Realistic showing of the government

Rating: 8/10 (8 July 2010)

I think this movie is remarkable, besides the thriller line, by very truthful showing of the 100% evil of the today's US government. Putting aside the plot, which I agree becomes less and less believable as it approaches the ending, it's impossible to miss the fact that all representatives of the government are in fact enemies of the society - be it the prosecutor pursuing his conviction percentage rather than justice, be it the judge who approves what she herself has just defined as blatant violation of individual's rights, be it the mayor who puts armed police on the streets of the city while knowing perfectly well that this is nothing but a show and is absolutely unrelated to the problem, or be it a squad of armed to the teeth SWAT goons attacking and harassing a naked man. The main message of this movie is that it's not some individuals are the abusers who are getting their revenge, but the government itself, as the institution, and anybody who belongs to the government does deserve what is coming to him. With the blatant corruption and evil emanated by the government as their routine daily business, it's just the matter of time and luck until they encounter someone capable enough to strike back. If you will, it's moral justification of what the government itself defines as domestic terrorism - if it targets the government itself.