A scathing indictment of the Republican government

Rating: 10/10 (15 May 2006)

When I went to see V for Vendetta, I was expecting to see a properly done comic-to-big screen adaptation, like Sin City or Spiderman.
However, very soon in the film, you'll notice that this movie is so much more than that. It's about how good people who's only crime is to be silent, let their leaders suppress them and turn them into scared, hateful, empty shells, devoid of a real life, devoid of much feeling; easily controlled subjects.
Not being familiar with the original comic, I was surprised to see how close the story follows current world-events: The Chancellor (George W Bush) a religious zealot, who wants to exterminate everyone and everything who does not conform to this extremist beliefs: non-Christians, gays, artists, freedom.
In a way reminding of 'Equilibrium' - except he does not use compulsory drugs, but spreads fear about terrorists, even though he himself is revealed to be the actual terrorist, responsible for 100,000s of deaths.
The widespread Big Brother - (NSA) phone-taps, covert listening devices, always on the look for subversive elements who do not support the oppressive leadership.
Creedy, the Chancellor's soulless executioner (Dick Cheney, Karl Rove).
His cronies, (Big Oil, Halliburton) who have earned billions thanks to their loyalty to the Chancellor and his destruction of civilized society.
His rubber-stamp council/senate (the Republican controlled branches of government), who are only looking to retain their own positions of power, and not in good government.
The only way the movie sees to deal with this, is to educate people, let them have a little taste of that freedom they have been missing lately, and most importantly: to give the people back their voice - march on the streets, and bring down the oppressors!