Political Cheap Shots in Good Movies

One of my favorite movies is V for Vendetta. The plot is compelling. The score is great. The theme resonates with viewers. The acting is above average. It's based in London (I love movies set in England). The writing is spectacular. Everything about it makes it a fantastic movie that I would recommend to any movie fan. However, this makes it all the more frustrating that it is smeared throughout with political jabs at President Bush and conservative values. It takes only the tiniest of brains to realize that Adam Sutler, the dictator, is supposed to be an exaggerated Bush and his government is the result of what could happen if we give him too much power because we are afraid of the outside world. His logo is even somewhat similar to a swastika. It's frightening to think the movie might be comparing Bush to Hitler. One ironic bit in the movie is that there is a national television station (the only viewable station for citizens) that resembles CNN, but it is portrayed as propaganda for the conservative party. Funny, though, that CNN is JUST THE OPPOSITE in real life. It is the station one would turn to if they only want to hear one side of an issue. Another anti-conservative theme is that the dictator has all homosexuals taken from their homes and put into one of Creedy's black bags (which means they will eventually die. This is what happens to all of those who revolt against the dictator.) The hero of the movie, because she inspired V, is a lesbian who was black-bagged for being homosexual. I'm not saying we should throw homosexuals in prison, but it seems like this movie is trying to say that Bush's anti-gay-marriage policy will lead to killing gays because it is not tolerant. The problem is that liberals like to say being tolerant means that you have to agree with them. That's actually an intolerant idea. Real tolerance is allowing someone to have a differing view from yourself and agreeing to disagree. Not necessarily agreeing. All in all, this is a great movie in a theatrical sense. I just hope that as you watch it you can filter out the repeated political potshots.