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it is interesting to read some of the comments here. I get a real feeling that many of you missed the point entirely. I would suspect that those who didn't get it at either MTV fans or republican voters. Either you short attention span or fear that thing might reflect badly on Bush are getting ya... paranoia deep destroya!
Seriously now...
Because of the current world situation, it is easy to take the point of view of "it puts terrorists into a positive light" or "Bin Ladin's own recruitment film" but the reality is that this is as far from the truth - unless you truly believe that the US is as oppressive as the regime that is portrayed in the film. No matter the circumstance, I don't think that any true lover of freedom would want to see things end up in the situaiton that this movie portrays. Would you really give up all of your freedoms just to be "safe"? I am sure that this circumstance would generate some people fighting against the system.
Today we call them "terrorists", in the past they were called "revolutionaries" or "members of the boston tea party" or whatever. Terrorist is a hot button word that has been filtered and controlled through the media that when you hear it, you think of the twin towers, Bin Ladin, and all things bad. As a result, when you see V in this movie and they call him a terrorist, you get that bad image.
The reality is that like many of the revolutionaries that brought the US into being, V is fighting against a system so completely corrupt that the only way to overcome it is to destroy it. You may not like his methods, you may not like the idea of death and destruction, but LOOK AT YOUR OWN HISTORY... the US exists because of these exact type of acts.
Terrorism isn't the movies central theme, far from it. The main themes are fear, intimidation, and that people sadly are sheep and will eat whatever comes up on their television as the truth. Even V uses fear and intimidation to get the point made, and there is a moment where even V's biggest fans will truly hate the man for what he has done.
If you only watch this movie and absorb only the surface, I think you will find yourself not at all comfortable with the ending and the end results. If you dig a little deeper, you will find the human spirit and the desire to be free right there under your nose.
Turn off MTV. Stop worrying about the boy president, and take the time to truly understand and enjoy a well written, well executed movie with a much more subtle message than many people will get.
Alex
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