@@chriswilliams7358 Indeed it was a brave attempt, but it's not quite right though They impressively trimmed the fat, left out unnecessary parts. So yeah, agreed, a pretty good attempt.
@@chriswilliams7358as someone who has no interest or intent of reading graphic novels I liked it as a film especially using the actor from 1984 in the "big brother" role adaptation now that's classic literature worth reading too.
He wasn't the first cast. James Purefoy was originally cast and they shot for six weeks before he dropped out. Some of the scenes are still Purefoy with Weaving dubbed in over in adr.
@@RLplusabunchofdumbnumbers I didnt know that. James Purefoy doesnt have the intonation and pronunciation that Weaving has. And for a role of a masked man on a mission, who is emotionally scarred, and highly learned, I think the burden of playing the character falls on the actors vocal skills rather than his expressions. I am sure James would've prepared extensively for that, but we will never see that and Weaving's natural voice and pronunciations were just amazing for this role.
@@myu4039 100%. Though I got only a B because I had partner and she didn't want any lines so of course Eve was perfect. The problem is my professor didn't like her having none despite her desire to have none. Still I did enjoy the hell out of it.
He does an awesome job every time. He was particularly entertaining as Agent Smith as well. He delivers amazing dialogue. The writers should be congratulated too. The alliteration in his speech here, for example, is genius.
Thats one of the greatest intros of all time, it made me cry when she talked about the man and inhumanity of ideas, the words she chose, was huge epiphanic hit for me. Shed light on how much we need each other, how our deepest feelings and moments are shared with mortals, the irreplacable value of those who are forgotten. Ideas are eternal but they arent humans, humans are destructable and forgotten but they color life. We're used to put ideas and immortality in such a high pedestal that individuals are seen as irrelevant and this is the first time i see this idea being challenged and humans being valued. This makes me really sad when i remember how awful humans are for each other, it's unnecessary.
We are meant to seek understanding the eternal, but on that road we must always cherish our basic and mortal humanity and use it as a guiding light in our quest. If we start seeing human as irrelevant, it means we are on a wrong path. This is the starting grain of truth of Buddha's enlightenment.
Guy died like a boss. Broke his own neck so he couldn’t be drawn live. It didn’t go down like this in reality- they hung you but didn’t break your neck, just choked you while they draw you, exposing your intestines. Guy knew this and jumped to break his neck, killing himself instantly (significant for a Catholic). They drew him while dead anyway.
Low budget movie. But epic idea. Agent Smith was how i first saw Hugo Weaving. Had no idea he could make this 'villain' an indestructible symbol through his amazing voice and accent that would make the Queen a bum.
Yeah, pretty much. He was a lab rat for a government program to make a bio weapon or a supersoldier, whichever one worked first. They ended up with the bio weapon because he escaped and burned the camp down with all the research on the soldier program. In the process he lost the ability to feel pain, and also suffered heinous burns across his body which is why he wears the mask. Also a fuckin wild detail that nobody ever talks about when discussing the character, is that he does all of this whilst blind. His eyes were burned out in the fire.
@robinblackmoor8732 It actually does! The female researcher that V poisons, when recounting her story says "I was trying to understand how it could have happened, when I saw him. The man from Room V. He looked at me, though not with eyes, for there were no eyes..."
"It was a country that had everything, absolutely everything. And now 20 years later is what?... The world's biggest leper colony. Why?" ... RJK Jr. , final answer.
Imho......the real lesson of the movie is that we must resist injustice and tyranny. I will remember remember this last 5th of November when treason did run riot.
Well, he was a brilliant stage actor, so maybe quite a bit of rehearsal, but not many takes. For plays you have to get monologuing right everytime in one take.
@@tealsquare Who should they vote for lol? Both sides are steadily heading towards the same point, just at different paces. The DNC will never let an actually progressive candidate in, so all they do is stagnate every time they win, and the GOP are very much the same (even though you could count the number of somewhat progressive Republicans on one hand), with both being focused on maintaining the status quo. Trump is somewhat of a wildcard, both because he is wholly incompetent and also completely willing to take insane steps (like spending billions on a fucking wall that was never going to work while cutting thousands of government jobs to ensure he could keep tax cuts on the wealthy, which includes himself obviously), so he just ensures that inevitable end point comes sooner. Without serious change the American economy is going to collapse and leave you open to even worse shit.
@user-ud6ui7zt3r Well, Spidey and Deadpool's are probably Spandex, while V's is a hard material and probably had a lot of room for breathing easier and speaking. But to be fair, I'm just making a wild-assed-guess here.
"I know his name was Guy Fawkes, and I know in 1605, he attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament... ... in order to eliminate a Protestant King and Parliament and to restore the Catholic faith in England, but I won't mention this at all in the movie".
Such a great film, you simply have to overlook the things that make you wonder...like how he blew up the old Baily. Or where he got all those masks from. I don't quibble over that, though, because the film is incredible. From story line to dialog. Just a great movie.
Even though Alan Moore doesn't like this movie for many reasons, especially his dislike of any adaptation of his comics, at least it still has the spirit of the comic about an unknown man fighting against a corrupt, fascist government even if they're doing it for different reasons (V in the comics fought in the name Anarchy while V in the movie is fighting for freedom and the people).
When I first saw this, I was not in a good mood. I thought this was overrated. I watched it again a year later and was angry at myself for not appreciating the masterpiece that it was.
"We are oft to blame in this, tis too much proved - that with devotion's visage and pious action we do sugar o'er; the Devil himself." "What does that mean!!!!?" "Spare the rod -" THUNK.
Something that the Americans might not understand is when they were still colonies of the British empire the majority of the problems they experienced that led to the American revolution were caused mainly by British parliament rather than king George himself
And the great thing about that statement, is that you can see the proponents of Project 2025 as either the heroes or villains, depending on your worldview.
I’d like for it to be adapted again but as a miniseries. This adaptation was too Americanised and might as well have set it in USA. The graphic novel was more about causing chaos to bring in order under a fascist dictatorship. This was about more freedom and more appealing to American audiences. I appreciate the attempt but it was poorly executed that missed the point
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It’s crazy how this movie still hasn’t aged a day. From cinematography to content. This is such an amazing story!
It was almost an acceptable production of the comic.
A brave attempt anyway.
You should read the original.
@@MostlyPennyCat I own the graphic novel and have read it many times. I think the movie does a pretty good job adapting the book.
@@chriswilliams7358
Indeed it was a brave attempt, but it's not quite right though
They impressively trimmed the fat, left out unnecessary parts.
So yeah, agreed, a pretty good attempt.
@@chriswilliams7358as someone who has no interest or intent of reading graphic novels I liked it as a film especially using the actor from 1984 in the "big brother" role adaptation now that's classic literature worth reading too.
Philosophy, based on universal truth, is timeless...
🤷🥰
Whoever decided to cast Hugo Weaving for V deserves credit.
Everything sounds so much more dramatic coming from agent smith.
He wasn't the first cast. James Purefoy was originally cast and they shot for six weeks before he dropped out.
Some of the scenes are still Purefoy with Weaving dubbed in over in adr.
@@RLplusabunchofdumbnumbers I didnt know that. James Purefoy doesnt have the intonation and pronunciation that Weaving has. And for a role of a masked man on a mission, who is emotionally scarred, and highly learned, I think the burden of playing the character falls on the actors vocal skills rather than his expressions. I am sure James would've prepared extensively for that, but we will never see that and Weaving's natural voice and pronunciations were just amazing for this role.
it was me, i did it
@@lostpockets2227 You were the casting director for th8s movie ?
Playing Scrabble with this guy must be difficult.
V: I have alot of letters, but I will use my Vs.
Then he'll obliterate you with 200 points and you'll only get 15
Yeah. He'd be a Viking...
That is one of my all time favourite movies. Natalie Portman was stunning...as usual...
Leon and V were her only good movies? Remind me of the others.
@@elhior23 Black Swan, for one...
@@elhior23 Black Swan is one...
Incl Léon?
pointless reply
I did this entire speech in a class for college.. It was brilliant! I can't even believe I got through it
Cool! Did you Viola'! after! ;)
@@myu4039 100%. Though I got only a B because I had partner and she didn't want any lines so of course Eve was perfect. The problem is my professor didn't like her having none despite her desire to have none.
Still I did enjoy the hell out of it.
@@michealwatts7469 Your teacher was clearly lacking.
@@rogersmith00 it was more so my partner didnt et as many lines so she felt like she didnt put in as much effort
What was the reaction of the class?
This is an epic movie and definitely one of the best movies Natalie Portman has done....not to mention Hugo Weaving. Such a great duo!
She's mid at best. HW made this movie great.
@@mycuntryisded Watch Léon: The Professional, please.
V's character is poetic.
Verified
Verily
Very much
V varies his vocabulary vastly
One of my top5 movies of all time. The portray of V is so well written and Hugo Weaving is just a beast, the perfect cast for this character
Tell me your top 5 please
One could say… it’s in your Top V Movies…
Weaver did an amazing job as Vendetta. Truly 1 of his best performances.
Weaving..Hugo..
He does an awesome job every time. He was particularly entertaining as Agent Smith as well.
He delivers amazing dialogue. The writers should be congratulated too. The alliteration in his speech here, for example, is genius.
Hugo farmed a 13 minute Gleipnir on Weaver
Weaving
One of the greatest movies ever with the one of the greatest characters V
This movie is criminally underrated masterpiece......😊😊
Thats one of the greatest intros of all time, it made me cry when she talked about the man and inhumanity of ideas, the words she chose, was huge epiphanic hit for me. Shed light on how much we need each other, how our deepest feelings and moments are shared with mortals, the irreplacable value of those who are forgotten. Ideas are eternal but they arent humans, humans are destructable and forgotten but they color life. We're used to put ideas and immortality in such a high pedestal that individuals are seen as irrelevant and this is the first time i see this idea being challenged and humans being valued.
This makes me really sad when i remember how awful humans are for each other, it's unnecessary.
We are meant to seek understanding the eternal, but on that road we must always cherish our basic and mortal humanity and use it as a guiding light in our quest. If we start seeing human as irrelevant, it means we are on a wrong path. This is the starting grain of truth of Buddha's enlightenment.
Guy died like a boss. Broke his own neck so he couldn’t be drawn live.
It didn’t go down like this in reality- they hung you but didn’t break your neck, just choked you while they draw you, exposing your intestines. Guy knew this and jumped to break his neck, killing himself instantly (significant for a Catholic). They drew him while dead anyway.
Guy is Guy Fawkes resurrected.
Low budget movie. But epic idea. Agent Smith was how i first saw Hugo Weaving. Had no idea he could make this 'villain' an indestructible symbol through his amazing voice and accent that would make the Queen a bum.
54 Million is not "low budget". It was released in IMAX as well, hardly the realm of the budget shooter.
How the fuck is someone who saves a city a "villain"?
Literally, the best character introduction ever made. The best of the best!
Does this guy have superhuman strength? Cause those punches just sent a man flying
He was experimented on in the camp which led to enhanced speed and strength along with a stupid high pain threshold.
Yeah, pretty much. He was a lab rat for a government program to make a bio weapon or a supersoldier, whichever one worked first. They ended up with the bio weapon because he escaped and burned the camp down with all the research on the soldier program.
In the process he lost the ability to feel pain, and also suffered heinous burns across his body which is why he wears the mask.
Also a fuckin wild detail that nobody ever talks about when discussing the character, is that he does all of this whilst blind. His eyes were burned out in the fire.
@@WhatEvenIsAGoodNameThe movie never brings up the blind detail does it? I never noticed it, if it did.
@robinblackmoor8732 It actually does! The female researcher that V poisons, when recounting her story says "I was trying to understand how it could have happened, when I saw him. The man from Room V. He looked at me, though not with eyes, for there were no eyes..."
@@WhatEvenIsAGoodName Ahh of course it's room V!
RIP Adrian Biddle
He was the cinematographer
Kyle was plumber
From those (currently) United States: "And. Here. We. Go:"
V passes the vibe check.
A masterpiece of a film...and boy it hits home
Possibly the most talkative antihero in all time
All right, i will watch this movie again..
I see no reason why the gunpowder treason should EVER be forgot
I love how V himself actually describes what he is and that he is NO hero.
but: god plays with dice.
This movie aged like fine wine in this day and ages
Hugo weaving plays ONE HERO in his entire career and of course they don't show his face.
Those three notes are really the 1812 overture in a minor key.
the french version I swear you felt even more the vengeance, the words feels really heavy, strong and emotionnal x_x
french version? Translation or other film
Absolute masterpiece of a movie.
No one escapes their past, no one escapes their judgment.
foreshadowing 101
Why on earth did you cut it off THEN?
😂 Perfect timing
"Where's the kaboom?! There's supposed to be an earth-shattering kaboom!"
@@morticia981 nice reference
@@morticia981 My favourite line, ever 😂
"It was a country that had everything, absolutely everything. And now 20 years later is what?... The world's biggest leper colony. Why?" ... RJK Jr. , final answer.
Imho......the real lesson of the movie is that we must resist injustice and tyranny. I will remember remember this last 5th of November when treason did run riot.
A Australian and a American playing iconic British characters, even if the great alan Moore didnt approve, i still feel thebmovie did well
Incredible movie! I have watched this every year since it came out. Just so well done!
I practice his introduction speach regularly. We all need V masks
I got one, I should have bought 2 and kept the second in its original packaging.
So, how old do we think Elrond is beneath that mask?
🤣👍
Hugo, your line was “Hello, I’m V!”
I've watched this movie many times and it's scenes even more. Relishing them every time.
Four more years wear this movie is actually a prediction
This still gives me the chills.
how many takes did he have to do the V poem on the mic without getting tongue tied.
Well, he was a brilliant stage actor, so maybe quite a bit of rehearsal, but not many takes. For plays you have to get monologuing right everytime in one take.
This movie has the writing quality of a thousand movies.
I practically cheered as I watched this sweet serenade of slashing, searing speech.
Not just a movie, it was a warning...
Enjoy the movie! Happy November 5th!
Remember remember the 5th of November. ❤❤❤
This is so well done! Now more than ever it seems like we could really have this happen in America
Vote
@@tealsquare
Who should they vote for lol? Both sides are steadily heading towards the same point, just at different paces. The DNC will never let an actually progressive candidate in, so all they do is stagnate every time they win, and the GOP are very much the same (even though you could count the number of somewhat progressive Republicans on one hand), with both being focused on maintaining the status quo. Trump is somewhat of a wildcard, both because he is wholly incompetent and also completely willing to take insane steps (like spending billions on a fucking wall that was never going to work while cutting thousands of government jobs to ensure he could keep tax cuts on the wealthy, which includes himself obviously), so he just ensures that inevitable end point comes sooner.
Without serious change the American economy is going to collapse and leave you open to even worse shit.
One of the most underrated superhero films in modern history 🤔 never ages 👍
Judging from the other comments here, you are not wrong. "Superhero", that's very nice.
I like how V's hard mask permits him to speak clearly, but Spider-man and Deadpool's masks always make them speak muffled.
@user-ud6ui7zt3r Well, Spidey and Deadpool's are probably Spandex, while V's is a hard material and probably had a lot of room for breathing easier and speaking. But to be fair, I'm just making a wild-assed-guess here.
This movie gave me chills.
Great movie, even more fitting with the pulse of the nation over the past 3 years!
They've just switched the good guys and bad guys
It’s going to be even more like the next few.
"I know his name was Guy Fawkes, and I know in 1605, he attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament...
... in order to eliminate a Protestant King and Parliament and to restore the Catholic faith in England, but I won't mention this at all in the movie".
It’s like this just happened yesterday what a great memory
It is funny that the UK is going in that direction
Remember the 5th of November
Underrated movie!
An absolutely classic movie. What a back story too. Anything like that could never happen here, now, today?
Already did in 2020 but the victims and villains switched places from the fantasy version
Amazing how this movie made so many people outside of England think Guy Fawkes was a hero.
Twas the last man to enter Parliament with honest intentions, after all.
@@RLplusabunchofdumbnumbers Funny how people ascribe "honesty" as a virtue to mass murderers.
@@floridadad2817 Suppose I shouldn't have assumed "Florida Dad" would be hip to English cultural references. My bad.
@@RLplusabunchofdumbnumbers He definitely missed your wit :)
@@floridadad2817 Guy Fawkes never killed anyone. He was caught before the gunpowder was set off.
Hugo Weaving wins at scrabble
A simply fantastic movie if you've not seen it, very telling and prophetic to our times
Can we hire him to take out Starmer ? :D
Best. Movie. Ever.
This is one of my favorite during that time, the meaning behind it was so crucial to explain something for me
The meaning behind it should never be forgotten and people need to remember we hold the power to control our lives and our destiny.
V is Very Vexatiously Verbose.
There's a similarly alliterative excess in another of the Wachovki's films, "Sense-8", a tv series to be precise.
Such a great film, you simply have to overlook the things that make you wonder...like how he blew up the old Baily. Or where he got all those masks from.
I don't quibble over that, though, because the film is incredible. From story line to dialog. Just a great movie.
man, i'd forgoten just how good this movie is
"With my hands around your neck, Mr. Crede"
One of the best movie i ever watched
Art imitates life. Here we go USA
I’m an American. I’m curious. For all Brits, how convincing was Portman’s British accent?
A tounge twister with a lot of V.
Even though Alan Moore doesn't like this movie for many reasons, especially his dislike of any adaptation of his comics, at least it still has the spirit of the comic about an unknown man fighting against a corrupt, fascist government even if they're doing it for different reasons (V in the comics fought in the name Anarchy while V in the movie is fighting for freedom and the people).
Bloody hell Peter Mannion went off the deep end.
A 15 year prior warning to Covid….and wonderfully shot. If only we had listened…
Absolute masterpiece....
When I first saw this, I was not in a good mood. I thought this was overrated. I watched it again a year later and was angry at myself for not appreciating the masterpiece that it was.
In 1:47 in the right mirror if y zoom and pause y see vs unmasked red burned face
Here after the election 👀
Fun fact, mental illness and divergence tend to enjoy rhyme and alliteration.
There was something going on with the person that wrote this.
They somehow managed to find the most disgustingly British looking actor for the civil secret police guy
"We are oft to blame in this, tis too much proved - that with devotion's visage and pious action we do sugar o'er; the Devil himself."
"What does that mean!!!!?"
"Spare the rod -"
THUNK.
And here we are at the very end, waiting for the institutions buildings to explode.
The film is genius even now after 20 years.
I love this movie. ❤❤❤❤
This film doesn't seem as dystopian now
"I like God, do not play dice"
God does not play dice - Einstein
Guess which day the US election is this year?
By God, you're right! We'll have to duly celebrate Guy Fawkes Day then.
Peter Mannion went off the deep end.
Excellent film....❤❤❤
Guy Fawkes, the only person who went to the parliament with good intentions!
Something that the Americans might not understand is when they were still colonies of the British empire the majority of the problems they experienced that led to the American revolution were caused mainly by British parliament rather than king George himself
Their interpretation and presentation of modern Britain is startling when the stance against free speech is taken into consideration.
This hits differently with Project 2025 on the horizon.
Don't worry the alliance are winning this will not be out future for now not untill the antichrist
And the great thing about that statement, is that you can see the proponents of Project 2025 as either the heroes or villains, depending on your worldview.
@@namewithheld8115 guaranteed this person thinks villain
Project 2025 is fake and gay.
@@namewithheld8115nope. Definitely all villains.
My all time favorite
Gold film
I’d like for it to be adapted again but as a miniseries. This adaptation was too Americanised and might as well have set it in USA. The graphic novel was more about causing chaos to bring in order under a fascist dictatorship. This was about more freedom and more appealing to American audiences. I appreciate the attempt but it was poorly executed that missed the point
Why did you cut the best part!?
The little lavas owes us to be honorable, but we observe otherwise.
“I’m quite sure they’ll say so”.
Great stuff 👏
BTN channel is a mirror image of GBN news Channel 😂😂😂
Says he's a 'God fearing Englishman.' Then proceeds to take the Lord's name in vain to emphasize he's proud of that fact. Yup, obvious villain much.