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While some seem to think that the film is based on Thomas Jefferson's quote; "When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. " It is in fact based on the modernization of; Guy Fawkes Day, and Bonfire Night, which is an annual commemoration observed on 5th November, in Great Britain. Its history begins with the events of 5th November 1605, when Guy Fawkes, a member of the Gunpowder plot, was caught guarding explosives placed beneath the House of the Lords and arrested. Celebrating the fact that King James the first had survived the attempt on his life, people lit bonfires around London, and months later the introduction of the observance of the 5th November Act enforced an annual public day of thanksgiving for the plot's failure. The film is done very well in my opinion and given the recent changes in America politics leaning towards the Big Governments " Cure All for the everyone and everything " fits quite nicely into the current time frame of it's history even though it was intended for a British audience. I'll give it a good four stars plus...Very well done..Read full review
If you are a conspiracy theorist, ready to take a trip down the rabbit hole or are already in it, this is a movie for you. The Matrix, V For Vendetta, and They Live are the TRUTHER Monologues. These films are our Bible. This is more along the lines of an oppressive governmental regime; however us real Truther’s already know that they are merely the puppets and it isn’t Republican Vs. Democrat. If anyone thinks so, you’re still asleep. Onto the fine acting of our V. Hugo Weaving set V on fire and has brought him to life with absolute spell-bounding delight. You never get to see who is behind the mask but that is the best part and I, for one, am glad that they didn’t ruin the film by showing him. It keeps the mystery in tact and leaves the viewer guessing at what he looks like, his mannerisms, is he smiling, is he crying, sad, angry, etc.. Weaving gives a flawless performance! The way he portrays V’s mannerisms, his subtle little vocal expressions, the way he shifts his body or how he tilts his head. This is a role in which is an enigma as has been done before. You are left to use your own imagination of the character and it’s a truly wonderful thing. Natalie Portman is a good actress but Hugo steals every scene and this is HIS film! Amazing creativity! He shines like gold. 10/10 from me!Read full review
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America is falling apart and England is only surviving due to the government making everything sedated and removing anything that inspires disagreements from the Koran to TV satire. You may not agree with the methods or the philosophy V uses, but it is a wake-up call about what people will sacrifice to “feel safe”. You are the one who has to decide if V is a terrorist or a freedom fighter or something more complex. It doesn’t have a Hollywood cookie cutter happy ending, but will leave the audience thinking on basic freedoms American’s take for granted. Based on the graphic novel by popular/controversial comic writer Alan Moore, this movie was written by the Wachowski Brothers (Matrix movies). It is NOT a straight adaption of the graphic novel. Alan Moore has disassociated himself from all of the Hollywood versions of his work. The graphic novel was written more as a jab at the Thatcher administration and England and a weaker version of the Evey character. The movie is set in the year 2020 with political commentary on America and the current administration though it is located in England. If you are a fan of movies like 1984 or Orwell’s other books, you will enjoy this movie. Nothing is black and white in this film so don’t assume it is just a typical action hero flick.Read full review
Making a splash on the scene in 2006, V for Vendetta may not cater to any one set of movie-goers, but seems to fit into a niche of its own. Just as George Orwell's novel "1984" attempted to paint a portrait of our own future, this film seems to have done so with believability and impact. The Wachowski Brothers wrote the screenplay and can greatly be recognized with the high brow sci-fi "Matrix Trilogy" which gave them the credibility to do just about anything they want in film. The story-line, although complex at times, seems to always come together and present the future through the eyes of a madman and his semi-captor cohort named Evey (Natalie Portman), a working class young lady, that has as many high ideals, but tries to understand V's (Hugo Weaving) motives, who hides his identity behind the mask of a madman. Little do we know that V was seeking vengeance upon the leaders of the government now lead by the Grand Prime Minister of Britian played by John Hurt. The tension that develops as our bold and charismatic freedom fighter, V schemes and plots to get payback from the people that scarred him for life. This film has many different fight scenes with confusing and unexpected cat and mouse play between V and the so-called establishment that wishes to snuff him out. The mailing of the masks to various places even makes it harder to stop him since everyone wants to mimic his progress. The exactness and timing of certain events in this film make it a real knuckle-biter. Natalie Portman delivers an astounding range of emotional power in this film and helps the film along by revealing a side to Evey that we don't see at the beginning. I give this a 5/5 for action, intrigue, cleverness, and forcing us to find no middle ground between the opposing views that this film screams for us to do. IF YOU LIKE MY REVIEW PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO LET ME KNOW BY VOTING. THANKS!Read full review
"Remember, remember the fifth of November," for on this day, in 2020, the minds of the masses shall be set free. So says code-name V (Hugo Weaving), a man on a mission to shake society out of its blank complacent stares in the film V For Vendetta. His tactics, however, are a bit revolutionary to say the least. The world in which V lives is very similar to Orwell's totalitarian dystopia in 1984: after years of various wars, England is now under "big brother" Chancellor Adam Sutler (played by John Hurt, who ironically played Winston Smith in the movie 1984) whose party uses force and fear to run the nation. After gaining power, minorities and political dissenters were rounded up and removed; artistic and unacceptable religious works were confiscated. Cameras and microphones are littered throughout the land, and the people are perpetually sedated through the governmentally controlled media. Taking inspiration from Guy Fawkes, the 17th century co-conspirator of a failed attempt to blow up Parliament on November 5, 1605, V dons a Fawkes mask and costume and sets off to wake the masses by destroying the symbols of their oppressors, literally and figuratively. At the beginning of his vendetta, V rescues Evey (Natalie Portman) from a group of police officers and has her live with him in his underworld lair. It is through their relationship where we learn how V became V, the extremities of the party's corruption, the problems of an oppressive government, V's revenge plot and his philosophy on how to induce change. Based on the popular graphic novel by Alan Moore, V For Vendetta's screenplay was written by the Wachowski Brothers (of The Matrix fame) and directed their protégé by James McTeigue. Controversy and criticism followed the film since its inception, from the hyper-stylized use of anarchistic terrorism to overthrow a corrupt government and the blatant jabs at the current US political arena, to graphic novel fans complaining about the reconstruction of Alan Moore's original vision (Moore himself has dismissed the film). Many are valid critiques and opinions, but there's no hiding the message the film is trying to express: Radical and drastic events often need to occur in order to shake people out of their state of indifference in order to bring about real change. Unfortunately, the movie only offers a means with no ends, and those looking for answers may find the film stylish, but a bit empty.Read full review
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