Anyone else watching "V For Vendetta" today? Just seems...appropriate...

[Rabblevox]

I won't even say it's a particularly well-crafted movie, but it sure hits the zitgeist, and no better day than today.

"People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V_for_Vendetta_(film)

[ChandlerJr]

1. That's right, I forgot. Remember remember the 5th of November

The day Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators failed in their attempt to blow up the British Parliament in order to install a Roman Catholic Monarch to what they saw as it's rightful place.

How is that appropriate, we don't have a monarchy let alone want a Catholic one.

[Rabblevox]

2. Well thank you from someone who has obviously never seen the movie. /nt

[Tesha]

9. The movie has nothing much to do with that.

Instead, the movie is about an attempt to displace
a violently authoritarian government, one that routinely
monitors its citizens and imprisons and tortures its
dissenters and uses an invented, distorted religion
as one tool in its armamentarium along with endless
media propaganda.

The movie is set in the very near future.

You should see it some time.

Tesha

[Blue_In_AK]

3. I have it set to DVR.

Believe it or not, I've not seen this movie yet.

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. what channel is runnng it?

If a commercial channel, I hope they do not cut out parts.
Just watched it on dvd last week,
Again.

[Rabblevox]

7. I own it on DVD, so dunno. Should not be a hard movie to rent, though. /nt

[Mira]

4. Even though I know it by heart - I MUST

see it tonight. Because I love it by heart, too.

[CJCRANE]

6. I watched it again a few days ago.

It's very thought-provoking. Probably the most relevant of the dystopian sci-fi movies.

[elocs]

8. Here is my OP about that this morning:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2246376

I've watched the movie many times and it even inspired me to get my first tattoo at age 55:


with "FREEDOM" above it and "FOREVER" below it.

[PatrynXX]

10. have it on blu ray :P

course if you have it on dvd also easy to either get it used or trade it.

dvd2blu*com has it.