V for Vendetta (2005)

• Year: 2005
• Released: 17 Mar 2006
• Country: United States, United Kingdom, Germany
• Adwords: 7 wins & 29 nominations
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434409/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/V_for_Vendetta
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/v-for-vendetta
• Available in: 720p, 1080p, 2160p
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: R
• Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
• Runtime: 132 min
• Writer: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, David Lloyd
• Director: James McTeigue
• Cast: Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman, Rupert Graves
• Keywords: revenge, dystopia, detective, based on comic, torture,

	8.2/10
	62/100
	73% – Critics
	90% – Audience

V for Vendetta Storyline

In the not too distant future, Britain is filled with torture cells, unfair punishments, prejudice against minorities. However, in the midst of all this chaos, one man known only by the name V (Hugo Weaving) dares to stand up to the government and is labeled as a terrorist. One night V rescues a mild young woman called Evey Hammond (Natalie Portman), and an unlikely bond between the two emerges which results with Evey becoming Vs ally. But though V may be charismatic and have a passion for justice he also is bitter and has his own personal hatred of the government for something they did to him long ago. As November the 5th, the day V says he and those who will follow him will stand up to the government once and for all approaches, Detective Finch (Stephen Rea) becomes more and more determined to uncover the truth about V, however his search leads him to ask to question whether or not he is on the right side.

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unreal Orwellian world

In the near future of an alternate Great Britain, freedom fighter V (Hugo Weaving) uses terrorist tactics to fight the oppressive society. He rescues Evey (Natalie Portman) from the creepy policemen.

The general state of affairs is too confused early on. Other than the crazed ramblings of a madman, there isn’t much explaining. It’s all generalities and high minded language. It would help to set aside a small segment to explain this universe a little better at the beginning. They really should have either concentration camps, unending wars, book burnings, or goose stepping. Instead the setting feels like today’s world slightly shifted. It’s not enough. The thing with George Orwell. He created completely new worlds. There’s so much they could have done.

V’s voice is distracting. Speaking thru the mask is problematic. It leaves conversation with him cold and distant. It would be better to cut those scenes down. The pacing gets very slow in the middle. The police is chasing him down, but there’s never a close call. It grinds down as they slowly reveal the history. It’s way too slow, way too late. They should have done this earlier, in a shorter prelude section. This is what the 1st act is for. And if this is such a police state with control of the media, how the heck did that program get on the air in the first place? If Evey’s torture is all V’s doing, how much of the stories we’re shown can be believed? Or are they created to convert Evey?

Among the best stuff you’ll see from DC Comics.

DC Comics has a rather poor reputation lately. Despite having some great superheroes, the films based on their characters often have sucked. However, one of the best and most worthwhile films based on their comics is WELL worth seeing…”V for Vendetta”.

The story is placed in a dystopian future. According to this future, the United States has been torn apart by civil war and disasters. And, the United Kingdom has gone from a constitutional monarchy to a repressive fascist dictatorship. But the government is far more evil than just repressing free speech. It seems that much of the chaos that led to this government was actually created by the man who now is in charge. To create a climate of fear and chaos, the government has created fake terrorists…and used the deaths of 10s of thousands of Brits as an excuse to control the country with an iron fist.

The only hope Britain has is a weird nehilistic superhero, V. V (Hugo Weaving) is determined to bring down the government and give the country back to the people. But how? And what part does Evey (Natalie Portman) play in all this? See the film.

This is a very exciting and intelligent film. It definitely kept my interest…much of it because the whole thing (aside from the near indestructable anti-hero) seemed possible! Well worth seeing and exceptionally well made.

By the way, if you like this film, try the 1960s Italian film “Danger: Diabolik”. Both have very, very similar themes and both are wonderful movies.

Looks fantastic, but overall I just didn’t care for it

After hearing so many good things about V for Vendetta, I was expecting more than what I got. I will say, as someone who hasn’t read the book, that it is not a terrible movie, just underwhelming.

Pros: The best thing about V for Vendetta was by far the visuals. The whole film looks fantastic, the camera work and editing are smooth and stylish and the costume and set design are sophisticated. The score/soundtrack was also effective, enhancing the atmosphere when it needed to and had some memorable parts too.

The lighting is brooding and like the score enhance the atmosphere effectively. The idea was also intriguing.

Cons: What didn’t work for me was the plot, things weren’t explained very well or were underdeveloped, it was sluggish and it just had a very shallow feel to it. I didn’t care for the characters either, like the plot they were underdeveloped and and lacked any sort of depth. The script is often stilted, the direction lacked efficiency and despite the cast the acting didn’t work for me either.

Hugo Weaving has moments when he is commanding but his weak dialogue let him down, also the characterisation itself seemed threadbare. Natalie Portman seems wooden here, while great actors like John Hurt are underused or forgettable, in regard to Hurt what was even more disappointing was that he suffered from both these things.

All in all, I just didn’t care for V for Vendetta, despite the stunning visuals, atmospheric music and the interesting concept. 4/10 Bethany Cox