday.
I am not a dreamer, and i do not think me blogging about bible verses can ultimately change the world. But i know that at least ONE person can be more tolerant of ONE other person this week if they try to remember what God said. Even if i could twirl and throw knives with lightning reflexes, i guess i could only really change a make-believe world in Hollywood.
" Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples" -- John 13:35 (NLT)
posted by efarmer at 9:55:00 AM
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Do i believe in coincidence? Just read your take on VfV after return from watching it with Uncle T. Another dystopia but jolly good in refreshing British accent and clever literary lines, and pop music (of the despised colonists' sort?, and symphony in chaos. The anarchist and the fascist; either or neither preferred? Supermortal men cannot save us. Ps 146.
V for Valerie, a lie in the next cell, aka V.
V for Victims of cycles of Violence.
V for Villian in gothic dungeons, dark rat holes and dubious high places.
V for Victory, Churchill's finger-sign, in anyone truly free.
Hey do you happen to know the sentence he says at the start where he saves Evey.. he uses a sentence that has many bombastic words starting with 'v'. Anyway, who are you 2 guys anyway? My initial guesses have been all wrong. hahaha.
Many sentences in fact, copied partially from the text, pages 25f:
"In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villian by the vicissitudes of Fate." "...has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin vanguarding vice..." "The only verdict is vengeance....A vendetta, held as votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vidicate the vigilent and virtuous. Yet verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose,..."
And you may call me D.
Whaaa?? I mean.. Vaaat the. I should catch the movie soon
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