V For Vendetta Analysis

Before the Constitution, before the freedoms we enjoy now, all we had was a monarchy who used the American colonists for Britain’s gain. V for Vendetta shows us a world where simple freedoms such as speech and assembly, now gone and replaced by a chancellor and a government who eavesdrop on people’s conversations in the name of national security. Many scenes and actions of the movie mirror that of America’s past events. However, this movie was meant to show totalitarian government. The entire nation was being controlled from media right down to curfew. People were not allowed to criticize or question the king or Parliament, and there was no such thing as privacy. People had to constantly pay more and more for necessities.
Totalitarian governments control many aspects of the citizens’ lives. Early on in the movie, speakers were placed all around blocks, announcements were made about curfews. There was only a single station that broadcast most of the news and entertainment. However, it was all scripted. For example, when V bombed Old Bailey, the government ordered the stations to lie about who and why Old Bailey was bombed. This relates back to the colonists
Many people became ill from a mysterious disease, water prices were rising, and riots was forming. During the period after the French and Indian War, the British government was in serious debt. They began raising taxes the colonists; similar to the totalitarian government raising the water prices. However, the twist was that the water prices and the diseases were all planned out. All part of an elaborate scheme to get the Norsefire party to power. Of course, several people began to revolt in the movie and in America. Many relied on the government when this was the weakest point of their lives. During times of war, people tend to have more faith in their government protecting and leading them out of the