V for Vendetta

Film: V for Vendetta
Director: James McTeigue
Year: 2005
Quick Glance:
Mysterious man named V tries to overthrow repressive government
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Remember, remember the 5th of November. There is something haunting about the film V for vendette but something equally unbalancing. After watching the film, i came out thinking -- yes it was a good film. But. There was a but lingering on my lips. I could see holes in the story. Things which couldn't have happened -- it would have been impossible for V to produce and mail out those costumes without the government knowing. Parts of the film felt awkwardly off balance. And then the ties which people want to make with the current administration make the fit even more uncomfortable. So i find myself backing away. and saying But again. But i liked the film. There was something that in the end captivated me, despite the logic, dispute the discomfort, dispute the cliche, that stays with me and leaves me wanting more.

The story itself takes place in a not so distance future when England has been taken over by a neo-fascist government that in similar manner to the nazi's and communists have used fear and control to maintain a stiffled order in society. V a victim of the governments early naziesque experiments on humans remains both scarred mentally and physically from the governments experiences and intends to exact his revenge by over throwing the government. Along the way he picks up Natalie Portman's character, who willingly and unwillingly joins with V on his quest for a free society.

What made this flim interesting was its vision of the near future. Unlike the totally techo gadget world of tomorrow which we see in many sci-fi films, this film painted a world in a different political climate, but equally as menacing. The past and the future are well in the film and it seems like this future could become our reality. Over all, the film has some interesting comments on society and the issues of good and evil, right and wrong. While i enjoy the film as a piece of entertainment, i find myself uneasy resenting with the "but" the follow my endorsement.