V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta is a 2005 dystopian political action thriller film directed by James McTeigue (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by the Wachowskis. It is based on the 1988 DC Comics limited series of the same name by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. The film stars Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry, and John Hurt.

Plot
The film is set in an alternative future where a Nordic supremacist and neo-fascist totalitarian regime has subjugated the United Kingdom. It centers on V (portrayed by Hugo Weaving), an anarchist and masked freedom fighter who attempts to ignite a revolution through elaborate terrorist acts, and Evey Hammond (portrayed by Natalie Portman) a young, working-class woman caught up in V's mission. Stephen Rea portrays a detective leading a desperate quest to stop V. Following the global war and terrorism, the world is in turmoil. The United States is fractured as a result of a second civil war and a pandemic of the "St. Mary's Virus" is ravaging continental Europe. The United Kingdom is ruled as a Nordic supremacist and neo-fascist police state by the Norsefire Party, helmed by all-powerful High Chancellor Adam Sutler. Political opponents, immigrants, Jews, Muslims, atheists, homosexuals, and other "undesirables" are imprisoned and executed. A freedom fighter known simply as V, uses terrorist tactics to fight the oppressive society. Evey aids him in his mission to bring down the government.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The film is extremely faithful to the 1988 DC Comics limited series of the same name by Alan Moore and David Lloyd, and the film itself stays carefully to the spirit of the comics itself.
 * 2) Hugo Weaving's performance as V is pretty good, and he fits pretty well in his character.
 * 3) *Natalie Portman's performance Evey is also amazing as well.
 * 4) Despite being a film based on the DC Comics with not being a superhero film, it managed to be a successful attempt to make a non-superhero DC film.
 * 5) Deals with some serious topics, such as pandemics, protests, fascisms, terrorists, criticism of religion, homosexuality, Islamophobias, etc..
 * 6) Excellent writing, especially from The Wachowskis, who were the writers of The Matrix trilogy.
 * 7) Most of the attempts of humor in an R-rated film are excellent, especially V portraying as a pancake flip, and the TV live show.
 * 8) Amazing directing by James McTeigue, in addition, it is the first film to have his directorial debut.
 * 9) Some of the dialogue is amazing from here, and there.
 * 10) The visual effects throughout the film are well made.
 * 11) Amazing soundtrack that was composed by Dario Marianelli.
 * 12) Brilliant cinematography.
 * 13) The setting of London during the rule of Nordic supremacists, and neo-fascist is well made.
 * 14) V and Evey are very likable and memorable characters that still retain their charisma from the comic book. In addition, V is one of the best parts in the entire film, and he shows a funny, and very entertaining character to the viewers, such as he fights a knight suit scene.
 * 15) The pacing is great, despite the film being 2 hours long.
 * 16) Tons of awesome, exciting, and fast-paced action sequences, such as the opening fight scene, the Jordon Tower fight scene, and even the final fight scene.
 * 17) The ending scene is incredibly epic, as thousands of citizens wearing Guy Fawkes masks march toward the Houses of Parliament and Finch asks Evey for V's identity, to which she replies, "He was all of us." as the Big Ben gets destroyed by tons of explosions with fireworks and a V in the sky despite the loss of V.

The Only Bad Quality

 * 1) The story, while pretty good, can be very polarizable to some viewers, mainly due to its political nature.

Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 73% approval rating with a "Certified Fresh", based on 248 reviews, with an average rating of 6.78/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Visually stunning and thought-provoking, V For Vendetta's political pronouncements may rile some, but its story and impressive set pieces will nevertheless entertain.", while it holds a 90% audience score rating on the same site, based on 250,000 reviews. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 62/100 based on 39 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews", while IMDb has a rare 8.1/10 rating. Ebert and Roeper gave the film a "two thumbs up" rating. Roger Ebert stated that V for Vendetta "almost always has something going on that is actually interesting, inviting us to decode the character and plot and apply the message where we will".

Politcial reviews
The film's reception, however, faces some political reviews from the movie, V for Vendetta deals with issues of totalitarianism, criticism of religion, homosexuality, Islamophobia, and terrorism. Its controversial storyline and themes have been the target of both criticism and praise from sociopolitical groups. V for Vendetta has been seen by many political groups as an allegory of oppression by government; anarchists have used it to promote their beliefs.

Trivia

 * The film was pulled from China in 2020 due to being said to have been removed from the shelves of China's major online video platforms over alleged anti-government themes.

Trailers
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Reviews
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