《V字仇殺隊》——復仇之外

01-27

《V字仇殺隊》的出色之處並不是精彩的復仇，而在於它其實是一部文藝電影。

「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.However,this Valorous Visitation of a bygone 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. So let me simply add that its my Very good honor to meet you and you may call me V。」

電影開始時，V對Evey做了如此的介紹，一連串的V雖然顯得有些自命不凡但也突出了主角的性格，他並不是一個習慣隱藏自己意圖的人。語言當中的精髓翻譯成外語之後就會丟失許多意境，像我們讀著翻譯過的唐詩宋詞總覺得古古怪怪，而用漢語翻譯過來這段自我介紹也缺少了最後自稱"V"時的戲劇性。。

「Good evening London.Allow me to apologize.I do like many of you appreciate the comforts of everyday routine the security of the familiar the tranquility of repetition.I enjoy them as much as and bloke.But in the spite of commemoration,when by 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 5th 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. 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. there is something terribly wrong with this country, isnt 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 surveillance coercing your conformity and soliciting submission.

How did this happen? Whos to blame? Certainly there are those who are more responsible than others. And they will be held accountable. But again, truth be told,if youre looking for the guilty you need only look into a mirror. I know why you did it. I know you were afraid. Who wouldnt be? War, terror, disease. There were a myriad of problems which conspired to corrupt your reasonand 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 400 years ago, a great citizen wished to imbed the 5th 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 youve seen nothing if the crimes of this government remain unknown to you then I would suggest that you allow the 5th 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 5th November that shall never ever be fogot. 」

新的一年就在老巴里的爆炸聲和電視台演講中開始了，這是V為自己準備的舞台，用一個極致吸引力又適合在坊間作為小道消息的話題出場，然後在整個為期一年的演出期間，V將以這些人民為劇目的觀眾，為復仇的助手。

也許是因為境遇的相似，V最喜歡的電影是《基督山伯爵》，他也會一個人與盔甲斗劍，他收藏了那麼多被政府冠之以違禁之名沒收銷毀的閃爍著人性與智慧的作品。他就像另一個基督山伯爵，曾經剝奪過他一切，奪走了他的名字，他的身份，他的愛情，他的未來的人已經身居高位，而他也有了自己的法利亞神父，有了自己的基督山島寶藏。他所有的準備，都是為了最後的毀滅。

然而Evey改變了他，「I fell in love with you ,Evey,like I no longer believed I could.Thats the most beautiful thing you could have ever given me.」Evey帶給他的，是比二十年心心念念的復仇更為重要的東西，愛與被愛的能力。可是他深陷與過往，在他埋葬舊時代的時候，舊時代也也將他變成惡魔。Nietzsche 曾經說過："When you look long into an abyss,the abyss looks into you."

正如他所計劃的那樣，人們從四面八方匯聚在國會大廈下，他將列車的開關交與Evey，也將未來交託給他們。也許，但英雄屠完惡龍之後，也會成為荊棘王座上的惡龍，所以V決然的放棄了這一切。他最開始為復仇而來，卻留給人們以自由和希望，他發掘出了人們心中的勇氣，也早早預定了舊時代的完美落幕。

如果說這是一場舞台劇，那麼這是一場無與倫比的演出。

在電影的最後，廣場上一閃而過的人影中，你會看見戈登和那個戴眼鏡的小女孩的身影。正如V所說的，思想是不怕子彈的，那麼對於自由的追求，是超越死亡的存在。