Ideas Are Bulletproof

Rating: 7/10 (23 February 2015)

I have always liked the concept of an idea living on past one person or even an event. I think it's fascinating to think about how one idea can shape an entire race or population. It was tackled in The Dark Knight Trilogy as it was here in V For Vendetta. While I think this film does a brilliant job at portraying that idea, I don't think the film itself is quite as good as it's made out to be.
It's based on a graphic novel of the same name published by Vertigo and DC comics written by Alan Moore. I hear it's a great read so perhaps I will one day give a try, but I cant help but think that the film could have done more with it's source material. Apparently Evey's transformation into V's protégé is much more clear in the novel. I definitely found that in the film, their love seemed a bit forced. I never felt like they had this deep relationship enough to want to go through with these crimes of rebellion. V is also a character that has a fascinating back-story, but one that could have been explored even further than it was. But I do realize that revealing any sort of identity to him ruins the whole point of an idea outweighing one particular person.
Major props to Natalie Portman who gives a much vulnerable and daring performance. This was before Black Swan, so I think this was her first major step into dark roles as a young adult. She is terrific as Evey, a troubled and emotionally destroyed woman who soon becomes the face of a revolution. But I have to say I wish the actual revolution was shown more explicitly. We had maybe one big scene of citizens rebelling but that was it. The action looks great in the few scenes we had and it definitely seems more like the Wachowski's directed this than McTeigue. And of course the score we all know is just incredible.
+Without fear you are free
+Ideas
+Portman's dark performance
+Action
-Could have been even more daring
-Could have shown the rebellion in depth
-Not sure I believed their love
7.3/10