Movie Information/Comparison
The Comparison of the Usual Suspects, V for Vendetta,
Boondock Saints, and Gladiator
The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspects is a crime based movie directed by Bryan Singer and written
by Christopher McQuarrie. This movie is about an old crime team getting back
together for one last job but then find themselves tied in with a man who no one
should ever meet and things go horridly wrong. This movie has some of the best
cast as there mean actors. They have, Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del
Toro, Kevin Pollak, Kevin Spacey, Chazz Palminteri, and Pete Postlethwaite. The
movie although is slow at the beginning but picks up greatly and adds a few twists
that add up to a great conclusion. This movie in my option is the one of the
greatest crime movies ever. This movie, though one that I whahed not that long
ago, is deffenly is in my top 10 list.
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta is an astounding movie filled with plot that would make Inception
look like a film made by a second grade, granted Inception was a great movie, but
it is no V for Vendetta. The movie is gripping, intense and bloody genies for not
one moment in the entire film is the plot dull or boring. The scenes that involve
action although may be short but are well thought out and put together and shown
marvellously. Although the fight scenes are few and short, what they lose in action
they make up for in the most amazing dialogue I have ever heard. The dialogue is
riveting, powerful and deep. Here are some of the speech`s our mean actor makes.
V for Vendetta
V: Voilà! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villian by the vicissitudes of Fate.
This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished. 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. (he carves
a "V" into a sign) The only verdict is
vengence; 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. (giggles) Verily, this
vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose,
so let me simply add that it is my very
good honor to meet you and you may call
me V.
Evey: Are you like a crazy person?
V: I'm quite sure they will say so.
(broadcasting from a captured TV station.)
V: Good evening, London. Allow me first to apologize for
this interruption. I do, like many of you, appreciate the
comforts of the everyday routine, the security of the familiar,
the tranquility of repetition. I enjoy them as much as any
bloke. But in the spirit of commemoration - whereby those
important events of the past, usually associated with
someone's death or the end of some awful bloody struggle, are
celebrated with a nice holiday - I thought we could mark this
November the fifth, a day that is sadly no longer remembered,
by taking some time out of our daily lives to sit down and have
a little chat.
There are, of course, those who do not want us to speak. I
suspect even now orders are being shouted into telephones and
men with guns will soon be on their way. Why? Because
while the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words
will always retain their power. Words offer the means to
meaning and for those who will listen, the enunciation of
truth. And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong
with this country, isn't there?
Cruelty and injustice...intolerance and oppression. And
where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as
you saw fit, you now have censors and systems of surveillance,
coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission.
How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly
there are those who are more responsible than others, and they
will be held accountable. But again, truth be told...if you're
looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.
I know why you did it. I know you were afraid. Who
wouldn't be? War. Terror. Disease. There were a myriad of
problems which conspired to corrupt your reason and rob you
of your common sense. Fear got the best of you and in your
panic, you turned to the now High Chancellor Adam
Sutler. He promised you order. He promised you peace.
And all he demanded in return was your silent, obedient
consent.
Last night, I sought to end that silence. Last night, I
destroyed the Old Bailey to remind this country of what it
has forgotten. More than four hundred years ago, a great
citizen wished to embed the fifth of November forever in our
memory. His hope was to remind the world that fairness,
justice and freedom are more than words - they are
perspectives. So if you've seen nothing, if the crimes of this
government remain unknown to you, then I would suggest
that you allow the fifth of November to pass unmarked. But
if you see what I see, if you feel as I feel, and if you would
seek as I seek...then I ask you to stand beside me, one year
from tonight, outside the gates of Parliament. And together,
we shall give them a fifth of November that shall never, ever,
be forgot!
(disguised as William Rookwood, meeting with Inspector
Finch (Stephen Rea).)
V: Our story begins, as these stories often do, with a young
up-and-coming politician. He's a deeply religious man and a
member of the conservative party. He's completely single-
minded and has no regard for the political process. The more
power he attains, the more obvious his zealotry and the more
aggressive his supporters become. Eventually, his party
launches a special project in the name of national security.
At first, it's believed to be a search for biological weapons and
is pursued without regard to its cost. However, the true goal
of this project is power. Complete and total hegemonic
domination. The project, however, ends violently. But the
efforts of those involved are not in vain, for a new ability to
wage war is born from the blood of the victims. Imagine a
virus, the most terrifying virus you can, and then imagine that
you and you alone have the cure. But if your ultimate goal is
power, how best to use such a weapon?
It is at this point in our story that along comes a spider: He is
a man seemingly without a conscience for whom the ends
always justify the means, and it is he who suggests that their
target should not be an enemy of the country, but rather the
country itself. Three targets are chosen to maximize the effect
of the attack: a school, a tube station, and a water treatment
plant. Several hundred die within the first few weeks.
Fueled by the media, fear and panic spread quickly,
fracturing and dividing the country until at last the true goal
comes into view. Before the Saint Mary's crisis, no one
would have predicted the results of the election that year, no
one. And then not long after the election, lo and behold, a
miracle! Some believed it was the work of God Himself, but
it was a pharmaceutical company controlled by certain party
members that made them all obscenely rich. A year later,
several extremists are tried, found guilty and executed while a
memorial is built to canonize their victims. But the end
result, the true genius of the plan, was the fear. Fear became
the ultimate tool of this government, and through it our
politician was ultimately appointed to the newly created
position of High Chancellor.
The rest, as they say, is history.
Finch: Can you prove any of this? V: Why do you think
I'm still alive?
This is but some of the dialogue written by Andy Wachowski & Larry Wachowski,
acted by Hugo Weaving, who plays v, here are the other mean actors in this movie
Natalie Portman, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry, John Hurt, Tim Pigott, and Rupert
Graves. Who acted out characters created by Alan Moore & David Lloyd.
Boondock Saints
Boondock Saints is about two brothers how live out their lives in the Irish area,
known for its crime. The two brothers set out to clean the streets and gutters, and
whip them clean of crime, starting at the top. These saints also fight with the help
of god on their side. Throughout the entire movie these brothers are led by the
words of their family words that guide them. `And Shepherds we shall be. For thee,
my Lord, for thee. Power hath descended forth from Thy hand. Our feet may swiftly carry
out Thy commands. So we shall flow a river forth to Thee. And teeming with souls shall it
ever be. In Nomeni Patri Et Fili Spiritus Sancti. The last few word are translated
from Latin meaning `In name of the father, of the son, and the Holy Spirit. And
though those words they carry out their command. The movie is filled with great
action, the plot is also worth its weight. The only other dialogue that is worth
notice is derived from, another mean actor, Willem Deofe, who plays Paul
Smecker the FBI agent. There are many other actors in this film like Sean Patrick
Flanery, Norman Reedus, how play as the two saints. There is also another actor,
David Della Rocco, who plays the character Rocco. Rocco joins the saints on their
way but is not as steadfast as the others. This movie is granted to be a good movie.
Gladiator
Gladiator is one of my all-time favorite movies. With actors Russell Crowe as
Maximus Decimus Meridius: a morally upstanding Hispano-Roman general in Germania, turned
slave who seeks revenge against Commodus. He had been under the favor of Marcus Aurelius,
and the love and admiration of Lucilla prior to the events of the film. His home is near Trujillo in
today's Province of Cáceres, Spain. After the murder of his family he vows vengeance. Maximus
is a fictional character partly inspired by Marcus Nonius
Macrinus, Narcissus, Spartacus, Cincinnatus,
and Maximus of Hispania. Mel Gibson was first
offered the role, but declined as he felt he was too
old to play the character. Antonio Banderas was
also considered. Joaquin Phoenix as Commodus:
the main antagonist of the film. An emotionally
wounded young man who is jealous of and
despises Maximus because his father Marcus
Aurelius favours the General over him. He
becomes the emperor of Rome upon his father's
death. Connie Nielsen as Lucilla: Maximus's
former lover and the older child of Marcus
Aurelius, Lucilla has been recently
widowed. She tries to resist the incestuous
lust of her brother while protecting her son,
Lucius. Djimon Hounsou as Juba: a
Numidian tribesman who was taken from
his home and family by slave traders. He
becomes Maximus's closest ally during their
shared hardships. Oliver Reed as Antonius
Proximo: an old and gruff gladiator trainer
who buys Maximus in North Africa. A
former gladiator himself, he was freed by
Marcus Aurelius, and gives Maximus his
own armor and eventually a chance at freedom. This was Reed's final film; he died during
production. Derek Jacobi as Senator Gracchus: one of the senators who opposes Commodus's
leadership. Ralf Möeller as Hagen: a Germanic Warrior and Proximo's chief gladiator who later
befriends Maximus and Juba during their battles in Rome. Spencer Treat Clark as Lucius Verus:
the young son of Lucilla. He is named after his father Lucius Verus. Richard Harris as Marcus
Aurelius: an emperor of Rome who appoints Maximus, whom he dotes on as a son, which later
leads to his undoing, to return Rome to a republican form of government but is murdered by his
son Commodus before his wish is fulfilled. Tommy Flanagan as Cicero: a Roman soldier and a
friend of Maximus who provides him with information while Maximus is enslaved. (info from
Wiki). With actors like that how can you go wrong? This entire movie is filled with
gripping action, thrilling fight scenes amazing sets, great plot, and shot in such a
stunning manner. This movie us number one on my list. It is all pure genus.