Anti-establishment protest groups are wearing Guy Fawkes masks in their protest against government. There are similar elements of the film throughout these protests the use of quotes from the film to express their views and members wearing the mask while others wear exactly the same costume as the character V for Vendetta.
V for Vendetta and Postmodernism
There is a line between media and reality, over the years this line has become distorted we believe what we hear and see through media texts newspapers, magazines and what we watch on the news. Films have become more related to postmodernity as most films are being shot on a digital format, a benefit of working with digital is theatrical distribution the data can be sent digitally through satellite to then be viewed in cinemas. Distributors prefer digital as it has a higher quality in comparison to film prints which have a risk of being corrupted such as grain, scratches and dust this can interfere with the image. It is more likely digital cinematography will be the future and be more globally accepted, “Slumdog Millionaire” (2008 directed by Danny Boyle and Loveleen Tandan) became the first movie to be shot mainly in digital at the time, and this was the highest cross film in cinema history. “Skyfall” (2012 directed by Sam Mendes) made history by being the first Bond film to be shot in high definition digital video.
The film I analysed is “V for Vendetta” (2006 directed by James McTeigue) the film links with postmodernity through intertextuality, reference to Shakespeare and his famous plays. The main character V played by Hugo Weaving quotes from Shakespeare’s most known plays such as “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, “Hamlet” and “Richard 3rd”. The character V (Hugo Weaving) plays the role of an anti-hero who strongly opposes authority and order. On the other hand V is introduced as a villain through his acts of terrorism and defiance towards government, even when these acts are to in good intention to help the public be free and unable to be controlled. There is also a continuing reference to history throughout the film, Post-Holocaust mirrors the acts which occurred during World War two. Everyone who was different such as by their religion, criminal acts, homosexuality ect. The film shows an alternate reality in which the public are controlled through government, almost a similarity to our own society the film brings forth the idea of change, a new world. The idea of creating an alternate reality links with postmodernity.
There is a link between the main character V and his young female apprentice Evey, V being the number five in Roman Numerals and E being the fifth letter of the alphabet. Another link to postmodernity is loyalty V brings Evey to his underground location he initiates her by changing her life by making her experience death in order to be reborn making her stronger in comparison to her previous self allowing her character to develop and mature this late allows Evey to continue with her master, V’s plan which she was against in the beginning of the film.
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