5th of November...you won't forget it

Rating: 10/10 (26 March 2006)

Last night I saw the best movie to come out in a long time.V for Vendetta is a terrific movie with an amazing storyline and great performances.I was expecting something at least good, given that the movie's script was written by the Wachowsky brothers(who also produce it)and directed by their protegeé from the Matrix movies James McTeigue.It's been a long time since I got out of a movie theater feeling a better person just for watching a movie,(yes,I know it sounds lame)but it was honestly how I felt. V is a movie that appeals to one of most the strong and human feelings...the feeling of freedom. Some of the critics say that they don't understand what's the message,or messages from the movie,they complain that it's too confusing. In my opinion the message is very simple,it's a message of freedom,of revolution,what could be easier to understand than that?I'm not going to tap on politics or discus the parallelism between the movie and our current reality,or talk about terrorism.I'm going to judge the movie for what it is(unlike most of the critics who can't decide if their movie or political critics).V is the main character(portrayed by Hugo Weaving),a freedom fighter that opposes against a totalitarian and homophobic government.There are a lot of great performances in the movie,especially from Hugo Weaving,Natalie Portman and John Hurt. Natalie Portman gives another Oscar deserving role,after "Closer".She is just amazing and is well on her way to become the best and most accomplished actress of her generation.The dialogues are also very well written,especially the ones between V and Evey(Natalie Portman).The actions sequences are few,but very well filmed and very stylish. I don't want to give a lot of the movie away,go see it and take your own conclusions.V for Vendetta is a movie that is very well filmed,with great performances,innovative and that has a message.It's not afraid to make a stand and it mustn't be forgotten.