Input about the movie V for Vendetta, weigh in on this discussion

[coco2006]

When Evey was reading Valerie's story and they were showing the flashbacks, the police bust in and abduct two gay guys. Was V the longer haired man in that scene? He was in the "program" while Valerie was also in there so was that him? Was that scene showing his arrest?

Do you think V was bisexual/gay? At the end V says he felt love again thanks to Evey, that he loved her but maybe he was in love with the idea of her. Her strength and her survival abilities. I'm curious what others think

Base your opinion on how it was presented in the movie, not the book.

BTW, one of the best fucking movies ever.

I agree with the last sentence...

But about your question, I don't know... damn !!! I have to watch the movie again, now !!! Grrrrrrr.....

 

[Centexfarmer]

Interesting hypothosis. I never really considered who V was before he became V.

It is decidedly possible, since the first groups to be rounded up where "undesirables."

I'll have to watch again (I've lost count now on how many times I've watched it. lol ), to look at it from that perspective.

 

[valis23]

I wasn't going to watch that movie, but I'm sure glad I did. I wish more people could be bothered to appreciate the message of it.
Can't say I had wondered about V being one of the guys rounded up there. I thought they made the point rather well that paying any attention to who V was was to miss the point entirely. I thought that was why she (apparently) didn't look under the mask even after he was dead.
Wouldn't you just love to see hundreds of thousands of Patrick Henrys watching Congress blowing up?

 

[bigpayback]

Interesting hypothosis. I never really considered who V was before he became V.

It is decidedly possible, since the first groups to be rounded up where "undesirables."

I'll have to watch again (I've lost count now on how many times I've watched it. lol ), to look at it from that perspective.

I wish they would make a sequel, because I'd like to know more about V's origins; his life before "the Mask."

 

[Ninja108]

I loved this movie. I agree, we should get more of his backstory

 

[Absolut]

Why is this movie not required gay watching??

I just saw it last night for the first time. How and why it evaded my attention or viewing pleasure is beyond me. I absolutely loved it.

Am I the only loser that cried a bit when Evey was reading Valerie's story? Especially when I saw the two guys in bed and Valerie sitting alone on the couch, just waiting to be taken.

Absolutely phenomenal. I loved the slo-mo scene at the end with V being the badass that he is.

I'd give it a 10/10 fo sho!

 

[luminum]

If you think about it chronologically, it doesn't seem like he could have been either of those two guys. If we assume through the line of events depicted that V was one of those gay guys and that Valerie was taken after they were, then it would be strange that Valerie would be so close to dying before V would have, since they were entered into the program earlier and she a lot later.\

Either way, who V is is unimportant. He merely exists as an example of someone who was a social threat (a homosexual, a Muslim, a protesting dissenter, anyone who didn't agree with their government).

If you're interested in reading anything about V for Vendetta, then try checking out the original graphic novel by Alan Moore (who also wrote The Watchmen). Moore labeled the movie version as "garbage' and didn't want his name associated with it. But for what it's worth, see if the graphic novel gives you more of what you want.

 

[winterknight]

I wish they would make a sequel, because I'd like to know more about V's origins; his life before "the Mask."

Doing this would completely spoil the point of the character. The whole point of V is that he could be anyone - at one point in the book, Evey even entertains the notion that he was her father. But his history before Room Five is completely unimportant.

IMO the film gave too much away by showing his hands, which means we know that he was white. In the book we don't even know this - prior to his donning the mask, he is only shown in silhouette. The only reason we even know he's a guy is because Delia Surridge's diary refers to him as "The Man from Room Five" - Characters who haven't read the diary (which include Evey) don't even have that luxury. this point is underscored at the end of the book, when

Spoiler

Evey puts on the mask herself, and actually becomes V full-time

Luminum is right, you really need to read the book.

 

[tkd1234]

i agree with winterknight(could be anyone)...that is why at the end you see all the dead people in the crowd...great movie gets better everytime you watch it!!!!

 

[QuidditchStud]

I absolutely loved this movie, even though the graphic novel is, like most book to movie translations, is superior if only it goes more in depth and much more political than the film. What I found thoroughly refreshing was that, despite what the trailers depicted, it was not an all out action flick and actually forced the viewer to think about the possibility of this happening in our time and how such 'undesirables' would be treated if such a fantatic came to power. It is a frightening thought.
But I agree with those that said that 'V' himself is meant to remain faceless and nameless because it is so that we can project ourselves or indeed anyone else upon his form so that they can get the message across in their own way of thinking. If we do not make a stand, even one against a nation as V was to his government, then those who are different from the norm have only themselves to blame to being lead like lambs to the slaughter house.
An interesting question though - was anyone else here surprised at how much gay subtext was used in the film, considering how little, or even none really,was used in the trailers or promotion of the film itself ? I knew that in the audience I was with when I saw it, quite a few people got jittery and uncomftable when the gay themes became quite prominent, some even going as far as to walk out of the theatre until it was over. I did not read the novel till after I saw the film, so the gay themes of the woman eve reads the letter from, and indeed her boss and perhaps even eve herself to a degree, suprised yet enlightened me.