Vive la Révolution

Rating: 10/10 (4 February 2019)

I love a good dystopian future story and this adaptation of Alan Moore's graphic novel, while straying from a few of the original themes and ideas, is one of the most successfully built worlds I've seen on screen. With little to no warning we are thrust into the heart of a country gone horribly wrong and as the film progresses we begin to piece together the mystery of how it all came to pass. Heavy with intrigue and political satire, its themes of corruption and Orwellian paranoia are balanced with exciting action set pieces and beautifully choreographed melee from Hugo Weaving's V. V for Vendetta is a strikingly visual masterpiece, raising timelessly relevant morals and lessons around the nature of government and the power of words. Remember, remember the fifth of November.