Awesome movie that covers the spectrum of emotions and will make you think

Rating: 10/10 (12 April 2006)

V for Vendetta is easily one of the best new movies in several years. It is well-acted, well-directed, has wonderful visual appeal, and will make you think and feel things that other movies won't go near.
Set in the relatively near future in England, the story surrounds a terrorist/freedom fighter known as V who is trying to singlehandedly topple a corrupt government. To say anything more would take away from the movie's element of surprise.
While astute viewers can fairly easily predict some or all of the film's "twists", it doesn't matter, because we sympathize with those characters who are kept in the dark. This film does a superb job of making the viewer feel what the characters feel, be it fear, sadness, joy, pride, whatever. The story relies on character emotion and development, not plot gimmicks, and it does a superb job. The 'goal' of the movie is known within the first 20 minutes or so, but we are still kept on the edge of our seats waiting to make sure everything plays out properly.
The most important things this movie does is make the audience think. If you can watch this movie and not see correlations to real-life events, either historical, current, or potential, there's something wrong with you. Some claim that this movie is written as an attack on the current conservative U.S. government. This is unlikely, given that the original comic on which the movie is based was written long before anybody knew who George W. Bush was. Still, V for Vendetta is applicable today and should cause viewers to think what is possible if they allow their government to get out of hand.
V for Vendetta will make you laugh, and it will make you cry. It will make your adrenaline surge and it will crush your spirit. It will make you think. And it will make you want to watch it again.