Not trolling, but I honestly did not like this movie.
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fountaincap — 9 years ago(December 02, 2016 06:27 PM)
I know I'm in the minority here, but like the OP, I also just cannot understand the appeal of this movie. Yes, I'm sure it is partially due to the fact that I have political differences with the message the filmmakers were promoting, but I can respect a movie that promotes a message I disagree with as long as it's done well. It's even better when your message gets through to both sides.
V for Vendetta
felt like a ham-handed excuse to pack in as many trendy, contemporary left-wing causes into the movie as possible, while having a good story felt like a secondary priority. I felt like I was watching a sophomoric rant against the Bush administration, Christians, conservatives, whites and heterosexuals. The preachiness took me completely out of the story and plopped me right back into contemporary politics, something that can completely ruin the whole idea of viewing film as an escape. Only things I liked were the set and costume design and Hugo Weaving's voice. As a cautionary tale about the suffocating evil of a totalitarian State,
1984
was done better and had less contemporary political baggage.
As a side note, I had a similar reaction upon watching
Robocop
for the first time. I was all set for an action-packed sci-fi crime drama but halfway through the movie I was like, "OK, I get it, the filmmakers hate Ronald Reagan. Enough already".
I don't know, perhaps I might have enjoyed both films more had I gone in knowing in advance about the political commentary. -
twofacetoo — 9 years ago(January 27, 2017 05:27 AM)
Well it's completely fair to dislike a film, it happens a lot. Just so long as you aren't a dick about it, which you weren't, there's no issue. By all means, dislike the film. I happen to enjoy it but that doesn't mean I'm right and you're wrong, it just means we have different taste.