This being my favorite movie of all time, however, there are others that I like even more. Why is this my favorite movie of all time you ask? Many reasons to be honest. I love the story telling. I love the plot, even though I am against using violence to further any agenda. I love the cast, absolutely love all the people they chose to play their specific parts. Natalie Portman as "Evey", imo, was phenomenal. Full disclosure, I should add that she is my 'hall pass' agreement with my wife. If I should ever run in to her and she decides she wants to make love with me, she is the one person in the world my wife says I can. But in no way, shape, or form is this a primary reason why this is my favorite.
Beyond her character though, Creedy, Prothero, Sutler, Detective Finch, and everyone else did such an bang-up job of playing their part to a T. Beyond even the characters, beyond the story telling, and the plot, there's something even better that draws me to watch this movie again and again.
They are what give the story telling so much power. So much influence and strength. They are relatable in more than just this movie.
"Beneath this mask there is more than flesh, Beneath this mask there is an idea, Mr. Creedy, and ideas are bulletproof." - V
This one probably resonates so much with me because it is very similar to a Ron Paul quote.
"“Ideas are very important to the shaping of society. In fact, they are more powerful than bombings or armies or guns. And this is because ideas are capable of spreading without limit." - Ron Paul
As an anarchist/voluntaryist/or whatever you prefer to call it, these ideas are not main stream by any means right now. But that doesn't mean that these ideas won't be common place in the future. A Ponzi scheme, which government most definitely is, can only last so long as history has shown.
“There are no coincidences, only the illusion of coincidences" - V
I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. I like to think that even when bad things happen, something good can and will eventually come out of it. Maybe something so amazing that the bad thing was actually a blessing. A blessing in disguise as they say.
"People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people." - V
Oh how true this is and how in-factual it is in todays world. At least here in the US, spying, stop and frisk, and many others 4th amendment violations are running rampant. They are not afraid of us, because we have decided to be dependent on them. This only ends badly if this course is stayed.
"My father was a writer. You would've liked him. He used to say that artists use lies to tell the truth, while politicians use them to cover the truth up." - Evey
This quote reminds me of another quote "Do you know how to tell when a politician is lying?...When his lips move". Artists have a way of using lies to speak truths, politicians on the other hand lie incessantly to cover them up.
"Our integrity sells for so little, but it is all we really have. It is the very last inch of us. But within that inch, we are free." - Valerie
Without integrity, what are you really? A shill to be bought and paid for? It is the last inch of us. Don't sell it for anything!
"But what I hope most of all is that you understand what I mean when I tell you that, even though I do not know you, and even though I may never meet you, laugh with you, cry with you, or kiss you, I love you. With all my heart, I love you." - Valerie
This one needs a little context if you haven't seen the film. Valerie is a prisoner and is passing notes through the wall to Evey, who is also imprisoned. They exchange notes for some time before she receives this last note from Valerie. I love this one so much because I want love and joyfulness for everyone in the world. Even though I have never met you, laughed with you or cried with you, I love you, and I want the best for you.
There are many more that I could list, because they all have some meaning to me. But I would like to leave you with this one.
SPOILER ALERT!!! If you haven't seen the movie you may want to skip my intro...
Delia was a nurse at a facility where V was at one point. She injected him with who knows what and they did all sorts of nasty inhumane things to him, basically he was a human guinea pig. When V gets his vengeance by injecting her with a deadly poison while she sleeps, she wakes up. He tells her he already injected her and she will die soon with no pain. She then asks the question with her last breaths and V responds. She makes internal peace and dies.
Delia Surridge: Is it meaningless to apologize?
V: Never.
Delia Surridge: I'm so sorry.
Forgiveness, imo, is the greatest gift you can give yourself. You are not legitimizing someone else's bad behavior when you forgive them. You are simply letting go of your anger and resentment towards them. Out of all the deaths in this movie, Delia's tugs at my heart strings the most. She was a grunt, if you will. An order obeyer, going against her internal beliefs and morals by doing the things her bosses told her to do. In the end though, I believe she realized this, and made amends with V and accepted her fate. It resonates with me so much because I see this as a daily excuse for the order followers in government. "Just doing what I was told" is no excuse for immoral behavior.
Have you seen 'V for Vendetta'?
Any quotes you absolutely love that I missed?!
Hope you enjoyed some of my favorite quotes from my all time favorite movie! Steem on friends!
*imgs sourced from google
*quotes sourced from rotten tomatoes
