V for Vendetta Politico

I just finished V for Vendetta. What an intriguing and thought-provoking movie. From the makers of the Matrix, it is reminiscent of both the Bush and Hitler regimes. "The Wachowskis' [screenplay has] updated the evil empire to the U.S. under the Bush Administration, though there is not specific reference to Bush. However, the plot could have taken place in other countries, both West and East. The filmmakers intend the film to serve as an allegory, not unlike the latest chapter of George Lucas' "Star Wars," which also contains political overtones and timely issues. In the story, England is ruled by fascists that control the media and suppress free speech. Homosexuals are rounded up and shipped off to concentration camps. Citizens are executed for owning copies of or reading the Koran. Numerous people die out of biological attacks in the water supply. Indeed, tackling many scared cows, state-sanctioned torture, wiretapping, homosexuality, bio-terrorism, avian flu, Iraq war, pedophile priests, may turn "V for Vendetta" into one of the most subversive film to come out of mainstream Hollywood." {Source}