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V for Vendetta
Rated R for Violence and Some Language
3.5 of 4 Stars
Starring: Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry, John
Hurt
Directed by: James McTeigue
Produced by: Joel Silver, Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
Entrenched in anti-conservative and completely anti-republican overtones, V
for Vendetta makes for one of the most dangerous action movies of the
decade, if not recent memory. What makes this movie so scary is the fact
that it is so awesome. The movie is what I would call " a Wolf in Sheeps
Clothing". V is the story of a man who was thrown in prison during a
Totalitarian dictator in England. We now have a future where homosexuality
is a crime, governments drive around eave dropping on every single
conversation, outlawed books, freedom of speech is limited to conservative
conversations only, nudity in art is outlawed and the being a Muslim is
punishable by death. All of which is caused by a world change spurned by a
"President in the United States who was a deeply religious man from the
conservative party who believe in forcing his agenda on everyone, eventually
seeking more and more power" which basically destroys the world as we know
it.
While in prison, V is experimented on, tortured, and eventually burned alive.
Thought to be dead, V makes his ultimate encore on November the 5th, by
committing a terrorist moving in the heart of the city. The event marks his
return to civilization to rid the country of the conservative right and return
democracy back to England. While on his extreme and would be justified
bombings, he saves the life of Natalie Portman who represents "hope" for him
and for cause. She
is the living example of why he is committing the atrocities he is doing and she
eventually wins even his heart.
One of the most dangerous part about V for Vendetta is the fact that they
have an extremely sympathetic character who is murdering the innocent and
the guilty all in one, and someone who believes that terrorist attacks are
justified as long as the cause is being accomplished. I know that you can say
that I leap to these political connotations, however I do not. They are as plain
as day and clearly stated throughout. Not since Michael Moore's anti Bush
family marathon have we seen such an anti conservative film. By the end of
the movie, you actually want to see Parliament blown up, you want to see his
succeed in his attacks and you want to see his survive to do it again. The
movie's special effects are excellent and the storyline is incredibly convincing
and crisp. Only in modern times do we see a terrorist bomber painted as a
cross between the Scarlet Pimpernel, Phantom of the Opera and Osama Bin
Laden. Which is exactly what V represents.
The directly is excellent by newcomer James McTeigue and the special
effects are brought to us from non-other than producers Andy and Larry
Wachowski, of the Matrix trilogy. The acting is excellent as well and the movie
has a very tightly adapted screenplay, however as for an adoption of the
graphic novel written in the 80's, this movie is really a completely different
story.
Warning to Parents: Lots of action violence but nothing too graphic, anti
conservative subject matter, a convincing case for terrorism and some
language. The language is not too rough but there is the F bomb mentioned
one or two times with a scattering to JCs etc. There is also concentration
camp nudity involving dead people's rear ends in a pit of ashes.
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