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V for Vendetta
Aug. 7th, 2006 06:18 pmI finally got to see "V for Vendetta" last night. If you haven't seen it yet, I highly recommend it. It's now on my top ten movies list.
What I liked in particular is the fact that it not simply mirrors Orwell's vision of totalitarian government run amok, but picks up where Orwell left off and gives hope that they can be toppled. I also loved the myriad analogies of American government appearing in the guise of the totalitarian English government. Furthermore I liked the idea in the movie that the United States is not an invulnerable and everlasting union.
I loved the irony of John Hurt playing the Chancellor, since he portrayed Winston in the movie adaptation of Orwell's "1984". In fact, I hadn't quite recognized who he was until I mentioned the Orwellian aspect of the movie to Lonewolf and thought, "A Ha! The Chancellor was Winston!"
Please check it out. Not only is it a good film but it holds many lessons we still need to learn. I love the role of art in society! And I also love the way they address that in a totalitarian society, art is high in priority for the censors.
Think about that now as the Bush Misadministration pushes legislation that could have devastating impact on the Internet and public access television.
What I liked in particular is the fact that it not simply mirrors Orwell's vision of totalitarian government run amok, but picks up where Orwell left off and gives hope that they can be toppled. I also loved the myriad analogies of American government appearing in the guise of the totalitarian English government. Furthermore I liked the idea in the movie that the United States is not an invulnerable and everlasting union.
I loved the irony of John Hurt playing the Chancellor, since he portrayed Winston in the movie adaptation of Orwell's "1984". In fact, I hadn't quite recognized who he was until I mentioned the Orwellian aspect of the movie to Lonewolf and thought, "A Ha! The Chancellor was Winston!"
Please check it out. Not only is it a good film but it holds many lessons we still need to learn. I love the role of art in society! And I also love the way they address that in a totalitarian society, art is high in priority for the censors.
Think about that now as the Bush Misadministration pushes legislation that could have devastating impact on the Internet and public access television.
