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V for Vendetta

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Synopsis

Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, V For Vendetta tells the story of a mild-mannered young woman named Evey (Natalie Portman) who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked man (Hugo Weaving) known only as "V." Incomparably charismatic and ferociously skilled in the art of combat and deception, V ignites a revolution when he urges his fellow citizens to rise up against tyranny and oppression. As Evey uncovers the truth about V's mysterious background, she also discovers the truth about herself - and emerges as his unlikely ally in the culmination of his plan to bring freedom and justice back to a society fraught with cruelty and corruption.

Homosexuality is outlawed (along with other civil liberties), and a lesbian couple (and their kiss) provides a major plot point and inspiration to Evey. Stephen Fry portrays a gay TV star forced into the closet by the government.

Review

Having fallen under totalitarian rule in the aftermath of mysterious biological attacks, V for Vendetta’s England bears more than a passing resemblance to America’s current state of cushy supermarket brand fascism. Led by Adam Sutler, played menacingly by John Hurt, the right-wing Norsefire Party use the biological attacks to sow the seed of fear in Britain’s political imagination, much as the Nazis used the Reichstag Arson as their call to arms. Once Sutler establishes a political foothold, he and his party consolidate a totalitarian regime that specializes in tactics such as roving wiretaps, renditions and torture.

The scene is utterly hopeless until an unnamed character disguised as Guy Fawkes (Hugo Weaving) emerges to save Evey Hammond (Natalie Portman) from government agents intent on raping her. The man behind Guy Fawkes’ eternal grin is an anarchist and a poet, a dissident tortured and horribly disfigured by experiments undertaken in the earliest days of Sutler’s chancellery. His imprisonment and torture banished fear from him, leaving him singularly capable of exacting revenge on those who tormented him, who eradicated his former identity and created V. His revenge coincides with November 5th, Guy Fawkes Day, but there are no coincidences, at least not in his mind.

Hammond is implicated in the destruction of The Old Bailey, masterminded by V. V. reveals to Evey that he intends to destroy the potent images of Britain’s old social order in the hope that it will inspire his countrymen and women to revolt against oppression and fear. Imbued with the spirit of Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” speech as well as the irrational sentiment of first wave punk rock, V. confides his life story to Evey, her own life jeopardized by her association with him. From that point onward, Evey comes to understand precisely what her parents stood for before their imprisonment and murder and why their unpopular actions were so vital to the survival of a free England.

Delayed by last summer’s London bombings, V for Vendetta illustrates the importance of upholding Enlightenment ideals and infuses them with an anarchist sensibility. Like dystopian classics 1984 and Fahrenheit 451, V for Vendetta makes a pressing case for vigilance and dissent at times when dissident voices are deemed unpatriotic, or worse, seditious or treasonous, and puts it all in an entertaining package, rife with violence, poetry and glorious spectacle. The circumstances surrounding the film’s production, notably its delay, make those virtues even clearer.

Product Format Information

DVD Widescreen: $24.49 (2-disc Special Edition)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 012569823792

Studio : Warner

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , English Subtitles , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 2.4
Features:
Cat Power Montage; Easter Egg: SNL digital short
Featurette: Designing the Near Future; Remember Remember: Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot; England Prevails: V for Vendetta and the New Wave in Comics; Freedom Forever! The Making of V for Vendetta

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DVD Widescreen: $5.99 (Single-disc Version)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 012569736603

Studio : Warner

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , English Subtitles , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 2.4
Features:
Documentaries: "Freedom Forever! The Making of V for Vendetta"

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Blu-ray : $26.49

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: No
Region Code: 1
UPC: 085391117018

Studio : Warner

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , French Dolby Digital 5.1 , Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 , English Subtitles , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 2.4

Customer Reviews

Wow...

Frank Chu wrote on 10/03/2006:

Don't be surprised by my rating for this film. I've heard so much great stuff about this film. I'm a Poli. Sci. major, so when everyone in my classes raved about this movie, I decided to see it myself. The production quality was gret, but overall, it was a really busy movie. the entire time, I kept thinking, "Wow... way to much in one film!" It's an interesting story, and has a heart warming scene involving a piece of toilet paper (watch it if you're wondering about what I'm talking about), but there was just way too much going on.