謎樣的花樣年華

　　我其實上的第二個星期就跑去看了，可是一直提不起勁來動筆寫這篇，原因除了看完之後在激動之餘有點小失望之外，再來就是覺得，雨果先生讓我怎麼寫都寫不下手啊！

　　雖然他整場電影都沒將面具拿下，不過無論如何就是會讓我想到Matrix裡的Mr.Smith還有魔戒的精靈王……嘖，真糟糕。

　　好，談回電影。

　　我相信，大部份的觀眾是沒有看過V for Vendetta原本的漫畫的。而且應該也不會知道漫畫究竟是誰畫出來的……Alan Moore，一個很陌生的名字吧？

　　Alan Moore是個鬼材，也是個怪胎。不過他腦袋裡的東西實在是太精彩了，除了早在1982就構想出V這個故事之外，The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen（台譯：天降奇兵）也是他筆下的一個故事。（那部電影其實我還滿喜歡的，夠天馬行空，也夠有趣，雖然說跟原版漫畫故事有相差……不過似乎評價不很高？）至於另一個作者我就不想說了，雖然說是兩人合作，可是我眼裡Alan Moore把他的風頭都搶光了，害我怎麼看另一個人都像在看白癡一樣……

　　V for Vendetta，其實就是個革命的故事。我對於把劇情透露的欲望不大，所以這篇可以算是抱怨文……我對於電影最大的埋怨就是，有點改得太多了！把我的警探的帥氣還來啊！為什麼電影裡頭可以把他搞得跟個中年失業沒志氣沒理想沒未來的頹廢中年人一樣？！還有我可愛的Evey，為什麼會從個白癡小女生變成個反反覆覆，不知道自己在想什麼也不知道在幹什麼的女人呢？

　　雖然說對電影我還是有諸多怨言，不過這還是部ok看的電影啦，只要你不是漫畫迷，那電影應該還可以滿足一些人的味口……畢竟有些場面還是讓我看到呆掉。

　　話說，漫畫裡頭有某個章節畫成首歌，有樂譜，1984年的時候有個樂團將它給譜了出來，大家可以聽聽看。

This Vicious Cabaret
 
They say that there's a broken light for every heart on Broadway.
They say that life's a game, then they take the board away.
They give you masks and costumes and an outline of the story
Then leave you all to improvise their vicious cabaret...

In no-longer-pretty cities there are fingers in kitties.
There are warrants, forms, and chitties and a jackboot on the stair.
Sex and death and human grime, in monochrome for one thin dime,
But at least the trains all run on time but they don't go anywhere.
Facing their Responsibilities either on their backs or on their knees
There are ladies who just simply freeze and dare not turn away
And the widows who refuse to cry will be dressed in garter and bow-tie
And be taught to kick their legs up high in this vicious cabaret.

At last! The 1998 Show!
The ballet on the burning stage.
The documentary see
Upon the fractured screen
The dreadful poem scrawled upon the crumpled page...

There's a policeman with an honest soul that has seen whose head is on the pole
And he grunts and fills his briar bowl with a feeling of unease.
But he briskly frisks the torn remains for a fingerprint or crimson stains
And endevours to ignore the chins that he walks in to his knees.
while his master in the dark nearby inspects the hands, with a brutal eye,
That have never brushed a lover's thigh but have squeezed a nation's throat.
But he hungers in his secret dreams for the harsh embrace of cruel machines
But his lover is not what she seems and she will not leave a note.

At last! The 1998 Show!
The Situation Tragedy
Grand Opera slick with soap
Cliffhangers with no hope
The water-colour in the flooded gallery...

There's a girl who'll push but not shove and is desperate for her father's love
She believes the hand beneath the glove maybe one she needs to hold.
Though she doubts her hosts moralities she decides she is more at ease
In the Land Of Doing What You Please than outside in the cold.
But the backdrop's peel and the sets give way and the cast gets eaten by the play
There's a murderer at the Matinee, there are dead men in the aisles
And the patrons and actors too are uncertain if the show is through
And with side-long looks await their cue but the frozen mask just smiles.

At last! The 1998 Show!
The torch-song no one ever sings
The curfew chorus line
The comedy divine
The bulging eyes of puppets strangled by their strings

There's thrills and chills and girls galore, sing-songs and surprises
There's something hear for everyone, (reserve your seat today)
There's mischief and malarkies but no queers or yids or darkies
within this bastard's carnival, this vicious cabaret.

Written/Composed by: Alan Moore and David J (1983)
Performed By: V (1998)
Notable Covers: David J (1984)