Must See Movie

Movie: V for Vendetta

Director: James McTeigue

Stars: Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Fry

Genre: Action, Fantasy, Thriller

Rated: R

Synopsis: In an alternate not so distant future, a totalitarian government rules over Great Britain, controlling information, supplies, and people through fear. A young girl named Evey lives her life afraid but with no desire or drive to change what she has grown accustomed to. At least not until she is saved from the police by a masked terrorist named V, who with Evey's help seeks to overthrow the government and give it back to the people.

Commentary: If you have never seen V for Vendetta, stop what you're doing and rent it, buy it, I'm not gonna say download it but you get the picture. There are a few movies that really grab you and force you to look at the world in a different way, V for Vendetta is one of those movies. With great actors, fantastic dialogue and plot, chances are you'll find yourself quoting the movie at least once after you are finished watching it.

This movie is so powerful, the mask that V uses in this movie is still used by people in protests when they want to fight against people in power that are oppressing them or trying to hide something. V is like a realistic Batman, but a vigilante that is not fighting gangsters or thugs, but a corrupt system.

Should you see this movie? Yes! This movie is a must see for just about everyone. But be warned that there is blood, murder, and torture in this movie.

Fun Facts:

• "Remember, remember, the fifth of November, gunpowder treason and plot. I see no reason why the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot." This verse that V recites more than once in the film is part of a poem called "The Bonfire Prayer".
• There are many "V's" hidden throughout the movie. Some are obvious like the fireworks and the Roman numeral V, but some are subtle. Here's a webpage that tries to find all the V's.
• The Guy Fawkes mask (the mask V wears) is also now the symbol for the hacker activist group Anonymous.