Orwellian, but a little bit more superficial

Rating: 7/10 (28 September 2012)

This one is a 7 for me. I did like it, it wasn't bad or even horrible. Its just not very original. This is a veiled, more updated version of Orwell's "1984" only now the lead character is a woman, and there is a vigilante added to the fold. The acting is way to over the top, the mask is more than a little comical, and somehow this movie gained a cult following.
"V for Vendetta" has been around longer than the "Occupy" movement ( I seen it when it was first released in 2005). Some how, Anarchists, Marxists, and socialists have latched onto this movie even adopting the mask worn throughout as a symbol. I find this highly entertaining because those groups are actually advocating the style of government that this movie is trying to warn us against. Think of it, Socialism is a system in which you give up your individual freedoms and liberties, in order to benefit the group. The individual ceases to exist and instead the good of the group is more important than you.
Now that we got that out of the way, the movie does have great visual appeal. I don't agree with many other reviews that Natalie Portman was so great in this movie. I think she was just OK, and Overall I would say everyone did a decent job.
I guess what bothered me most was the fact that there was a part near the end ( I'm not going to get into which scene) that was completely stolen from the end of 1984. They didn't even try to hide or disguise it.
Fun little fact: There is a scene in this movie where Natalie Portman is presented to the church official, dressed up, and the church official thinks he is about to have some sort of kinky sex scene. This is a recurring theme and directly tied to Lana Wachowski's personal life. We see the leather clad look of the Matrix movies, Monica Bellucci is seen sporting a very sexy latex outfit in one of them. "Bound" is another movie by the brothers and the title says it all. Why? Lana Wachowski was born Larry Wachowski. Larry was heavily into kink, especially crossdressing, In a shocking move Larry wed Karin Winslow, who was at the time one of the most sought after Dominatrices in Los Angeles going by the name of Ilsa Strix. She immediately left the BDSM scene after their marriage, and soon Larry became Lana. Just a fact, I don't judge, and He/She, has pretty good taste because Karin A.K.A Ilsa is a very beautiful woman.
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