An Insult to viewers' intelligence

Rating: 5/10 (15 October 2007)

I liked the way it is directed. I guess the "love story" somehow worked for me. I liked the mystery behind the main character. I enjoyed the fights scenes too.
But this movie wanted to be more and that's exactly where the problem starts.
The main plot is fully based on similarities with today's world: the War against Evil as propaganda to protect few leaders' interests. But besides poorly paraphrasing our world the movie tells us that a single individual will turn this around by slaughtering people out of personal vengeance and will start a revolution by sending people a mask and a cape.
One can argue such messages are wrong but above all they are ridiculously simplistic. I feel they are an insult to viewer's intelligence.
This movie pretends to be a well-thought, visionary political criticism of our society, it provides simplistic views and answers to such deep issues. Try switching off your brain before viewing that one