Movie Review: V for Vendetta

by Mandi

When the producers of the Matrix and the 1989 graphic novel “V for Vendetta” collided, they created a movie that would challenge what we think a terrorist really is. V, a masked figure, is out for revenge on a corrupt near-future British government.

Natalie Portman (Star Wars) plays Evey, rescued by V and a daughter of political activists, who gets caught in V’s plan when he rescues her. V is out to destroy the Parliament Building on the 5th of November. The government is forsaking person privacy for national security. With most of the United States dead or involved in civil war, Britain leads the world.

But is V a hero or a terrorist? That’s for you to decided in this twisting movie. Be prepared to think in this movie. Some may view this movie as propaganda or even an excuse for Al Qaeda but how can this be if the book is over 15 years old? Still, the issues of this movie are obviously very real.

In all, the movie was great. It had amazing visual effects and was a change from every movie out there.