V for Vendetta
Two modern-day British citizens become inspired by the anarchist scheme of Guy Fawkes and try to recreate his plan of destruction and freedom.
With the advent of our current political situation, movies like V for Vendetta make the average movie-goer a little numb to less than say, Scary Movie 4. With its sudden and unexpected plot twists and shocking scenarios Vendetta catches the viewer’s attention like a car crash; you don’t want to watch but you can’t help it.
When I first saw this movie there was a part of me that felt awful for allowing my imagination to indulge in such “guilty pleasures” as the overthrow of a totalitarian
state, the dismantling of censorship, and the freedom of speech. Wait a second, why am I feeling so guilty about this, we aren’t living in a similar situation, right? But really, the Wachowski brothers use such provocative imagery and display such fabulous possible outcomes that it is hard not to empathize with V and Evey’s quest for individual and
societal freedom.
Written by: Julia Katherine Walsh
Reviewers Rating: 8.5
Reader's Rating: 5.40
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Added: 2-May-2006
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