V for Propoganda
This is sort of a movie review, but it sort of isn’t. My time today is spent writing about the movie V For Vendetta. More specifically, I am writing about how tired I am getting of seeing movies so falsely advertised.
V For Vendetta is advertised as an action packed, dark, facinating film about - well, the trailers sort of avoid what it’s about, they just show you the scenes that intrigue, like Natalie Portman in a little-girl skirt and sneakers. Allow me to save you time and tell you what this movie is truly about. The people of Britain are being oppressed and persecuted by evil conservatives who resort to such tactics as murder, rape, and imprisonment of homosexuals. V (the name of the savior) uses terrorism (against the evil conservatives) to speak the will of the people, who are too scared to do anything themselves. A cop (who is played by a very good actor Stephen Rea) on V’s tail becomes sympathetic to the cause while Natalie Portman’s character Evey is just a poor, pretty, young thing that V saves (from the evil conservatives). America is no help during this troubled time because they have had non-stop civil war since the Iraqi war (thanks to the evil conservatives).
This is not the first (and it most certainly won’t be the last) time false advertising is used for a movie. Take Brokeback Mountain for example; tv ads showed scenes of two cowboys fighting, a guy and a girl dancing, etc. Only when you watched the movie, or heard from someone who did, did you find what it was truly about. The reason is that nobody could sell a movie about gay cowboys. Want another? How about Million Dollar Baby? Advertised as a boxing movie, it was actually about the “right to die” debate. Again, they couldn’t sell that garbage, so they disguised it.
The point is, do not get too excited about previews! If you don’ t believe me regarding V, go spend your own money. It bothers me that because conservatives are being blasted in these movies, it’s all OK. I would never have believed that after our recent events here and overseas that terrorism would be painted in such bright colors.
One last thing - one tagline for V For Vendetta is, “An uncompromising vision of the future from the creators of ‘The Matrix’ trilogy”. This implies a reasonable prediction and that since the Wachowski brothers did it, it has to be good. They are wrong on both accounts.
my friend we live in a world of propoganda. the evil regime that rules us today uses propaganda everyday. the movie was good. just because you’re afraid that you saw the truth, doesn’t mean it was a horrible movie.