by Cammila Albertson
synopsis
Based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore, V for Vendetta takes place in an alternate vision of Britain in which a corrupt and abusive totalitarian government has risen to complete power. During a threatening run in with the secret police, an unassuming young woman named Evey (Natalie Portman) is rescued by a vigilante named V (Hugo Weaving) -- a caped figure both articulate and skilled in combat. V embodies the principles of rebellion from an authoritarian state, donning a mask of vilified would-be terrorist of British history Guy Fawkes and leading a revolution sparked by assassination and destruction. Evey becomes his unlikely ally, newly aware of the cruelty of her own society and her role in it.
characteristics
- Totalitarian States
- Future Dystopias
- Vigilantes
- Fighting The System
- Terrorism
- Social Injustice
- Totalitarianism
- Resistance-fighters
- Assassin
- Guerilla
- Fascist
- Fascism
- Freedom-fighter
- Adrenaline Rush
- A World Of Its Own