Corruption In V For Vendetta
‘V for Vendetta’ directed by James McTeigue is a dystopian political thriller about a shadowy freedom fighter known as ‘V’ who along with his companion Evey, blows up parliament and eliminates the government's control of the country. The film gives a deeper insight of the corruption that can take place in the government. It draws attention to the societal issues stopping us from being able to trust those of higher power. The film also portrays the idea that you can kill a man but you can't kill an idea. These ideas are consistently shown throughout the film by McTeigue’s use of dialogue, costume and symbolism.
Costume is shown in ‘V for vendetta’ mainly by the Guy Fawkes mask V wears. The costume McTeigue chose for V allows the citizens of …show more content…
V’s extensive range of vocabulary and convincing speeches that were broadcast on the T.V nationwide win over the citizens of London, making them think about their current situation and how different their lives would be without the dictation of the government. The dialogue that was said by V “words will always retain their power.” gives us an insight on how the media is a tool used to influence us by society and the government. The media uses this tool to label V as a “psychotic terrorist” when he breaks into the T.V network (BTN). From this we learn that we are never getting the full veracity from the media and news networks, but only what they want us to hear. We were brought up to believe the news reporters because they work for the government and the government should only report the truth, but sadly that does not always happen. Instead BTN takes advantage of this and changes news stories to show the citizens their point of view. The government also took advantage of this and tricked the citizens into thinking their lives would be better with the government in control of them, but during his speech broadcasted nationwide V shows the citizens of London how much better their lives would be without the government in control and gave them hope. Through this speech V
Costume is shown in ‘V for vendetta’ mainly by the Guy Fawkes mask V wears. The costume McTeigue chose for V allows the citizens of …show more content…
V’s extensive range of vocabulary and convincing speeches that were broadcast on the T.V nationwide win over the citizens of London, making them think about their current situation and how different their lives would be without the dictation of the government. The dialogue that was said by V “words will always retain their power.” gives us an insight on how the media is a tool used to influence us by society and the government. The media uses this tool to label V as a “psychotic terrorist” when he breaks into the T.V network (BTN). From this we learn that we are never getting the full veracity from the media and news networks, but only what they want us to hear. We were brought up to believe the news reporters because they work for the government and the government should only report the truth, but sadly that does not always happen. Instead BTN takes advantage of this and changes news stories to show the citizens their point of view. The government also took advantage of this and tricked the citizens into thinking their lives would be better with the government in control of them, but during his speech broadcasted nationwide V shows the citizens of London how much better their lives would be without the government in control and gave them hope. Through this speech V