seems everything has to be big. oh, like Big Brother, the antagonist of sorts in Orwell's dystopian novel 1984. speaking of 1984, that was during the time when the graphic novel v for vendetta was originally published. (speaking of orwell, wouldn't it be cool if something like "orwellian" was named after you?) i liked the movie even if it was cheesy at times, somewhat predictable (even if you haven't read the graphic novel, i mean) and not necessarily ground-breaking. but i mean, put "terror" in anything or frame anything as such and it's relevant today. often, it seems to me as if we as a people (americans?) think we have a monopoly on the experience of terror, evident even in subtly anti-government films such as this one (speaking of anti Big-government, remember Brazil? it came out in 1985). and i love it how seeing something as terror ("framing it" that way, if you will) further allows us to see actions solely as "terror" and without the very "ideas" emphasized by so-called revolutionaties such as v to begin with. is anyone even considering alternatives?
it makes me want to go back and read the novel. i felt that familiar sense of failure and guilt in the face of not-so-subtle implications of the sheepish masses. i love it though, how in the end of the movie [SPOILER ALERT] even the suburbans are there watching the houses of parliament explode. they love anarchy! and i teared up with the fulfillment of guy fawkes' hundreds of years old plan finally coming to fruition. and when it does, all the people are wearing the same disguised visage: that of guy fawkes, who, in his legacy of antiauthoritarianism has himself inspired a mass revolution of conformity. i guess, in order to mobilize such a huge number of revolutionaries, you have to use some of the same strategies that got them there in the first place (propaganda, fear, etc.). trade-offs. i really love it: the foucauldian theme that it's more effective to control people by convincing them they want to conform, rather than forcing them to do so. (speaking of foucault, wouldn't it also be neat if something like "foucauldian" was named after you?)
i was wowed by the visuals, though, and the writing was good, both of which don't surprise me since Bound heroes the Wachowski brothers were involved. (sue me!)
so, um, anyway:
| The Movie Of Your Life Is A Cult Classic |
 Quirky, offbeat, and even a little campy - your life appeals to a select few. But if someone's obsessed with you, look out! Your fans are downright freaky. Your best movie matches: Office Space, Showgirls, The Big Lebowski |
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