Remember, remember, the Fifth of November, The Gunpowder Treason and Plot... I know of no reason why the Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot...

We watched V for Vendetta last night. I must say I found it extremely interesting, although there were certainly parts I disliked. It's rather confusing at times, and I feel like if I watched it again I might understand it better... but overall, I think I liked it. It's an interesting storyline, and the acting is quite good. Needless to say, I was considerably astonished with the latter--Natalie Portman with an English accent??

I am beginning to think that, perhaps, that girl really can act. She really did a quite amazing job in V, although her accent was, at times, quite cheesy. Hugo Weaving was awesome as V, but then, we already knew he's awesome. The fact that you never see his face throughout the entire film was a nice added touch.

As to the storyline... A man attempts to overthrough a totalitarian government. Pretty simple, right? No, not really... not when you have as many sub-plots running through the main plot as the Wachowski brothers put in this film. It kept me guessing until the very end, and there were several twists and turns that I most definitely didn't see coming.

There were certainly things that I didn't agree with, but really, I thought it was an interesting, well-done, well-acted film. I wouldn't mind seeing it again, although not too soon... It's not one that I'd watch over and over again, I don't think. Still, I enjoyed it. Probably a 8/10, although that rating might change once I've thought over it for a little while longer/seen it again.

Remember, remember, the Fifth of November, the Gunpowder Treason and Plot... I know of no reason why the Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot... But what of the man? I know his name was Guy Fawkes and I know, in 1605, he attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament. But who was he really? What was he like? We are told to remember the idea, not the man, because a man can fail. He can be caught, he can be killed and forgotten, but 400 years later, an idea can still change the world. I've witnessed first hand the power of ideas, I've seen people kill in the name of them, and die defending them... but you cannot kiss an idea, cannot touch it, or hold it... ideas do not bleed, they do not feel pain, they do not love... And it is not an idea that I miss, it is a man... A man that made me remember the Fifth of November. A man that I will never forget.

Note: Too bad tomorrow's Sunday, or I would wait to post this until the 5th... That would be fun. Oh well... The 4th will have to do.