Ideas Are Bulletproof and One Man Can Make the Difference

Rating: 10/10 (12 August 2006)

In a near future, a totalitarian state is ruling England. On November, 5th, a man self-calling V (Hugo Weaving) explodes a symbolic monument and starts fighting for freedom using terrorist technique. He also rescues Evey Hammond (Natalie Portman) from the claws of the abusive secret police and later she becomes her allied. The man in charge of the investigation, Inspector Eric Finch (Stephen Rea), discloses the truth about his leaders while chasing V.
"V for Vendetta" is in my opinion the best action movie of the year. The story, about a totalitarian state that uses fear and terror to win the elections and dominate the population, inclusive forging terrorist attacks, is much updated. There are many excellent lines in this Orwellian story, but I would like to highlight the following ones: "People should not be afraid of their governments; governments should be afraid of their people"; and "Ideas are bulletproof". The awesome Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" fits amazingly perfect to both scenes of explosion. "V for Vendetta" is not only a brilliant tale of revenge as the name suggests, but mostly a magnificent message and hymn of freedom. This is a movie that deserves to be watched many times as a lesson of freedom and citizenship. My vote is ten.
Title (Brazil): "V de Vingança" ("V for Vendetta")