Deepali Singh, P-3 V for Vendetta Essay (Second Prompt) V for Vendetta is a futuristic, sci – fi, thriller directed by James McTeigue, based on a graphic novel, titled the same, by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. The story is of a masked vigilante, known as “V”, who seeks to bring down the fascist government with the means of extreme measures/”terrorist” tactics, to fight for freedom in futuristic Great Britain. Throughout the course of the movie, several quotations are relayed by the character V as a justification for his actions, which is agreed and disagreed by many. Among the several statements made by V in the movie, one of the quote said by him is – “People should not be afraid not be afraid of their governments; governments should be afraid of their people”, and I fully agree with his statement. V states that in order for the government to run, the government should be the one afraid of their people, rather than the people being afraid of their government. He uses the quote as a justification to bring down a fascist government using extreme, violent measures, …show more content…
Symbols are given power by people. Alone a symbol is meaningless, but with enough people, blowing up a building can change the world”. I agree with this statement made by V as well. According to V, he’s conveying that essentially, a building alone can be meaningless, however if people give that building an importance of something, then that building is a symbol. Also, if that symbol is destroyed, then the act of destruction is also a symbol, as it’s a represents a symbol of rebellion against the something. To the government, the blowing up of the Parliament building could mean that the people have united and aren’t afraid of the government anymore, thus this shows that the ones in complete power aren’t just the government anymore, and the government should be the one afraid of the