My favorite quote of this movie. They should have done it a lot, before having it well.
” Who – who are you ? “
” Who ? Who is but the form following the function of what… and what I am, is a man in a mask. “
” I can see that. “
” Of course you can, I’m not questioning your powers of observation. I merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. “
” Oh. Oh, right “
” But on this most auspicious of nights permit me, then, in lieu of the more commonplace sobriquet, to suggest the character of this dramatis persona. 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 ; a vital voice once venerated, now vilified. However, this valorous visitation of a bygone vexation now stands vivified, and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin vanguarding vice and vouchsafing the violent, vicious, and voracious violation of volition. The verdict is vengeance. A vendetta, held as votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and virtuous. Yet verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose, so let me simply add that it is my very great honour to meet you, and you may call me V. “
” Are you, are you like… a crazy person ? “
