1 reception
1.1 commercial
1.2 critical
1.3 political
reception
commercial
by december 2006, v vendetta had grossed $132,511,035, of $70,511,035 united states. film led u.s. box office on opening day, taking in estimated $8,742,504, , remained number 1 film remainder of weekend, taking in estimated $25,642,340. closest rival, failure launch, took in $15,604,892. film debuted @ number 1 in philippines, singapore, south korea, sweden , taiwan. v vendetta opened in 56 imax cinemas in north america, grossing $1.36 million during opening 3 days.
critical
ebert , roeper gave film 2 thumbs rating. roger ebert stated v vendetta has going on interesting, inviting decode character , plot , apply message . margaret pomeranz , david stratton @ movies stated despite problem of never seeing weaving s face, there acting , interesting plot, adding film disturbing, scenes reminiscent of nazi germany. jonathan ross bbc blasted film, calling woeful, depressing failure , stating cast of notable , familiar talents such john hurt , stephen rea stand little chance amid wreckage of wachowski siblings dismal script , particularly poor dialogue. sean burns of philadelphia weekly gave film d , criticizing film s treatment of political message being dim, adolescent stuff, expressing dislike barely decorated sets television-standard overlit shadow-free cinematography late adrian biddle. film visual insult. on alan moore removing name project, burns says s not hard see why, criticising portman s performance: portman still seems believe standing around mouth hanging open constitutes performance. harry guerin irish tv network rtÉ states film works political thriller, adventure , social commentary , deserves seen audiences otherwise avoid any/all of 3 . added film become cult favourite reputation enhanced age. andy jacobs bbc gave film 2 stars out of five, remarking bit of mess... thrills or engages story.
v vendetta received few awards, although @ 2007 saturn awards natalie portman won best actress award. rotten tomatoes gives film 73% certified fresh approval rating. film nominated hugo award best dramatic presentation, long form in 2007. v included on fandomania s list of 100 greatest fictional characters. empire magazine (in 2008) named film 418th greatest movie of time.
political
v vendetta deals issues of homosexuality (and complement homophobia), criticism of religion, totalitarianism, islamophobia, , terrorism. controversial story line , themes have been target of both criticism , praise sociopolitical groups.
on april 17, 2006, new york metro alliance of anarchists organised protest against dc comics , time warner, accusing of watering down story s original message in favor of violence , special effects. david graeber, anarchist scholar , former professor @ yale university, not upset film. thought message of anarchy got out in spite of hollywood. however, graeber went on state: anarchy creating communities , democratic decision making. s absent hollywood s interpretation.
film critic richard roeper dismissed right-wing christian criticism of film on television show ebert , roeper, saying v s terrorist label applied in film s hitler, dictator.
lgbt commentators have praised film positive depiction of homosexuals. sarah warn of afterellen.com called film 1 of pro-gay ever . warn went on praise central role of character valerie not because beautifully acted , well-written, because utterly unexpected [in hollywood film].
david walsh of world socialist web site criticized v s actions antidemocratic, calling film example of bankruptcy of anarcho-terrorist ideology; walsh writes because people have not played part in revolution, unable produce new, liberated society.
the film broadcast on china s national tv station, china central television (cctv) on december 16, 2012 uncensored, surprising many viewers. while many believed government had banned film, state administration of radio, film , television stated not aware of ban; cctv makes own decisions on whether censor foreign films. liu shanying, political scientist @ chinese academy of social sciences used work cctv, speculated showing indicated chinese film censorship might being loosened.
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