stronger than flesh...ideas

Rating: 9/10 (19 March 2006)

Well. I saw this movie last night. I was waiting to see it and I was not disappointed.
The main point of this film is to make people think about what starts a reaction of the citizens of a nation. I believe that it did a good job at it. While people are arguing that it is the "power fighting the power," I think that it doesn't matter that it is the power that is saying this, just as long as it is said. After all, we have the freedom to at the moment, why not use it, at least up until the freedom is taken from us.
The main reason I liked this movie was the fact that it was interesting. It held my attention, and I wasn't squirming for three hours trying to get comfortable.
There are many many action movies that are made to simply entertain and basically to occupy (and waste) the audience's time. This story has plot and characters and a back story, and a future. And, most importantly, it opened the floor for discussion among friends, co-workers, and even strangers.
Although V was an anarchist, it doesn't advocate anarchism, to me. It advocated the need for the citizens of a country to be aware of it's leaders and what they are doing behind the doors of their offices with their cronies.
Another thing I enjoyed were three very beautiful songs. "Bird Gerhl" by Antony and the Johnsons, "I Found a Reason" by Cat Power, and "Cry Me a River" by Julie London. They are all very slow, pretty songs. It is a very interesting part of the score, as when i think of other movies with similar themes and their soundtracks. In my opinion it is a very strong departure from the fast paced theme of the movie (365 days in three hours!) and is a very interesting backdrop to the relationship of V and Evey.
Overall: good show!