V for Vendetta modular essay 3/10/13

V for Vendetta is a dystopian film made in 2006 adapted from the comic’s written in the age of Margret Thatcher in 1982. The film was released a year later than it was due to because the film was thought to maybe influence the population more about false flag terrorism due to the July 2005 London bombings. V for vendetta is a film of revenge against the government due to them ruling through fear and oppression. The film relates to many real life conspiracies, justifies torture and shows the threat of governments manipulating their country through media, speeches and judgment. This with V’s help and the actions the government causes an uprise and causes the population to carry out a revolution to stand against their current rulers and be released from dictatorship.

The theme of torture is made very prominent throughout the film, this is shown in many ways, mainly through the torture V puts Evey through in order to help her understand why he is carrying out all of his terrorist attacks in London. V creates a false experimentation camp for Evey to endure, shaving off her hair, taking her femininity, locking her in a cell, being black-bagged from room to room and questioning her knowledge of V’s plans to blow up the Houses of Parliament, all in order to explain why he is wanting to rebel against the government and how the government is treating the country in an unsanitary manner. This explains to the viewer that noone can understand why V is doing what he’s doing until they have experienced torture themselves; V experiences torture by being the only surviver of the first experimentation camps, Evey understands why V’s carrying out his attacks because she endured a mock camp and the rest of the population understands they’re being mistreated and the government isn’t perfect after a member of the secret police kills a little girl dressed as V. This concludes that torture is justified if it has reasoning behind it.

Theme: Terrorism

Point: Both government and V use terrorism

Example: V blows up the Old Bailey

Analysis: Represents justice and there was none at this time. This to the population after his emergency channel broadcast is aired shows him as a freedom fighter.

Message: Shows that terrorism justified if it’s for the right reasons.

Theme: Fear

Point: The government rules through fear

Example: ‘people shouldn’t be afraid of their government, the government should be afraid of their people’

Analysis: People are afraid of their government because they rule through fear of being black bagged or put into an experimentation camp when really the people can rebel back as V is teaching them and as Evey carries out

Message: Anyone can make a change, don’t sit back and let the government take advantage and take your rights away

Theme: Manipulation

Point: The government manipulate Britain through using propaganda and TV broadcasts

Example: Prothero says a speech that god is judging the country if you aren’t following the rules

Analysis: Similar to Nurnberg speeches carried out by Hitler in Nazi germany, also how V and Evey don’t take any notice of this speech due to the fact they have seen how the government really act through the way V was experimented on and how Evey’s parent’s were black bagged

Message: Don’t believe what the government tell you all the time

Overall, V for Vendetta explains the message that the people of this country shouldn’t believe everything the government tell them and that when the people feel wrongly treated you should rebel and not stand for being treated badly.