"V" for Vicious Propaganda

Front Page Magazine ^ | March 13, 2006 | Debbie Schlussel

[Quilla]

[Note: You may perceive some of this column as a "spoiler".]

If you liked the politics of last weekend's Oscar nominees, you'll love "V for Vendetta."

It's an exciting, quality Bin Laden film.

But if you're like the rest of mainstream America--you support our troops, believe in firmly responding to terrorists on our own shores, and/or respect Christianity--then, don't waste your time at this piece of garbage masquerading as a superhero movie. It is anything but.

If most other Hollywood films subtly whisper of an agenda, "V" clocks you over the head with it with a still sizzling, iron frying pan of extreme leftism. It doesn't arrive in theaters until March 17, but already the mainstream (ie. liberal) movie critics and entertainment media are raving about this egregious attack on our war on terror.

Based on the graphic novel series of the same name, "V" comes complete with all the bogeymen the far left loves to hate: NSA spying and wiretaps; government renditions and torture complete with Abu Ghraib hood fashions; lecherous, elderly Christian clerics in collars raping young girls; Islam, gay rights, and free speech under attack; and even a Bill O'Reilly-esque evil cable talk show host/wicked pharmaceutical billionaire/heinous military officer combo rolled into one character.

Oh, and by the way, the hero of the movie: He's a terrorist in a Guy Fawkes mask, who blows up important government buildings. Sound familiar? His mask might as well be a kefiyeh wrapped around his head in a Nick Berg video.

The movie takes place in futuristic England, and there is only one American star (Natalie Portman, who plays the terrorist's protege). But it's quite clear to whom the "commentary" is directed: Joe and Jane American. When this movie takes place, "the United States of America" doesn't exist anymore. America is in the midst of a civil war.

And America and the war on Iraq are the enemies--along with Christians and the right--in this movie. We are treated to newscasts about how "America's War [on terror] spread to England." One character--a gay, British Jay Leno type who hosts a latenight show--keeps a secret vault of prohibited items, including a giant poster of "the Coalition of the Willing," depicting the American and British flags surrounding a swastika. Think about our troops fighting and dying in Iraq, before you decide to give your dollars to this film. Do you really think they are Nazis?

Also in the secret vault of sacred prohibited items: a Koran. Portman, whose Evie is the "heroine" of "V," asks, why the Koran? "Are you a Muslim?" she asks the late-night host. "No, but its [the Koran's] images are beautiful." Then he comments about how he can be executed for possessing the Koran. (Not a peep in this film about the thousands who've been executed in the name of the Koran and "its beautiful images.")

Puh-leeze. If anything, both Britain and the U.S. have bent over backwards not only for the Koran, but for its extremist Muslim followers. Where Christian displays are absolutely forbidden in any schools, despite so-called "freedom of speech"; where Ten Commandments are removed from the Alabama Supreme Court, despite their being the basis for our legal system; children are required to learn about Islam, read from the Koran, and behave as Muslims in elementary schools, in the name of "tolerance" and "education."

In "V", while Islam and the Koran are treasured but prohibited, Christianity is pure evil. Nice juxtaposition, when in real life, the 19 hijackers, the '93 WTC, U.S. Embassy, U.S.S. Cole, and British subway bombers were hardly Christians. Hmmm . . . what religion were they? We don't recall Mohammed Taheri-Azar, saying on Friday in his post attempted-murder 911 call, that he tried to use his jeep to kill Americans in the name of Jesus. No, he mentioned someone else's name, another religion . . . which are both nowhere blasphemed in "V."

We've already mentioned the high-ranking Christian priest, who regularly rapes young girls procured for him through an "agency." Before the priesthood, he was an evil military officer at a hospital where politically dissident youth had experiments conducted on them for the government (complete with Abu Ghraib-style hoods).

Then, there's the government. It's run by a religious Christian zealot. But not just any Christian zealot.

No. Chancellor Sutler is the supreme evil Christian. In order to get elected, he and the Bill O'Reilly-esque character (remember, before he became a cable host, he was a pharmaceutical CEO and made billions) arranged for hundreds of Brits to die from chemically poisoned water. The government said that terrorists did it, a story which became accepted fact and the conventional wisdom in media coverage. The fear that ensued garnered Sutler the chance to rule England, along with the martial law powers the English parliament gave him.

It's no coincidence that the symbol used for his government is some sort of Cross-come-Swastika combo. Not offended yet?

Under religious Christian zealot Sutler, gays are rounded up, imprisoned, tortured, and executed. Ditto for any dissidents, any left-wing activists, anyone who dares speak out against or flout the Chancellor's actions. Tell that to the ACLU, which seems to be running legal policy in our country, these days, and its partner in crime, the Southern Poverty Law Center, the wealthiest "public interest" group in the U.S., to the tune of hundreds of millions. We don't see any prospect of them being rounded up by the government anytime soon, unfortunately.

Under the religious Christian Chancellor, "unjust" Gitmo-style military tribunals and absurd NSA-style wiretapping is going on at every corner. Throughout the movie, we are shown vans of law enforcement personnel listening in to every home. As if that's what NSA wiretapping was about. It isn't, but "V" drills it into you the way the ACLU wants you to see it: every conversation in every kitchen, etc., secretly being listened in on and laughed at by guys in sweaty, rumpled shirts and ties.

The evil government law enforcement chief, Creedy, runs a meticulously ubiquitous surveillance program nationwide. If only our FBI's Robert Mueller were so competent, we'd be safe. Instead, he's cavorting with extremist Muslims and testified in depositions to ignorance of the most basic newspaper facts about Al-Qaeda.

Overall, the most outrageous thing about "V" is the ending. Instead of vanquishing terror, all of Britain sides with the terrorist hero of this movie. They celebrate his murder of all the top officials in government, his blowing up of the Houses of Parliament and other government buildings.

Terrorists and terrorism are the heroes, the government fighting them and trying to keep us safe are the enemy.

This is the glorious revolution? Osama Bin Laden must be very proud.

[TC Rider]

I can't believe they let these guys have another movie after the "League of Extraordinary (boring) Gentlemen"

[DemHunter]

I guess we will never see a Hollywood film where a right wing super hero starts cutting the tongues off of "fictional" equivalents of George Clooney and Michael Moore for lying to the American public.

He could also castrate each Hollywood producer that is affiliated with the Democrat's pedophile group, NAMBLA.

Hell, the hero could target the Hollywood sign, the Hollywood Bowl, and the climax could be that all the exits to the Oscars are blocked and a bomb detonates during the Academy award killing all those evil Hollywood propagandists.

Now, I would pay to see that film.

[theFIRMbss]

>Terrorists and terrorism are the heroes, the government fighting them and trying to keep us safe are the enemy

Producing a film
like this and releasing it
at a time like this

should be something like
a crime. You'd think film makers
would have common sense

and choose on their own
not to do it. Doing it
is more than "bad taste!"

[theFIRMbss]

>I guess we will never see a Hollywood film where a right wing super hero starts cutting the tongues off of "fictional" equivalents of George Clooney and Michael Moore

I was sent from planet Xiron to conquer the earth I had a terrific plan -- I thought it would work Tried to get the Earthlings all to kill each other you see But it all went wrong and now I must decree... You are worthless Alec Baldwin, you are worthless Alec Baldwin You failed in every way and now my stock in you has fallen Your career is stallin' and you're worthless Alec Baldwin That's why I blew your head off and your children are all bawlin' Planet Xiron is inhabited with Xipods like me But also with Balmacs who are giant bees The Xipods and Balmacs are at constant war So we wanted a new home and that's what Earth was for But you are worthless Alec Baldwin, you are worthless Alec Baldwin You f#ck#d up my whole plan and now Xiron is smeared with Balmac pollen Your garbage needs some haulin' and you're worthless Alec Baldwin Now I must return home a failure -- I'm afraid the pit of Kryrok is callin'...

[theFIRMbss]

>THE MATRIX was groundbreaking and original [?!]

[Rummyfan]

Had forgotten about DARK CITY even though I had seen it way back when.....

[DesScorp]

"Darn shame to see Portman (who is a very talented actress) turning into just another left-wing moonbat. The irony is, she was born in Jerusalem...you'd think if ANYBODY would understand the evils of Muslim terrorism, it'd be somebody who was born at one of the epicenters of"

Natalie Portman is Exhibit A of the Jewish 5th column against Israel. Just as America has citizens working to destroy Her, Israel and Judaism have traitors in the flock working to destroy the Jewish state and make the Hebrew faith all but meaningless. People like Steven Spielberg say they'd "die for Israel" while making pro-terrorist propoganda for Israel's enemines. Noam Chomsky throws off his Jewish identity completely (like Leon Trotsky before him), and dedicates his life to destroying the US and Israel. Natalie has plenty of company in the club.

[numberonepal]

I took my daughter to see the Shaggy Dog, totally left-wing crap.

Really? I never took Tim Allen for the type.

[Join Or Die]

This movie is adapted from a comic book published in 1988, it is set in england and it's general theme is that society must control government, not vice versa. It's not about Bush, it's not about the war in Iraq, and if you can't agree with it's general theme, how can you consider yourself a conservative? Not everything is a liberal conspiracy against Bush and when we constantly claim everything is, all it does is weaken our voice when they do do something bad. Conservatives have to stop crying wolf.

[Join Or Die]

Don't forget

[Feiny]

I'll wait for the 3rd X-Men movie.

[Feiny]

Thanks, that seals it...no V for Vendetta.
I am considering checking out "Thank You for Smoking" as it looks funny. Also, I am looking forward to the movie starring Sascha Cohen playing Borat. It is due out this summer.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

Really? I never took Tim Allen for the type.

I really don't know much about Tim Allen's politics, but "Shaggy Dog" is definitely a left wing pos. My honest opinion is that this movie might even do some damage to Allen's career. In addition to being in a left wing pos, he is made to look totally ridiculous at times.

[TimSkalaBim]

Conservatives have to stop crying wolf.

Um, that's what the sociopathic Left is doing. They should oppose actual totalitarianism, not their propaganda creation.

[Names Ash Housewares]

"This movie is adapted from a comic book published in 1988, it is set in england and it's general theme is that society must control government, not vice versa. It's not about Bush, it's not about the war in Iraq, and if you can't agree with it's general theme, how can you consider yourself a conservative? Not everything is a liberal conspiracy against Bush and when we constantly claim everything is, all it does is weaken our voice when they do do something bad. Conservatives have to stop crying wolf."

From review....".......including a giant poster of "the Coalition of the Willing," depicting the American and British flags surrounding a swastika."



Sounds like the Matrix Bros put an anti-Iraq war, anti-war on terror spin on this though if there are scenes of "coalition of the willing" showing NAZI flags along with American and British. Something stinks bad. I am a comic fan, I did not read the comic. But it sure sounds to me like its been warped and twisted to fit the leftists politics of today.

Was the koran scene in the comic too? Anyone recall from reading the original?

[Brett66]

Tim Allen wasn't really left-wing in the movie, but his daughter was in this "noble cause" of protesting because her teacher was thrown in jail for setting fire to a lab that was involved in animal testing. She was even laying down in the street with a bunch of her hippie-scum friends in a protest for her eco-terrorist teacher. Of course Tim Allen eventually comes around and joins her cause. Puke.....

[discostu]

Damage to Allen's career? This is his first non-Christmas movie since Big Trouble (huge bomb) in 2002. And he's going back to Christmas movies later this year. Allen's career is beyond damage, now he's just scrambling for paychecks.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

Well, this movie would definitely be a scramble for a paycheck. Pitiful...........

[truemiester]

How come evil America hasn't nuked anyone in this 'film'. I go see it if we got to nuke some one. "Blowed up real good" (farm film report)

[Sans-Culotte]

In the original comic, the USA and USSR supposedly nuked each other into oblivion. Great Britain, which had moved to a leftist stance, then had a reactionary move to the right, and a fascist regime took over.

Maybe the author thought this would eventually happen, but there is little doubt in my mind that the movie is going to take the gist of the novel and turn it into an anti-Coalition of the Willing statement. Otherwise, the comic book would have been filmed before now.

Remember, these days, Fascism=Hitler=Bush. Anybody who takes a geography class in Colorado knows that.