The film critic for the Long Beach Press Telegram, interviewing the director of the new pro-terrorist (oh, excuse me, pro-"freedom fighter") Natalie Portman movie "V for Vendetta," finds himself in a true meeting of like minds--minds that praise terror and call News Corporation's FNC and Sky News oppressive fascist tools:
"V for Vendetta," the latest movie from the Wachowski brothers, isn't as dense as the "Matrix" movies, but there's still plenty to chew on. Adapted from a graphic novel that was serialized in the 1980s, the movie follows a terrorist (or freedom fighter _ take your pick) named V, who wears a Guy Fawkes mask and, like Fawkes, has designs on blowing up Parliament.
Here's a guide to V's world and the influences behind it....
..."B" is for British Television Network (BTN). The country's lone operating television station, providing a clearinghouse of information sanctioned by England's fascist dictatorship. As one of the network's news anchors helpfully explains: "Our job is to report the news. It's the government's job to create it."
When asked if there was a current model for the BTN (cough, Fox News Channel, cough), "Vendetta" director James McTeigue replied, "Yes. But not just Fox. Everyone is complicit in this kind of stuff. It could just as well been the Britain's Sky News Channel."
