{"id":11088,"date":"2008-03-15T16:46:46","date_gmt":"2008-03-15T13:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2008\/03\/15\/v-for-vendetta\/"},"modified":"2011-01-05T11:17:04","modified_gmt":"2011-01-05T09:17:04","slug":"v-for-vendetta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2008\/03\/15\/v-for-vendetta\/","title":{"rendered":"V for Vendetta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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I just watched “V for Vendetta<\/a>“. Back when it came out in 2006, I was a busy parent, and used any excuse I had to hate the movie. \u00a0Just so that I didn’t feel very bad about not going to the cinema to see it. \u00a0I saw a brief trailer of this film on TV and thought that it was yet another comics-based movie about another superhero or somebody like that. \u00a0Definitely, not something I wanted to see, especially back then. \u00a0So I passed.<\/p>\n

I have to say that I am really glad that I rented it yesterday. \u00a0I picked it up just by chance. \u00a0I already had two other movies in my hand, and when I saw this “V” thing, I thought maybe I’ll grab three movies today, since the weekend is upon me.<\/p>\n

Brilliant movie! \u00a0It has all the easy parts – the photography, acting, directing, special effects, etc. \u00a0Many films do these days. \u00a0But, this one goes beyond that. \u00a0It has a really good story. \u00a0An interesting one. \u00a0And the one that needs more attention. I’d go as far as call it a political movie. \u00a0It is about the role of government and mass media in our lives, how it used to be, and how things are changing, and how they aren’t changing for the better right now. \u00a0It’s a brave story too – not that many films are willing to risk the ensured profits of the entertainment industry by bringing in strong political discussion into a film. \u00a0But, as it has been proven many times, Wachovski brothers aren’t afraid of risks.<\/p>\n

I really enjoyed how this political story was prepared and told. \u00a0It’s interesting, and it’s very human. \u00a0If I had to describe it in terms of other movies, I’d say that “V for Vendetta” is a very good mix of “Brazil<\/a>” (think George Orwell’s “1984<\/a>” ), “The mask of Zorro<\/a>“, and “Invisible Man” (any version you like). \u00a0Yes, something like that.<\/p>\n

This is also a film that can be watched over and over again. \u00a0The photography is beautiful, the soundtrack is great. \u00a0There are plenty of small details all around. \u00a0And there is this sense of style and class to it.<\/p>\n

10 out of 10<\/strong> (I know I’ve been giving away too many of high ratings recently, but it appears so that I missed a lot of really good movies)<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n

I just watched “V for Vendetta“. Back when it came out in 2006, I was a busy parent, and used any excuse I had to hate the movie. \u00a0Just so that I didn’t feel very bad about not going to the cinema to see it. \u00a0I saw a brief trailer of this film on TV … Continue reading V for Vendetta<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1708,1,24,2478],"tags":[2568,1792,2323,1397,2569,1396,2571,2570],"keyring_services":[],"class_list":["post-11088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-5-stars","category-general","category-movies","category-movie-reviews","tag-andy-wachowski","tag-hugo-weaving","tag-james-mcteigue","tag-john-hurt","tag-lana-wachowski","tag-natalie-portman","tag-stephen-fry","tag-stephen-rea"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16681,"url":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2012\/09\/05\/quentin-tarantinos-favourite-movies-from-1992-to-2009\/","url_meta":{"origin":11088,"position":0},"title":"Quentin Tarantino’s Favourite Movies from 1992 to 2009","author":"Leonid Mamchenkov","date":"September 5, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"For all those of you (yours truly included), who complain that movies got boring and unoriginal these days, here is a top 20 list from Quentin Tarantino. \u00a0This was done back in 2009, but I'm sure there are still a few movies on that list that you haven't seen. \u00a0There\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "All"","block_context":{"text":"All","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/category\/general\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/Zv0WlHbBhdc\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":12514,"url":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2010\/05\/04\/ninja-assassin\/","url_meta":{"origin":11088,"position":1},"title":"Ninja Assassin","author":"Leonid Mamchenkov","date":"May 4, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"H How much would you expect from a movie titled \"Ninja Assassin\"?\u00a0 Either not much at all, or way too much - depending on two things: whether you saw the trailer for this film and whether you lived and loved every ninja movie that was released back in the videotape\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "4 stars"","block_context":{"text":"4 stars","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/category\/movies\/movie-reviews\/4-stars\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/ninja_assassin.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":10936,"url":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2007\/11\/25\/martial-arts-from-an-indian-movie\/","url_meta":{"origin":11088,"position":2},"title":"Martial arts from an Indian movie","author":"Leonid Mamchenkov","date":"November 25, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"It's been a slow news day, so here is something to make you smile on this Sunday afternoon - martial arts video clips from one Indian movie - Hebetudinous: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=snJYagxgx5U http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aNxBdG4TZT8 http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l_7208QRX6Q http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-InxPME85eM http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zngt8OdXWSo Intense, beautifully choreographed, bloody as hell, and, above all, hilarious... 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