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無論如何，我還是會推薦「V 怪客」這部影片給大家欣賞，因為原因有幾個：

第一、這是華卓斯基兄弟的作品，是所謂「《駭客任務三部曲》原班創作群」的作品。
第二、劇情很單純，畫面也有著精緻而魔幻的處理。
第三、對白中有許多經典的哲思與象徵，可供一再地咀嚼、消化。

Woosean 說：「只有三個地方我沒有睡意：開場的管弦詩爆破、後場的骨牌效應，以及那一場令人想起「子彈時間」的短刀屠殺。」，這三個地方確實是充滿著戲劇激情的效果。而我個人則對於 Evey 被 V 關起來折磨那段感受很深。

在 V 再一次解救 Evey 後，假扮殘暴政府對於 Evey 嚴刑拷打，剃她光頭（女主角真的犧牲不少喔！但是她的光頭還不難看就是。）、用水柱沖她、關在小房間用爛食物餵她，完完全全地就是仿造 Evey 真的被抓後的狀況。觀眾在欣賞的過程中當然也會因為導演的刻意拍攝，而察覺到拷問的人怎麼都看不到臉，此處大概是故意留給觀眾有臆測的空間，造成懸疑的張力。最後 Evey 的不屈服讓 V 扮演的官僚處她死刑，而其實是把她釋放，只是謎題揭曉的時候，任誰也無法接受竟然是 V 把她關起來的，艾薇當時候的氣憤可想而知。這個橋段正是我最喜歡的地方，因為 V 對於 Evey 高尚的愛在此完整地展露無疑，至此還沒看過有哪個人可以對喜愛的對象使用這般艱難的「幫助」（凡人真的無法辦到，但是 V 確實是超人），V 的愛她是用一種鍛鍊其成長的方式，因著內在的火熱反串出冷冽的舉措。這份愛從來都沒有像現在這樣實實在在地感受，是的！此刻我非常認同 V 的作法，在那面具下的那顆愛心，真的非常美麗又高貴。

那段 Evey 重生後 V 對她所說的內容如下：
 
That's it! See, at first, I thought it was hate too. Hate was all I knew. It built my world, imprisoned me, taught me how to eat, how to drink, how to breathe. I thought I'd die with all the hate in my veins. But then something happened. It happened to me just as happened to you.

Your own father said that artists use lies to tell the truth. Yes, I created a lie. But because you believed it, you found something true about yourself. What was true in that cell is true now. What you felt in there has nothing to do with me.

Don't run from it, Evey. You've been running all your life.
(Asthma)
Listen to me, Evey. This may be the most important moment of your life. Commit to it. They took your parents from you. They took your brother from you. They put you in a cell and took everything they could take except your life. And you believed that was all there was, didn't you? The only thing you had left was your life, but it wasn't. You found something else. In that cell, you found something that mattered more to you than life. When they threatened to kill you unless you gave what they wanted, you told them you'd rather die. You faced your death, Evey. You were calm, you were still. Try to feel now what you felt then.

後來 Evey 她說過一段話是這樣的：

        我即將死去,身體會腐爛
        但我的心靈除外,我的精神不死
        雖然我的心靈脆弱無助
        卻是這世上唯一值得珍惜的東西
        決不輕言放棄,決不讓他們奪走
 
是不是很煽情呢？哈！這也正是Mr. Tuesday 所說的：「如果要問華卓斯基兄弟從《駭客任務》到此有何新意，這煽情的一招便是明顯的例子。」。這一段正是展露出 V 的作法是所謂「愛之深 責之切」的意涵，為了讓 Evey 在又一次面對「眼前人」被抓的驚嚇震撼後，能夠更加茁壯成長，他不惜把她關起來，製造接近於真實狀況，靠近死亡的場景來砥礪 Evey 。最後當 Evey 發現後，她的反彈以致於氣喘發作，然後在沒有任何協助下，自己慢慢恢復正常呼吸，而後走出 V 的地下室來到頂樓，面對大雨滂薄時，她說：「上帝在每一滴雨水中」，如果從頭到尾融入劇情的演繹中，真的可以感受到哪份神妙！

兩篇影評寫得都很棒，讓我尤其是 Mr. Tuesday 觀察細微，而 Woosean 則是非常有主見的影評，每次看他在批判一部電影，都覺得很有勁！所以看完此片的人，真的要好好看一下他們的評論，我僅能算是抒發文而已。至於關鍵特效，真的要租片回家好好品嚐才行，那味道不是可以完整形容得出來的。

V 怪客經典對白 ---

面具後面是血肉之軀
血肉之軀後面有的是信念
而信念可以永遠不死.......

People Should not be afraid of their Goverments, Goverments should be afraid of their Peolple........
人們不該畏懼他們的政府 政府才應該要畏懼他們的人民

Artists used lies to tell the truth，while politicians used them to cover the truth up.
藝術家用謊言揭露事實，政治家用謊言掩蓋事實

People should not be afraid of their governments, governments should be afraid of their people.
人民不該懼怕政府，應該是政府懼怕他們的人民

Fear became the ultimate tool of this government.
恐懼成為了政府最後的工具

V 對主教說的一段話:
我盜用聖經的話語,來掩飾赤裸裸的最愆
外表是聖人,內心是魔鬼 （講得太棒了！）

我的面具之下有一張臉,但那不是我的臉
我的心靈已不再屬於那張臉

from浮士德
以真理的力量,在死前我要征服宇宙

Valerie的衛生紙自傳
I know there's no way I can convince you this is not one of their tricks. But I don't care. I am me. My name is Valerie. I don't think I'll live much longer, and I wanted to tell someone about my life. This is the only autobiography that I will ever write and, God...I'm writing it on toilet paper.

I was born in Nottingham in 1985. I don't remember much of those early years, but I do remember the rain. My grandmother owned a farm in Tottle Brook and she used to tell me that God was in the rain. I pass my 11 Plus and went to girls' grammar. I was at school that I met my first girlfriend. Her name was Sarah. It was her wrists. They were beautiful. I thought we would love each other forever. I remember our teacher telling us that it was adolescent phase that people outgrew. Sarah did. I didn't.

In 2002, I fell in love with a girl named Christina. That year I came out to my parents. I couldn't have done it without Chris holding my hand. My fathter wouldn't look at me. He told me to go and never come back. My mother said nothing. But I'd only told them the truth. Was that so selfish? Our integrity sells for so little but it is all we really have. It is the very last inch of us. But within that inch, we are free.

I'd always known what I wanted to do with my life and in 2015 I starred in my first film, The Salt Flats. It was the most important role of my life. Not because of my career, but because that was how I met Ruth. The first time we kissed. I knew I never wanted to kiss any other lips but hers again. We moved to a small flat in London together. She grew Scarlet Carsons for me in our window box and our place always smelt of roses. Those were the best years of my life.

But America's war grew worse and worse, and eventually came to London. After that, there were no roses anymore. Not for anyone. I remember how the meaning of words began to change. How unfamiliar words like collateral and rendition became frightening while things like Norsefire and the Artiles of Allegiance became powerful. I remember how different became dangerous. I still don't understand it why they hate us so much.

They took Ruth while she was out buying food. I've never cried so hard in my life. It wasn't long till they came for me. It seems strange that my life should end in such a terrible place. But for three years, I had roses and apologized to no one. I shall die here. Every inch of me shall perish. Every inch but one. An inch, it is small and it is fragile, and it is the only thing in the world worth having. We must never lose it or give it away. We must never let them take it from us. I hope that, whoever you are, you escape this place. I hope that the world turns and that things get better. But what I hope most of all is that you understand what I mean when I tell you that even though I do not know you, and even though I may never meet you, laugh with you, cry with you, or kiss you. I love you with all my heart. I love you.
Valerie 


很深奧的延伸閱讀。