Forget the book just see this film!

Rating: 9/10 (25 March 2006)

There is every now and again when a film of importance comes along and pushes to be credited as a classic film and I think in years to come V for Vendetta will be pushing hard to get into the special club that is classic movies.
Forget about the novel. I've read comments talking of how the novel was adapted to the big screen. The novel gives the film an idea to go on, but just because your adapting from a novel does not mean you have to stick to the novel completely.
V for Vendetta has action, it has parts of a romance, a totalitarian government and so it was inevitable that this film would be political. There's no doubt about it, this movie is political but not in the boring sense. You have a government who has allowed it's people to trade it's freedom for the guarantee of safety, safety from violence and all the harms of todays society. In comes V. The man intent on changing this regime and giving back freedom to society. And this is where the movies starts. I'm not going to give away what happens in the movie other than this is a brilliant piece of cinematography and I really bought into this movie and it really made me feel like I should act more politically. There is a part in the movie towards then end involving many a people when I actually had a lump in my throat and nearly shed a tear at the sheer human power and if you see this film you'll see what I mean.
So in short....GO SEE THIS FILM!!!!!!