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V for Vendetta is a political action thriller film directed by James McTeigue.Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving star in the much acclaimed V for Vendetta, a film with vengeance and revolution at its heart.
The story is set in the near future in an England controlled by a fascist government that came to power in the aftermath of a horrible biological contamination. A masked figure, known as V is determined to overthrow the political system in the country through Inciting the people to take a revolutionary stand against the regime and its corruption.V works with a young woman, Evey, who joins V’s fight after truly understanding the pain he has suffered.
The movie is a very good looking one with powerful script,solid acting, great action, and spectacular cinematography.The movie is multiple layered, filled with symbolism and deeper meanings.
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This is one of the few films that comes to mind when one thinks of anarchism in popular culture. Although the political philosophy is not as nuanced here as in Alan Moore’s graphic novel from which it is adapted, this is a powerful and even cathartic movie which highlights the power of ideas.
According to V (Hugo Weaving), the anarchist vigilante and swashbuckling anti-hero of this tale, we need to rid ourselves of fear, for the government utilizes fear as the ultimate tool. "People should not be afraid of their governments, governments should be afraid of their people". So we can only attain liberty by vanquishing this fear, as his protégé Evey (Natalie Portman) harrowingly discovers. It reminds one of Frank Herbert’s constant refrain in Dune: fear is the mind-killer.
My only complaint is with the concept of anarchism in the movie. In the film, it primarily revolves around thwarting the fascist Norsefire Party. The comic’s conceptualization, on the other hand, involves individual and collective efforts to dismantle the state apparatus and not just some abhorrent individuals. A positive difference is the development of Evey’s character in the film as she is given more agency- while V was purged in the fires of Larkhill, Evey is baptized in the rain.
All in all, V for Vendetta is a dramatic, poignant and particularly relevant film. As V seeks to destroy the symbols of fascist power, the establishment seeks to undermine his efforts with the help of newspeak, only admitting the potency of those same ideas. Hugo Weaving is a force of nature– rare is the actor who can emote without a mask let alone in full Guy Fawkes regalia. Natalie Portman’s transformation, both physical and psychological, is iconic, dramatic and compelling (although her English accent is a bit dodgy). It also features indie darling Imogen Poots in one of her first roles! And the soundtrack is the masterstroke, as would be any soundtrack that features @catpowerofficial .
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