Essays on V For Vendetta

Following the war, London has become a police state gripped in turmoil by a fascist government and a vigilante secretly known as Vendetta but goes only by V. V uses terrorist tactics to fight the oppressors of the world in which he now lives. When...

Does the man or woman behind the mask truly matter to the reader? The element of the mask is possibly a tenant of superhero subtext, even with the idea of duality in both costume and civilian dress. The superhero has several sides, and the mask...

‘ I believe in strength. I believe in unity. And if that strength, that unity of purpose demands a unity of thought, word, and deed then so be it. I will not hear talk of freedom. I will not hear talk of individual liberty. They...

In the film V For Vendetta, a freedom fighter who lives in the shadows, who goes by the name V, plots to overthrow and take the current British government due to tyranny. Many sociological perspectives are presented throughout the film from sociologists such as Karl...

“Beneath this mask there is an idea Mr. Creedy, and ideas are bulletproof” (V, from V for Vendetta, 2006) V for Vendetta, directed by James McTeigue is one of those rare films that relies on historical allusions, symbols and philosophy in each and every one...