…while politicians use them to cover the truth up.” The Wachowski brothers and Alan Moore, the creator of the comic on which the movie V for Vendetta is based, are artists. Their works, full of lies; lies under the guise of hyperbole and satire, and downright fiction. And the truths behind the mask? Ahh, the truths. It is true that Guy Fawkes tried to destroy the Houses of Parliament in the name of freedom. It is true that people should not fear their governments. And it is true that this film moved me in ways that none before it have. It rang so true with my belief that freedom is a large part of a small and fragile inch, an inch which is the only thing in the world worth having. Thankfully, freedom has not yet disappeared from America. But if you see as I see, if you feel as I feel, and if you would seek as I seek, then I ask you to see that there is a danger in silent obedient consent, and to see the message behind this movie, as I have seen it, becasue a movie can be more than just a diversion, it can be a symbol. Symbols are given power by people. A symbol, in and of itself is powerless, but with enough people behind it, maybe creating a movie can change the world.
Note: I have written this as an homage to the incredible writing in V for Vendetta. As such, I have incorporated many lines from the movie and cannot take full credit.
V for Vendetta was the best movie i’ve seen in a long time!