Wow.
I went to go see V for Vendetta last night. Amazing movie. Not subtle. The movie hits you over the head with politics. In many ways it's formulaic and uses conventions that are centuries old in theatre and literature, but still the film has an impact. It resonates so strongly with the general mood of the american left. It's astounding in how it captures that feeling that so many of us have. The feeling that we are descending into 1984. It's also violent without being too violent. The special effects are great, but they're used judiciously, and the movie is not about the special effects. The effects are used as a too to move the story and not the other way around.
I really enjoyed it. I give it a 9 out of 10.
I saw V for Vendetta last night and was also blown away. Beautifully filmed, well-done effects, and some good dark humor. And it certainly didn't hurt that Hugo Weaving played V. :) I honestly wouldn't mind seeing it again... And now I must also read the graphic novel by Alan Moore that the movie was based off of. I deliberatly didn't read the novel before seeing the movie because I didn't want to go into it with any preconceptions, like I did with the last bacth of movies based off of comics and graphic novels...