Excellent movie and a stirring warning

Rating: 9/10 (22 March 2006)

What I found most interesting (and alarming) about this movie is its believability. The England of the film is not terrifying merely for the fear and disgust its rulers evoke, but for how near it is to our own times. There are no flying cars or laser guns or any of the other trappings of dystopian, science-fiction movies with omnipotent rulers. Everything as shown in the movie could be put in place tomorrow, and in some parts of the world, it is already a part of everyday life. Go see this movie for its splendidly filmed, awe-inspiring visuals and to placate the understandable itch to see what all the fuss is about, but mostly see it to question and probe. This movie was meant to be political, and it surely is. Some will lambast it for its apparent "glorification of terrorism," but as an avowed conservative, just what would any freedom loving individual do in the characters' circumstances? Convene a protest? Sign a petition? Agree or disagree with my admittedly humble opinion, see it to strike up a discussion, one that is sadly becoming less and less frequent nowadays.