okay, you make some good points there, i don't personally disagree with anything you said.
but i'm being waaaay more shallow about this. :D
idk about the novel, but i think the movie has a good message about standing up for the ideals that our governments profess to serve, and about our rights and freedoms as citizens, and i would enjoy watching it any day of the year. the only reason i particularly enjoy watching it on Nov 5th is because the movie itself makes a big deal out of that day. i know the holiday is about burning guy fawkes in effigy etc etc, and i'm not confusing him with a national hero. i'm not condoning terrorism or assassinations or (god forbid) the blowing up of national monuments or really awesome buildings. i'm not saying either guy fawkes or v are people we should emulate. i'm just saying it's a kick-ass movie with a good underlying philosophical message. regardless of the original context of the holiday, i really just like the symmetry of watching it on Guy Fawkes Night.
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Date: 2012-11-06 03:09 pm (UTC)but i'm being waaaay more shallow about this. :D
idk about the novel, but i think the movie has a good message about standing up for the ideals that our governments profess to serve, and about our rights and freedoms as citizens, and i would enjoy watching it any day of the year. the only reason i particularly enjoy watching it on Nov 5th is because the movie itself makes a big deal out of that day. i know the holiday is about burning guy fawkes in effigy etc etc, and i'm not confusing him with a national hero. i'm not condoning terrorism or assassinations or (god forbid) the blowing up of national monuments or really awesome buildings. i'm not saying either guy fawkes or v are people we should emulate. i'm just saying it's a kick-ass movie with a good underlying philosophical message. regardless of the original context of the holiday, i really just like the symmetry of watching it on Guy Fawkes Night.
that is all.