Governments must be afraid of people not people afraid of the governments

Rating: 8/10 (16 March 2006)

A few days ago, a city inspector or norm enforcer functionary gave me $ 100 fine for being parked in MY OWN HOUSE. Reason, just because two of my wheels were on the lawn and that damage the beauty of my neighborhood. When I tried to talk to his supervisor, I questioned and humiliated like a common criminal in the City Hall office. The conclusion of the discussion was "WE WONT BE TALKING ANY MORE WITH YOU, PLEASE LEAVE".
I remember that before September 11th five years ago, USA was the FREEDOM country. But, after the tragic events, government officials (police and civil servants) had been, invoking our security, abusing of their power and mistreated citizens and all of us had been closing our mouths and humbled.
Now, five years after and for the first time a movie dare to talk about the abuse on the people and it does in a really very fearless way. "V FOR VENDETTA" is being sold as a comic which is really it is; however not the type of movie is you will be seeing a second or third installment (well everything is possible in Hollywood).
Completed a few years ago, the movie was not released until now (commercial reasons or fear?). Now that the American government is being questioned about everything that happened in recent years this movie comes with another theory about everything.
The story does not happens in the USA (neither was the comic), but the events depicted are easily related. There was a huge massacre attributed to the Muslim terrorist and a Chancellor using that to become a "DEMOCRATIC DICTATOR". The movie clearly suggests government intervention on terrorism blamed events.
Other current events are shown. The use of "FOR YOUR SAFETY" propaganda and the abuse of lies in the media in order to keep the people frightened and accept every possible abuse. Did I mention corruption on the highest government levels, tortures and people kidnapping? Due to its strong political subject, "V FOR VENDETTA" is a must see movie which does not means is really a great movie. The rhythm is uneven; there is far more talk than action (probably because the great Hugo Weaving never take out the mask) and many implausibilities (like Portman's torture). The acting is very good Stephen Rea and Natalie Portman are able to carry the movie most of the time. John Hurt is a little too much as the hideous Chancellor.