I saw V for Vendetta yesterday and am happy to say that the Wachowski brothers are back to form. V is not a disappointment like The Matrix 2 and 3 and is on par with the original Matrix. Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving and Stephen Rea are all on point as the film makes a political point. The original graphic novel criticized Margaret Thatcher's England, but the Wachowski film aims its sights on the heavy-handed politics of George Bush, his Iraq War and policies like The Patriot Act. While echoing books like 1984, The Trial and We, the film takes a fresh look at goverment power gone too far. It also tackles more delicate themes like the persecution of homosexuals and uses Holocaust imagery (mass graves, emaciated prisoners and swastika-like emblems) to strengthen its arguments.
That said, even with its heavy subject matter, V for Vendetta is an entertaining action movie. It makes a point and kicks ass too.
To promote the movie, Natalie Portman hosted Saturday Night Live, and if you haven't seen the rap sketch she did, click here.
...and here she is on The Daily Show.
That said, even with its heavy subject matter, V for Vendetta is an entertaining action movie. It makes a point and kicks ass too.
To promote the movie, Natalie Portman hosted Saturday Night Live, and if you haven't seen the rap sketch she did, click here.
...and here she is on The Daily Show.
