Saturday, August 12, 2006

The "V Speech" from V for Vendetta

V: VoilĂ ! 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 by-gone vexation, stands vivified, and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin van-guarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition.
[carves V into wall]
V: 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.
[giggles]
V: 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 Hammond: Are you like a crazy person?
V: I'm quite sure they will say so.

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

very vonderful

Anonymous said...

Love it, thank you. Been looking for this everywhere.

Anonymous said...

You missed part of the speech i think

Anonymous said...

Perfect! I read it with the moive and it matches word for word! very good!

Anonymous said...

I memorized this when I was in a little obsession over the movie. :D Such a great speech, such a great movie!

Anonymous said...

haha, I memorized it too, and the best part is, I can still recite it now, like a year and a half later. :D Love the movie!!! Greatest speech in history!!!

Anonymous said...

What happened to the part:"as the once vital voice of the versillimitude, who now venerates what they once villified"? Right after the "now vacant vanished" part

Anonymous said...

I think the above Anon is confusing this first speech with his second over the TV.

Anonymous said...

above above anon... are you thinking of the graphic novel version?

Rebecca Chrisler said...

best speech EVER

Anonymous said...

I don't think I'll ever be able to fully memorise the whole speech. I love the movie, and everything to do with it. I know it's not exactly part of the speech, but I love this bit:

Evey Hammond: Are you like a crazy person?

V: I am quite sure they will say so.

clipping path said...

Really you loved the movie??? thats good.

Maskofthecrow said...

I’m trying to memorize this does anyone have any tricks to do so. I would be most grateful

Protagonist said...

1. Tackle the strong words separately.
2. Repetition.