V For Vendetta Freedom

The film 'V for Vendetta' directed by James McTeigue addresses the idea of governmental authority and control in our society. One key scene where this is portrayed is in the opening, where Evey goes out to visit Gordon Deitrich after curfew. The futuristic landscape of a totalitarian England is displayed here, where the oppressive party in power have created a culture of fear to ensure the conformity of the citizens. However, in contrast, the final scene of the film where a crowd converges to watch Parliament blow up, illustrates a further idea. That when united, it is the people who have the power to change their society, through rebellion and political uprising.

V for Vendetta, associated with DC Comics, sets the film in England; during the Norsefire regime. During this oppressive regime ruled by Adam Sutler, people who were homosexual and practice religions other than Christianity were directed to concentration camps. V, being thrown in the concentration camp, was tortured and experimented. Consumed by his vengeance, V becomes an anarchist and believes that “the only verdict is vengeance.” By wearing the mask of Guy Fawkes, V seeks to get vengeance on those who have done him immoral and free England from the Norsefire regime to point out that, “people should not be afraid of their governments, governments should be afraid of their people”.

It is justified under certain conditions and circumstances especially when a state is unjust because at the end, laws are constructed by humans just like us and might be wrong. Violence can always be acceptable in the name of freedom. The film uses three different rhetorical elements of persuasion which are ethos, pathos, and logos. ‘Last night I destroyed the Old Bailey, to remind this country of what it has forgotten’ (V for Vendetta). V uses ethos when he tries to achieve his credibility by showing people and persuading them that he is ready to do anything and risk his life in their interest.

Another instance where V 's actions harm innocent people without caring was when he ordered innocent people to wear Guy Fawkes masks and march to the parliament to watch the explosion. These citizens could have been killed by the military officers who waited for orders to strike though no orders were given. If V was a revolutionary, he could have found the way of making a statement without risking the lives of the innocent citizens. His evil actions present him as a rebel against the government and his fellow citizens. He also states that ‘ 'violence could be used for good. ' ' V 's actions of not caring about the others were the same as compared to Stanley Milgram experiment actions. The subjects in this experiment were suffering, but the experimenter did nothing to relieve the students the pain. Instead, he urged the teachers to continue to torture the students knowing very well they were suffering from the high voltage. The teachers played the sadist role as they agreed as they completely obeyed the experimenter 's instructions. V 's evil actions also present him as a sadist by enjoying hurting people and killing the ones who were in charge of the experiments.

Of the many symbolic masks, the Guy Fawkes mask stands out as one of the most effective, often being used as a “masked identity” in order to make profound statements. Not only does this secret identity create more attention to the “masked one” but it also diverts attention to the cause rather than the identity. Literally using a mask, Fawkes was the main influence of the character “V”, in James McTeigue’s, V For Vendetta. V’s connections and motivations to Guy Fawkes, his attempt to justify himself as a terrorist, and V’s concealment of his true identity, collectively define the message that V conveys to his audience: to break parliament and take control of their own country.

To continue, V for Vendetta was Allan Moore 's response to what he witnessed as a corrupt government under the rein of the late Margaret Thatcher. V for Vendetta is a graphic novel that demonstrates what would happen if humans fully committed themselves to the social contract, the law of nature, as illustrated by Thomas Hobbes. V for Vendetta is set in a

He offers the general population an opportunity to beat their apprehension and commend a day with him by exploding the parliament building. Gradually individuals start to understand that this event may really happen. They understand that they have been deprived of free will and that they are going to get the opportunity to be free once again. V vowed to blow up parliament and had the country’s support. The people of England were set free, and V was their hero. On page 188 in the book, a girl is seen spray painting the government’s poster with V’s symbol on

The film V for Vendetta directed by James McTique and the novel After the First Death by Robert Cormier both presents the issue of terrorism which is significant problem in the society. Similarly, both the text and the film portray the notion that terrorists use violence to achieve their goal of anarchy. The terrorists in both the film and the novel are willing to sacrifice themselves to fight for what they believe is right and pass the ideas onto the society. However, V, the terrorist in McTique’s film creates sympathy as he is presented as a freedom fighter, unlike the novel’s terrorist; Artkin creates antipathy and fear from us, as the audience. V’s idea of revolution is sympathise by the audience, however Artkin’s idea is disagreed.

History has a tendency to repeat itself.  One of humanity’s most popular ways of getting its point across is through violence.  When words are no longer enough to argue a point, human casualties not only directly solve the problem, but symbolically send a message to all those affected as well.  Just as the American colonies fought against the British for Freedom when their voice was no longer heard, and just as the Islamic extremists used terrorism to send an evil message to America, both V and Chancellor Sutler used violence to gain a voice in a world of chaos.

Thomas Jefferson once opined, "When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty." Nearly two-hundred years later Alan Moore, the creator of "V for Vendetta" altered this quote making it “People shouldn't fear their government. The Government should fear their people.” Both statements, are similar that the people are in control of the political arena. In "V for Vendetta" the protagonist has been so upset by the undemocratic totalitarian government that has prompt him severe damage and his infinite desire to show demolition to the entire dishonest, unholy system. Thomas Jefferson experienced the dictatorship of a ruler solicit to rule the America's with unhampered, not stable, and

In the film “V for Vendetta” directed by James McTeigue it is evident that “People shouldn't be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people.” This is seen through several characters in the film. In the first place, the government is made up of people, most of them elected by the citizens of the country. As an illustration, midway through V for Vendetta, the character V surmises that Sutler’s career began as “a deeply religious man and a member of the conservative party. He’s completely single-minded and has no regard for political process. The more power he obtains the more obvious his zealotry, and the more aggressive his supporters become.” This shows as the number of his supporter increased and became more aggressive,

V for Vendetta is a movie that immediately grasps the viewers attention. It has a tendency to seem twisted and dark. However, after examining the film more closely the themes began to emerge and started to make sense. V for Vendetta seems to align with Plato’s ideals making V’s actions seems less terroristic and begin to shape up to be that of a vigilante.

"People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people." V for Vendetta is an action packed thriller that involves lots of intense scenes and follows a great storyline. This film does an awesome job of keeping you on the edge of your seat throughout. This movie is great in showing that the people are powerful and can be in charge, if they put their minds to it.

Through his graphic novel, V for Vendetta, Alan Moore raises thought on how powerful dissent is, freedom, and most of all the desire for revenge. Vengeance, the strive for freedom, and opposition were not only apparent themes throughout, but drove all of the action for the main character, V. We learn while reading this graphic novel the rationale condoning of violence for both personal and societal revenge and freedom. Using the symbol “V” as both a letter and the number 5, this narrative,V for Vendetta, uses rhetorical means to reflect on London in the late 20th century by displaying V’s role as a freedom fighting terrorist and an avenging hero.

V for Vendetta is set in the future in England and it depicts the events following a major world war, terrorist attacks and large amounts of degradation within the nation and world. The government that is in power is at first shown as the standard postindustrial government that uses media to inform the people, and in most cases, spread their form of propaganda. The government prides itself in being efficient, in maintain control and the safety of its citizens. The film slowly shows how the government took power and how its use of power resembles a model like Weber’s. To take power, there had to be a party that could seize power, this is where the bottom line focus came in. The seizing power used fear, but they use of terrorist attacks committed by