Ideas are bulletproof

Based on the Alan Moore graphic novel of the same name, and starring the amazing Hugo Weaving and Natalie Portman, V for Vendetta is one of the most underrated movies of the 2000’s. Set in a dystopian future, V for Vendetta is more about the message it transmits than its visuals (as it happened with Sin City, for example).

Nonetheless, the film has a few exhilarating moments. The last action piece – in which the tyrant is punished by his own henchmen, who in turn are killed by V – stands above the rest, as it should.

V has a penchant for delivering speeches. And this final scene bluntly reveals why V is a hero: It’s not because he can withstand tremendous amounts of pain, but because he has a belief. And his belief is one that, rightfully, the entire society should share.

Sure, watching it again, you might say that the effects are a bit outdated. But does that take away from the relevance of the scene? Not really.