WILL AMERICA BECOME LIKE the world in the movie V for Vendetta?

fitznig · April 6th, 2006, 11:46 PM

WILL AMERICA BECOME LIKE the world in the movie V for Vendetta?

I have read a few success stories on this site about how the news words successful robbery deaths as the robber being a victim of the gun, and it got me to thinking how the media changes everything around in the movie V for Vendetta, and was wondering people's thoughts on if America would ever get like that?
It all ready kinda is!

Team American · April 7th, 2006, 12:58 AM

I just saw this movie last weekend...I'd been avoiding it because of the many negative things said about it by "some" reviewers: "it's anti-government/anti-Bush/anti-America/etc." Last week, I was speaking to one of the vendors at work that I've known for many years...he's an anti-U.N., freedom loving ex-Brit who's now an American citizen (and no...he doesn't post on this forum

) whose opinion I value. He asked me if I'd seen V for Vendetta, and I told him "no, I heard that it was anti-gov't, etc."

He said that he had seen it, and it was a very good movie...not anti-gov't, but anti-tyranny.

And he was right.

It is a mixture of 1984 and Atlas Shrugged , and it really makes you examine your own beliefs and how you came by those beliefs.

Will America become like the world in V for Vendetta? I don't know... but it's only one of the questions this movie will force you to confront in your own mind.

P95Carry · April 7th, 2006, 01:27 AM

I have heard of this movie but - seeing as I rarely if ever go to movie theater may be a while I'll wait until DVD appears - if not here already. Maybe PPV sometime.

Even without that sort of movie, these days there is still enough to provoke some quite serious thinking

So Rick you know another Ex Brit too - shucks, and you survived

Sounds like my kinda guy.

Team American · April 7th, 2006, 01:38 AM

Chris, are all ex-Brits so vocally anti-U.N.?

I think that this movie will play well on DVD at home...you won't necessarily have to go to the theater to enjoy it. There is a lot of action in it, but a lot of thought provoking dialog as well.

P95Carry · April 7th, 2006, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Chris, are all ex-Brits so vocally anti-U.N.?

Probably not Rick, as the ''sheeple quotient'' is I think alive and well in UK too. For many, the UN has a solar fundamental orifice

I do tho - perhaps understandably (ya know like with like) - have a good few old buddies there who are crazy (old) rebels like me

and are not too enamored of the UN and can see thru a lot of the window dressing!

WJP9 · April 7th, 2006, 02:51 AM

Movie in my opinion is not worth the price at the box office. However, it is entertaining enough and carries a good message. Anything is possible and I have learned never to say never. So sure, our government could theoretically become that controlling and backwards. I will not get into a monologue about revolt because frankly, are government is far from this kind of control and I love My Country. But when push comes to shove there is always strength in numbers and unity in a common cause.

Bud White · April 7th, 2006, 07:53 AM

havent seen the movie yet wait for dvd but if its like 1984 then probley i think were heading that way

dpesec · April 7th, 2006, 08:04 AM

Well, my right wing girlfriend and I saw it. We both agreeded there is a limit to how far guberment can go before people act.
We had some very interesting conversations about the message.

Me, I'd recommend going to see it. It doesn't surprise me that reviewers didn't give it high marks because it requires people to use critical thinking skills. This is something the people have lost.

I'll pick it up on DVD, just like I did with "Good Night and Good Luck"

lostone1413 · April 7th, 2006, 08:58 PM

[quote=dpesec]Well, my right wing girlfriend and I saw it. We both agreeded there is a limit to how far guberment can go before people act.

I'd love to agree with that but I can't. Look at what has gone on in this country the sheep don't rise up A few things come to mind
1-Ruby Ridge
2-Waco
3-New Orleans

More and more ever year I see the Constitution being flushed down the toilet.

Look at the rulings that come out of the Court. Now if someone in private business has just a few connections they can take your property.

To me when I look at all this and things like the Patroit Act I wonder what the founding fathers would say. Heck I know. They would tell you it is time to take the country back using any means it takes. We are way closer to a Police State then the Republic the founding fathers wanted.

Goverment is and for some years now been to the point were they care less about what the working people want. We at one time were a Government of the people by the people and for the people. Now we have become a government by the elite and for the elite.

A couple more things to show were we are heading NAFTA and CAFTA Over 1 million people a year just walk into the country. The only ones who care about this our the working men and women You see how much the leaders of the country in both parties care anymore. That is why for now on I will only vote the Constitution Party

Sheldon J · April 7th, 2006, 09:29 PM

It showed how far a government may go to control it's citizens, how power corrupts, and how willing some are to be led like sheep. This was England of the future where the governing branch had total power over all. Very good movie.

April 6th, 2006, 11:46 PM	#1
fitznig Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Washington Posts: 280	WILL AMERICA BECOME LIKE the world in the movie V for Vendetta? WILL AMERICA BECOME LIKE the world in the movie V for Vendetta? I have read a few success stories on this site about how the news words successful robbery deaths as the robber being a victim of the gun, and it got me to thinking how the media changes everything around in the movie V for Vendetta, and was wondering people's thoughts on if America would ever get like that? It all ready kinda is!

April 7th, 2006, 12:58 AM	#2
Team American VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 3,797	I just saw this movie last weekend...I'd been avoiding it because of the many negative things said about it by "some" reviewers: "it's anti-government/anti-Bush/anti-America/etc." Last week, I was speaking to one of the vendors at work that I've known for many years...he's an anti-U.N., freedom loving ex-Brit who's now an American citizen (and no...he doesn't post on this forum ) whose opinion I value. He asked me if I'd seen V for Vendetta, and I told him "no, I heard that it was anti-gov't, etc." He said that he had seen it, and it was a very good movie...not anti-gov't, but anti-tyranny. And he was right. It is a mixture of 1984 and Atlas Shrugged , and it really makes you examine your own beliefs and how you came by those beliefs. Will America become like the world in V for Vendetta? I don't know... but it's only one of the questions this movie will force you to confront in your own mind. __________________ "I surrounded 'em"- Alvin York "They're ain't many troubles that a man can't fix with seven hundred dollars and a thirty ought six"- Jeff Cooper Last edited by Team American; April 7th, 2006 at 03:43 AM.

April 7th, 2006, 01:27 AM	#3
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,366	I have heard of this movie but - seeing as I rarely if ever go to movie theater may be a while I'll wait until DVD appears - if not here already. Maybe PPV sometime. Even without that sort of movie, these days there is still enough to provoke some quite serious thinking So Rick you know another Ex Brit too - shucks, and you survived Sounds like my kinda guy. __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

April 7th, 2006, 01:38 AM	#4
Team American VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 3,797	Chris, are all ex-Brits so vocally anti-U.N.? I think that this movie will play well on DVD at home...you won't necessarily have to go to the theater to enjoy it. There is a lot of action in it, but a lot of thought provoking dialog as well. __________________ "I surrounded 'em"- Alvin York "They're ain't many troubles that a man can't fix with seven hundred dollars and a thirty ought six"- Jeff Cooper Last edited by Team American; April 7th, 2006 at 03:45 AM.

April 7th, 2006, 02:51 AM	#6
WJP9 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 764	Movie in my opinion is not worth the price at the box office. However, it is entertaining enough and carries a good message. Anything is possible and I have learned never to say never. So sure, our government could theoretically become that controlling and backwards. I will not get into a monologue about revolt because frankly, are government is far from this kind of control and I love My Country. But when push comes to shove there is always strength in numbers and unity in a common cause. __________________ -Bill "I don't step aside. I step up." -Vic Mackey, THE SHIELD.

April 7th, 2006, 07:53 AM	#7
Bud White VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Elsewhere Posts: 17,476	havent seen the movie yet wait for dvd but if its like 1984 then probley i think were heading that way

April 7th, 2006, 08:04 AM	#8
dpesec Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 518	Well, my right wing girlfriend and I saw it. We both agreeded there is a limit to how far guberment can go before people act. We had some very interesting conversations about the message. Me, I'd recommend going to see it. It doesn't surprise me that reviewers didn't give it high marks because it requires people to use critical thinking skills. This is something the people have lost. I'll pick it up on DVD, just like I did with "Good Night and Good Luck" __________________ Dave “The highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms”. General George Patton—US Army Vis et Veneratio "So this is how democracy dies: to thunderous applause." Actress Natalie Portman as Padme in Star Wars Revenge of the Sith

April 7th, 2006, 08:58 PM	#9
lostone1413 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 91	[quote=dpesec]Well, my right wing girlfriend and I saw it. We both agreeded there is a limit to how far guberment can go before people act. I'd love to agree with that but I can't. Look at what has gone on in this country the sheep don't rise up A few things come to mind 1-Ruby Ridge 2-Waco 3-New Orleans More and more ever year I see the Constitution being flushed down the toilet. Look at the rulings that come out of the Court. Now if someone in private business has just a few connections they can take your property. To me when I look at all this and things like the Patroit Act I wonder what the founding fathers would say. Heck I know. They would tell you it is time to take the country back using any means it takes. We are way closer to a Police State then the Republic the founding fathers wanted. Goverment is and for some years now been to the point were they care less about what the working people want. We at one time were a Government of the people by the people and for the people. Now we have become a government by the elite and for the elite. A couple more things to show were we are heading NAFTA and CAFTA Over 1 million people a year just walk into the country. The only ones who care about this our the working men and women You see how much the leaders of the country in both parties care anymore. That is why for now on I will only vote the Constitution Party

April 7th, 2006, 09:29 PM	#10
Sheldon J Distinguished Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Battle Creek, Mi. Posts: 1,686	It showed how far a government may go to control it's citizens, how power corrupts, and how willing some are to be led like sheep. This was England of the future where the governing branch had total power over all. Very good movie. __________________ "The sword dose not cause the murder, and the maker of the sword dose not bear sin" Rabbi Solomon ben Isaac 11th century

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