I recently bought that movie on DVD so that's always a good opportunity to watch a movie again and therefore drop something about it here.
The fact that November 5th was just last WE is just another incentive...
It has to be the most faithful adaptation of an Alan Moore comic to the big screen. Admittedly, he asked for his name to be removed from the credits, because he wasn't happy with the screenplay. But the fact stays.
The message might be a bit different, because it has been adapted to a "post 9/11" audience, but still you have to recognise the courage requested to put a terrorist as a hero nowadays (even a righteous one).
It's not by far a perfect movie and you could argue of length here and there, you could get annoyed at the heavy dialogues or the "too scholar" direction.
It still remains a beautifully made movie, well acted, bold, emotionally charged and with a message that is universal and vital.
What is the difference between a hero and a terrorrist?
It takes an unflinching will to actually change something in the world, because fear of change is often the strongest. Therefore a free man would someone who doesn't fear.
I don't even need that much to make it stand without shame in my all time favorite movie list...
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