tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605839.post6057849533623134492..comments2023-09-03T10:27:50.770-05:00Comments on Personal Musings of Priestly Goth: V for Vendetta, Revolution, Guy Fawkes, and EntertainmentCommunity of the Holy Trinityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15327079170088324442noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605839.post-5954516086166194982007-11-07T14:19:00.000-06:002007-11-07T14:19:00.000-06:00I wouldn't say also, what I am saying about V for ...I wouldn't say also, what I am saying about V for Vendetta is the reason for its beauty. If all those symbols and legends, history and meaning was not constantly in play visually it would not have worked. The art direction could not have saved the film if it was less ambitious and less propelled by the idea of vengeance and masquerade. But aren't masquerades about a certain type of Beauty?<BR/>And "Beauty will Save the World" is meaningless perhaps even idiocy, unless true beauty is always already full of meaning and truth.<BR/>And perhaps you would have said some of this if you were less sleep deprived.Community of the Holy Trinityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15327079170088324442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605839.post-51089206927000309362007-11-07T13:59:00.000-06:002007-11-07T13:59:00.000-06:00Also it's sheerly gorgeous. I put it in my top ca...Also it's sheerly gorgeous. I put it in my top canon of Beautiful Movies from which I take art-direction instruction - along with That Thing You Do (for its candy colors) and Pleasantville (ditto), and some others I can't think of at the moment (see: sleep deprivation, mentioned above!)....Modiste1000https://www.blogger.com/profile/12323098134065040668noreply@blogger.com