Subscribe!Last night I saw the movie "V for Vendetta". I knew a little about it going in, like it had originally been directed at Margaret Thatcher, it was set in England, and that it had a political slant. I must admit I did not have high expectations going into the theater. However, it is one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. It explores some themes of what happens when a society gives up its freedoms for security, how governments are still run by people, people that can be corrupted by power and greed. The primary plot of the movie focuses on one man's vendetta against people who have done terrible things in the past to him and others. He is a well spoken individual known only as V and wears a Guy Fawkes mask, a man who V sees as a sort of hero. "Ideas are bulletproof", he says. I don't want to give away too much of the movie, but I do highly recommend it. The special affects are well done, echoing some elements of the "Matrix", but the screen play was written by the Wachowski brothers and they also share producing credit. It is a very timely movie, given the current state of affairs in the world.
Rating: Willing to see again at non-matinee price.
