the only verdict is vengeance

Go see V for Vendetta, and remember this: by supporting a work of art that embodies your political and philosophical values, you are helping to fight the cultural rot that the War Party feeds on. There is a scene in the movie when Natalie Portman is going about her job at the BTN and passes a security guard watching some ridiculous "reality" show. She asks, "How can you watch that trash?" The contempt in her voice is clearly that of the authors of this script, who are acutely aware of the political consequences of entertainment as cultural "soma."

This post gives away most of the film's plot, so if you don't like spoilers, don't read it.

But take my word, for what's it's worth, and go see the film. It is a hopeful statement that the dominant idea of freedom still lives on somewhere...