Review of V for Vendetta (2006) by Tomo. — 20 Mar 2006
Look. Alan Moore had his name taken off the credits for a reason. The original comic is a magnificent piece of subversive, political and social commentary; this film is cynical action fodder, pandering to the feeble idea that we the public are all 'good people' who rise up when oppressed by the forces of evil.
Give me a break. Moore tackled issues of complicity and how fascism can be taken as a viable system of government. He created a piece of work that demmands introspection from its audience. This film removes any value from its original source and replaces it with another empty piece of 'entertainment', peddling the usual nonsense that 'good people' (us) only let bad, destructive people into power when they have been tricked.
This film is a cop out on every level.
This review of V for Vendetta (2006) was written by Tomo. on 20 Mar 2006.
V for Vendetta has generally received very positive reviews.
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