Remember V

Rating: 9/10 (6 August 2006)

This is the best movie of the year. It's great. I really like how this is so straight forward, no subtext or subplots. I also really like how it's not a movie with political overtones, but a political movie. Some people may take Supreme Chancelor Adam Suttler as President George W. but I don't really think it's him. Suttler has an agenda, and that is to be all powerful and control everyone and everything. Bush, as much as I like him, doesn't have the intelligence to manipulate people like Suttler does. I think it's just a movie showing an extreme and how if people want change they have to fight for it.
I really like Natalie Portman's performance in this movie. Her accent fades in a couple of places but that's forgivable. I think the part that sold me on her as that role was when she was in the cell. The emotion she shows, and then the lack of emotion she shows at the end of that. She was just like "shoot me, I don't fear you any more." I also liked Hugo Weaving's performance. Even though you never see his face, it's almost as though you can see his face. He just puts so much emotion into his performance. I also like the guy they choose for Suttler. He played it very well being the villain and being so callous.
I think we all need to be like V a little bit. We all need to fight for what is right.