Excellent Allegory for the Bush Years

Rating: 10/10 (25 April 2006)

If you cherish democracy, or if you mistakenly believe you still live in one, this film is a must-see. V for Vendetta is spot-on regarding the dark years of the United States: 2001 to 2009. Although set in England, it covers all the bases: using religion to suppress any objective thinking in the masses; widespread surveillance of individual citizens; rampant misinformation and lies from the government; faux terrorism and fear used by the government to control its own people; and the irony that the powers that be actually profit directly from the result of said terrorism (in this case, it's pharmaceutical companies profiting from bio-terror attacks, rather than oil companies benefiting from Middle East turmoil). And finally, the film reminds us that it's the duty of all us to oppose tyranny, and governments like those of George W. Bush. Bravo to the Wachowski brothers for a selflessly political film aiming to safeguard our freedom.