Beautiful, but missed the point, either cowardly or with an agenda

Rating: 5/10 (21 November 2013)

The movie is as beautiful as its source material. Thank you for leaving us readers at least that. The problem is, V is about politics, and that's where the movie drops the ball. The ending fails to be faithful, smart, or even uplifting, as I believe it tries to be.
In V, Alan Moore shows his understanding and views about anarchy, what it means, what it could be. The comics is an entertaining essay; in great part it's about anarchy opposing fascism. The movie is propaganda about today's watered ideas of democracy, opposing concentrated power. Which is lame.
A strong example is about who and what an anarchist is. Without spoiling, V himself is one type, and the girl represents a very different type. The future of V is carefully crafted in the book and is utterly meaningful to the tale; to his movie's counterpart, things just happen; blandly.
OK, let's just say that you don't care about the book. You're happy with the film's denouement, the democratisation of the Guy Fawkes mask, etc. When you see hundreds of people marching, in silent ranks, all dressed the same, in black, wearing the costume and mask of one man/leader/messiah, do you think of democracy ? I don't. That's the epitome of creepy. Even with fireworks.