V and Justified Terrorism
After seeing the depredation and adversity that terrorism attacks induced, it is of no surprise that terrorism should be viewed with disgust by people. But is terrorism never justified? This question is raised by the action-thriller V for Vendetta, a film directed by James McTeigue and written by the Wachowski Brothers, subject to a graphic novel of the same title. The film illustrates the protagonist V, who uses terrorist approaches to fight against an authoritarian regime that has taken control of Britain sometime in the near future. A related question naturally arises when viewing this film. Is V a rebel or a revolutionary? Is V 's action deriving from outrage, disappointment, rancor, or is it in the because of
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In any rate, a number of V 's “terrorist acts” are literally revenge executions of the foretasted people. These revenge executions are unquestionably provoked by V 's outrage and acrimony. However, is there any righteous convention leading V 's vendetta? The answer to this question can be found in the emotions themselves. Anger is an emotional response to an anticipated injustice. Humans and other animals share this response. For example, if one tries to take away a piece of meat from a bear, the bear will respond by growling, shrilling, and even hitting the person. Many species of animals respond destructively when other animals amble into their notable territory. In a very real sense, these animals’ destruction is a response to what they identify as “injustices” (Mueller 78). Correspondingly, human outrage is an emotional response to a case or an action that one identifies as being unjust or unfair. By all means, when determining a person’s outrage, it is thoroughly proper to ask whether his outrage is justified. It means whether his identification of an injustice is a solid perception or not. Sometimes one can be angry over minor, unimportant issues. This is certainly not V. If anyone ought to be outraged, it would be …show more content…
For instance, Nazi Germany eventually surrendered not until it was at last encroached from the east by Russia and from the west by the United States. Its demolition was necessary because its own citizens had no hope on overthrowing its fascist regime. Hirohito 's Japan belatedly surrendered on August 15, 1945, six days after the bombardment of Nagasaki not until it confronted with the chance of total nuclear demolition. Countless number of lives was taken away in the battle to conquer these authoritarian governments, but innumerable more passed away under the hands of these authorities. In comparison, V 's terrorism appears to be nearly