P for Propaganda

Rating: 4/10 (21 March 2006)

After leaving this movie it was very hard to find my thoughts. I think the best way to describe my feelings was underwhelmed. I am huge fan of the matrix series, so that is why i went to see the movie. I did not expect it to be nearly as good as the matrix because what can be. I do not understand what the big buzz surrounding this movie is. It was very slow to where I had to check my watch a few times in the movie. While other people left the matrix discussing the action sequences and visual effects, I left discussing the theory and mystery behind the movie. After V, I left confused and indifferent. I am not an action guy at all, but that is the only thing that kept me going throughout the movie.
My particular complaints are: I wish they would have shown more concrete background of why society was like it was. It seemed as though they tried to present clever theory about it but never explained it. It was like my old basketball coach used to say "Too much shake n back and not enough chicken."
I went into the movie hearing it was anti-Bush and I am pretty good at turning that off in movies and seeing beyond that in the movie. This movie was like trying to take every jab it could. If it wasn't enough with the anti-government one liners and the instilling fear into people discussion, they had to go on and on about homosexuals which was an obvious shot at this administration trying to pass certain laws about marriage. My opinion on the situation does not even matter, but at a certain point it was like 'give me a break.'
I understand the story took place in a graphic novel, but it was still very ridiculous. The ending was just dumb. It seemed as though the theories were developed before the plot and the Wachowskis had to come up with 2 hours of junk to shove these ideas down our throat. Lastly, the character of V was just boring and annoying. I did not expect batman or superman, but this guy was just ridiculous. He tried to make a bunch of points that just did not hit home. I understand 'he was me, you, your dentist and everyone else' which was just another attempt at sounding clever that just missed the mark.
Go see it for yourself and realize how boring and dumb it was. I had heard so much about it being thought provoking, but i left the movie theatre thoughtless and underwhelmed.