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V for Vandetta (*****/*****)
Reccomended.
I won't say much about the film itself. It is timeless, I believe, and something everyone should see. Regardless of whether they decide in the end that it is a good film, or not. I can say I teared up a few times for the sheer sake that I felt like I needed to. Not because it was sad, emotional, or for any other reason then this. Because it was the truth.
Beneath this mask there is more than flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea, and ideas are bulletproof.
Mr. Ebert stated that the film's ending was not a nessacity, and he would have liked it otherwise for the signifance of the building. I, for one, disagree. If this did not happen in the film - V would simply by another form of the government. A let down. And we've all had enough of that.
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On a different note, on the IMDb discussion boards there has been speculation to whether or not V was gay. There have been more disagreeers then ageers, and many stating the claims he might be gay are "homophobic" and "unjust". While I myself percieve these very comments to be unjust. People are quicker to say he is not, then to say he is. And why, might I ask? Why claim a remark when it is you who may truly that way? Personally, I believe that one of the brother's who wrote this film intended it to be this way. V was gay. While the other, may not have shared this viewpoint. Thus it is left to interpretation. This is what I have to offer.
The concetyration camp V was contained in served as a camp for a special type of person. It is not directly stated which "type" of people were helf here - but due to latter events I have come to the thought of it being homosexuals. How? Through the story of Veronica. She refers to the people at the camps as "us". She was gay herself, as were some of the other members in that camp. The "us" could refer to another type of person that she might also happen to be, yes. But her girlfriend is taken also, and as well - we are shown a male couple being invaded in their home, and taken from their beds. The fact that V shares on odd connection with the TV presenter - the egg dish. This also backs up the theory. He tells Evey that in his perfession, it is assumed that they would entertain young girls and women - and that he cannot have what he truly desires. A man, I was left to fill in the blank. He shares the same views as V, and perhaps shared more at another time. When Evey is released from her confinement, she leaves - lingering in the face of V, for a goodbye kiss. He does not waver, however, and something in his expression (body, as we do not see his face) can suggest a sadness. He doesn't want to offer a kiss that does not mean something, as he does not love Evey in that way.
That's what I gathered, but as I stated, perhaps the remaining brother decided it should be otherwise - as in the end, V reveals his feelings. Whether being romantic, or just a gesture as to the bond of the couple, we are unsure.
The case for V being Gay, and those in it as well is also backed up by the revalation that a certain church following confessed and was charged with the entire incident. The church who know tries to defy gay rights. Is this the next step?
V makes you think, and for not giving solid answers. For that, I appreciate the film even more.
Watch it.
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