V for Vendetta

For those of you who have seen the movie, you will know the scene I am about to describe. For those of you who don't - at the start of the movie, the main female character in the movie, Evey (Natalie Portman), is about to get raped by three men when miraculously - in steps a masked vigilante, known only as "V" - who comes to her rescue. As a side note 'V' is played by Hugo Wallace Weaving - better known from his roles in Lord of the Rings and the Matrix.


After beating the crap out of the three men, 'V' then stops and introduces himself to the much frightened Evey. I have included a picture of 'V' to try and set the scene but unless you have seen the movie it is likely to fall short of my intentions. Anyway - 'V' launches into his introduction of himself to Evey with a speech that I think is exceptionally well written and delivered by Hugo Wallace Weaving. Courtesy of one of my students, Thanks H, I include it below.




Voilà! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished, as the once vital voice of the verisimilitude now venerates what they once vilified. However, this valorous visitation of a by-gone vexation, stands vivified, and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin vanguarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition. The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta, held as a votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous. Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose vis-à-vis an introduction, and so it is my very good honor to meet you and you may call me V.