When I first saw the trailer for this movie back in 2005, I thought it was just some comic book adventure without any significant message. I was wrong. It's quite a good film if a bit obvious and heavy handed. Maybe that is what is needed. As I've posted before, I believe the U.S. is creeping toward fascism. We may never reach the state of society depicted in the movie, but as V points out, complacency and lack of vigilance can lead to such a situation, and it has in other countries.
Tag lines from the movie include:
- "Remember, remember the 5th of November, the gun powder treason and plot. I know of no reason why the gun powder treason should ever be forgot."
- "People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people."
The second is a paraphrase of Thomas Jefferson, who is famously quoted as saying, "When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. "
Now I don't advocate violent revolt as portrayed in the movie, but then the U.S. hasn't yet devolved into the state of government and society depicted in the movie either. Who knows how people would react if that came to pass? In the film, the character V is called a 'terrorist' by the government. But as we've seen, this can be a matter of perspective. One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter. If the government is abducting people, imprisoning them without trial, and executing them (for disagreeing with administration policy), who is the terrorist?
Anyway, if you can't find this film on your local cable stations, rent it. It may at least inspire you to go vote this November.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment