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- In the not-too-distant future, Britain has become a fascist, totalitarian state, its population cowed and apathetic. But the nation receives a wake-up call when mysterious masked terrorist "V" (Weaving) blows up the Old Bailey and calls for the citizens to rise up against their oppressors.
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Mar 16, 2006 · V and the Phantom are both masked, move through subterranean spaces, control others through the leverage of their imaginations and have a score to settle. One difference, and it is an important one, is that V's facial disguise does not move (unlike, say, the faces of a Batman villain) but is a mask that always has the same smiling expression.
The film, set in a future where a fascist totalitarian regime has subjugated the UK, centres on V (portrayed by Hugo Weaving ), an anarchist and masked freedom fighter who attempts to ignite a revolution through elaborate terrorist acts, and on Evey Hammond (portrayed by Natalie Portman ), a young woman caught up in V's mission.
Mar 17, 2006 · 73% Tomatometer 258 Reviews 90% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings Following world war, London is a police state occupied by a fascist government, and a vigilante known only as V (Hugo Weaving) uses...
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Nov 5, 2019 · To exaggerate the point, the setting of the story is in a totalitarian, 1984- esque, not-too-distant future. 1984 happens to be one of my favourite books and the idea to translate this English staple into a comic book world is a stroke of genius.
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Dec 5, 2020 · An allegory of government-fueled oppression and state tyranny, V for Vendetta is set in 2020, where the world is in turmoil like never before, as a pandemic ravages Europe and all minority groups, including atheists and Jews, are deemed as “undesirables”, while being hunted, and executed.
Aug 1, 2006 · We're meant to hate the movie's imaginary dictatorship for its violent means; so much so that, by the end, we will find V's flamboyant violence against the dictatorship good and just...
Mar 17, 2006 · V for Vendetta: Directed by James McTeigue. With Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry. In a future British dystopian society, a shadowy freedom fighter, known only by the alias of "V", plots to overthrow the tyrannical government - with the help of a young woman.
