Review of V for Vendetta (2006) by Simonb. — 18 Aug 2006

I love it. I love all of you. I wonder what is it people go for in movies anymore. We complain about acting, about facts, about realism. Then we complain this or that is not true, or this and that is ripped off that guy's book.

HEY. Let me remind you something real quick, boys. A movie isn't reality. V for Vendetta is an attempt at reproducing a book's story into visual interest. Had they actually made the entire book into a movie, you'd not have two hours on your hands, but perhaps SIX full hours.

[***SPOILERS***] Many of the events were crossed out to squeeze the movie into something as short as possible, while remaining entertaining. What REALLY MATTERED about this movie's success, was that it STAYED loyal to its origins.

Not that it entered the norms of literacy and whatever other crap some of you may complain about. In terms of cinematography, this movie blends in together theatrical pleasure and drama perfectly well.

You might as well feel that most scenes are shot much like a Shakespearian play. (I'm gonna get flamed for this one in the future) You may be called simplistic by some pseudo-intellectual people for liking this movie.

But what counts is not the quantity of references you may attach to it. It's the quality of them. The movie stayed true to the book in many facts, aside that it replaced the past of the book with today.

Instead of the Cold War ending with general nuclear warfare, it was America's war on Iraq which spread out too much for its own good. It's not very likely to happen, but the movie reflects "what ifs".

Other people may even complain about not understanding a thing that is said. Those people just are looking for a typical action movie, where nearly no acting is given and more gunning and killing occurs.

V justified every fighting sequence, and made them count into the storyline. Now, remember dear children of cinematography: You're not looking for pure masterpieces when watching a movie. You're looking for entertainment and something of VISUAL and AUDITIVE quality.

You may discuss politics when watching the news, otherwise you are just messing with the useless.