In the week in which the glorification of terrorism has become a criminal act the community cinema at the rampART is screening a film which, without a doubt, goes out of it's way to do just that.
V for Vendetta - 8pm sharp - 15 rampart street, London E1
Set in a distopia near future London, the film takes as it's hero a knife wealding murderer with a telent for DIY explosions. With the word terrorist now abused to the point of being completly meaningless, I hesitate to say that the murderous hero of the film should actually be defined as a terrorist at all but certainly the state would define him as such and it's hard to see that anyone could see the film as anything other than a glorrification of his actions, and perhaps even incitement.
Of course the film is a capitalist venture rather than incitement to revolution and Tony Blairs son was involved in the making of the film. Further more, the authorities gave permission for three nights of filming at parliament for the scene in which the great unwashed masses of middle england march on pariament to see it's total distruction at the hands of the masked hero 'V'
With such state approval for this mainstream release by those responsible for the Matrix trilogy, you're unlikely to find yourself getting arrested and black baged for watching it quite yet - regardless of how much we stress that the film is a glorious portrayal of grassroots militant resistance (otherwise known as terrorism).
It's recieved some pretty shitty reviews in the UK corporate media but judge for yourself. I think you'll enjoy it. It's a rare riot of the film sprinkled with anarchist cultural references and imagery borrowed from both orwellian fiction, along with past and present facist states.
Come along and wallow in the glorrious hollywoodesque assassination of brutal cops, sinister celebrities and despotic dictators - not to meantime the grand finally big bang.
http://vforvendetta.warnerbros.com/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434409/
Please pass we word.... R for RampART
V for Vendetta - 8pm sharp - 15 rampart street, London E1
Set in a distopia near future London, the film takes as it's hero a knife wealding murderer with a telent for DIY explosions. With the word terrorist now abused to the point of being completly meaningless, I hesitate to say that the murderous hero of the film should actually be defined as a terrorist at all but certainly the state would define him as such and it's hard to see that anyone could see the film as anything other than a glorrification of his actions, and perhaps even incitement.
Of course the film is a capitalist venture rather than incitement to revolution and Tony Blairs son was involved in the making of the film. Further more, the authorities gave permission for three nights of filming at parliament for the scene in which the great unwashed masses of middle england march on pariament to see it's total distruction at the hands of the masked hero 'V'
With such state approval for this mainstream release by those responsible for the Matrix trilogy, you're unlikely to find yourself getting arrested and black baged for watching it quite yet - regardless of how much we stress that the film is a glorious portrayal of grassroots militant resistance (otherwise known as terrorism).
It's recieved some pretty shitty reviews in the UK corporate media but judge for yourself. I think you'll enjoy it. It's a rare riot of the film sprinkled with anarchist cultural references and imagery borrowed from both orwellian fiction, along with past and present facist states.
Come along and wallow in the glorrious hollywoodesque assassination of brutal cops, sinister celebrities and despotic dictators - not to meantime the grand finally big bang.
http://vforvendetta.warnerbros.com/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434409/ Please pass we word.... R for RampART
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allow me to introduce myself
18.04.2006 21:29
V
Brought to Light
18.04.2006 22:53
I love Alan Moores work and I know where he lives but I wouldn't think of introducing myself to him.
Still, the only of his works that bears mentioning on IM is 'Brought to Light', a graphic novel on the CIA which shows the number of US victims in terms of swimming pools of blood - ie for each 'intervention' it shows the amount of the victims blood in terms of swimming pools. It is both informative and illustrative and horrifying. If you thought the film V for Vendetta was good, go for the comic book which is far better, and then go for his factual masterpiece 'Brought to Light'.
Danny
No offence
18.04.2006 23:42
the middle finger
An answer
19.04.2006 09:49
I'm sure that if you wanted to go and spend 8 pounds or whatever to see them at the Odeon etc then they wouldn't be offended. Some of us would rather keep the money for something else while still seeing the movies.
jay
Ok, fair comment
19.04.2006 12:46
the middle finger