V for VENDETTA: the movie that will make Bushies piss themselves

I just got back from V.


You MUST see this movie. SPOILER WARNING!

Endless artificial fear...

Spying...

Creating epidemics then profiting by offering the cure...

Disinformation and collusion between the media and government...

There are really two primary differences between that story and our reality:

We still have the facade of democracy at the national level, and some degree of reality of it at lower levels.

The other difference is how people reacted. V doesn't start a violent revolution but inspires a White Palace moment when soldiers have to decide whether to fire on their own people or not.

I think it's possible to get to that moment without violence, at least none from our side.

But as this movie shows, there are some things people shouldn't tolerate and won't, and will stand together against.

I'm not sure what that incitement is, whether it's starting another war, or a terrorist attack to convince people to demand a war, or one more seemingly trivial thing like the ports deal that rouses the public out of the blue, but it's coming.

Some of us would like to be surprised when we see this...

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I didn't realize some people don't know V is a chick.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x678331

I personally cant wait to see this movie!

but the MinuteMen are well on their way...opening up chapters in states without borders, to keep an EYE on illegals...

Seen it twice now, and I agree...

Check out James Walcott's piece on how not only the rightwingers, but the overly-comfortable "cultural liberals" will be scared by this film...

postcards and send them to the white house.

And then not do anything else.

I wonder when prints of the film will get "pulled" in the name of "National Security?"

routine precautions, and all...

Mr. Smarty Pants "First Amendment" Liberal...!

I was in a rush, I forgot to go to the ATM so I used my debit card. I guess I'll end up "black bagged" and sent to Gitmo.

They aren't tracking my ass! Was a great flick!

For Vendetta masks, they're selling "Wondercon" masks on Ebay here:

http://search.ebay.com/v-for-vendetta-mask_W0QQfnuZ1QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQsbrsrtZlQQxpufuZx

I would really hope that they don't keep these "exclusive" and offer a relatively decent mask for EVERYONE to be able to wear (along with a cape and hat too! I can just see us all decked this way in another march on Washington at some point, or on Halloween. Too bad this film wasn't released close to Halloween. It would have been a perfect time to have the interest up and to march on Washington with the same masks, etc. too! I don't see how the MSM could avoid the connection then!

It sounds GREAT!

It said "Republican abortion kit, coming soon to a back alley near you." And it had a picture of a hanger.

DU said it was too offensive and made me pull it.

IMCPO, the ONLY people who would be offended would be the repukes. WTF? Sorry, that just doesn't seem right.

Would you mind if I used that on a decal for my car? Do you have a copy you could PM me?

:hi:

:woohoo:

as a government "how to" manual, I am sure they probably will just want to use V as a government appointee training film, and completely miss the allegorical content.

saw the movie and didn't realize he came across as the villain.

Bushies will watch this and think they are the good guys in the movie, chasing the masked terrorist (which is what they call him in the movie).

Read this account from Bruce Boxleitner after his trip to the White House a few years ago.

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated/browse_thread/thread/887aaec99134ade1

'The Jungle' and 'Grapes of Wrath' come to mind.

Hopefully, this could serve to wake up the younguns', who are ultimately the ones who will suffer most from the policies of the Reich.

little lady who wrote the book that caused the big war."

Why is it rated "R?" My kids (two teens and a tween) want to see it and those ratings can be so misleading. I'd rather have them see an intelligent "R" rated film, than some of the trashy, sexist "PG-13" movies.

during V's run-ins with the secret police...

you know, to see who is watching the film?

Maybe taking down car tags in parking lot.

How dare people think things like that?!

It's an oldie but a goodie:

http://www.bushflash.com/antiwar2.html

I guess that's why the news media describes "V" as a terrorist.

after reading all the glowing reviews about it here. :)

Thanks for the recommendation.

Love that girl!

Love it !!!

I think everyone who posts here would enjoy it, and get it. I'm still trying to figure out if the rest of the country will get it, or just see it as standard Hollywood action/adventure fare. The crowd I saw it with seemed like a typical Friday night movie crowd, and though they saw the same movie I did, I don't know if they took away from it the same things I did.

I'm definitely interested in how the right tries to frame this movie. Stupid as they are, I'm hoping they will bloviate about it endlessly, driving up interest and ultimately getting lots more people to see it. I think it can't help but awaken some generally apolitical people, and that is too much of a threat to Bush's foot soldiers.

n/t

Sadly, there are enough stupid people who simply will just not understand (blatant as it may be) the political concepts here. :(

A blind man would be able to see who's face this movie is in within 5 minutes.

He's not *usually* a celebrity hound in the way others are. Usually there's a good reason for him having on an actor. Now I know!

brutally honest about the rise of RW politicos, their corruption, lies and fear-mongering

incredible parallels with king george's murka.

by people calling themselves "villians" but they have the same v with a circle around it. probably just a bunch of kids, but you never know motives.

to start showing up on walls everywhere. This could be an important movie.

A great idea cannot be killed

Perhaps we'll all meet soon on the capitol steps

non-political husband might like?

It's playing on two screens at my local Midwestern cineplex, which is no liberal bastion. The overall reviews have been good. I say take him along.

fabulous movie. It was like the pre-election rush from the Eminem video x100 & hoisted me right out of the pit the post-election tossed me into. I want to give out tickets on the street.

Now we just need for it to actually happen--what the people did, not V (for the benefit of NSA monitors).

and Mr. Ollivander
Hurt gets around quite a bit

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The news reports about "The former United States" and "Civil war rages in the former US"
sent chills down my spine. I know the source material for this film wasn't intended for any reference
to the US but the people who made this movie were putting it right in the Bush administration's face IMO.

<http://vforvendetta.warnerbros.com/index2.html>
A lot of eyes being opened by this film. A lot of MIHOP talk going on too.