Notes

[b]Introduction (What is V for Vendetta?)[/b]
[i]"Ideas are bulletproof."[/i]
V for Vendetta is a drama set is a dystopian London where the fascist Norsefire political party have come into power. They enforce strict rules to their people under the guise that these rules are for their own safety. The movie stars Hugo Weaving as V, a man with a dark past who seeks to end Norsefire's reign, and Natalie Portman as Evey, a young woman who finds herself as V's accomplice in his quest to take revenge.

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[b]How does it begin?[/b]


[i]"Remember, remember, the fifth of November."[/i]
Our story begins with Evey reciting an old rhyme about Guy Fawkes. Four hundred years have passed since the Gunpowder Plot, where Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament, and this event becomes a major motif within the movie. She then begins to tell the audience about her experience with V, and how her time with him had changed her life. The scene then changes to Evey preparing to leave her house one night as the news presenter expresses his thoughts on a trade proposal from the United States. After she leaves she soon finds the Fingermen, secret police tasked with enforcing a strict curfew. This is where we meet V for the first time as he rescues Evey from these policemen. He introduces himself to Evey and asks her to meet him by the Old Bailey the following night -