The plot of the movie is very complex and confusing. It takes quite a while to figure out what V is planning to carry out and for what reason. During several flashbacks we see why V is seeking revenge on the people in charge at the Lark Hill complex where he was imprisoned and tortured.
The movie starts with Evey going out, and is approached by a pair of thugs who intended to mob and rape her, when V saves her. He takes Evey back to his hideout and shows her his demolition of the Old Bailey building. After a while, she leaves V’s hideout and rushes to Gordon’s house, her former boss at BTN. After being at Gordon’s for a while, they’re both captured and taken to prison. Evey is tortured for information about V’s whereabouts when she overcomes her fears and is released.
The workers for the Chancellor (The Finger Men) play a very important role in the movie, because they spend the majority of the movie hunting down V, trying to track his movement and guess what he’s trying to do next. The Chancellor thinks their job’s a lot easier than what it is because he is very cocky. He is over confident because he has the whole country at his feet, because he is the head of a totalitarian government that has complete control.
When the 5th of November is just around the corner V sends thousands of Guy Fawkes mask to the public for them to join him in his attempt to blow up the Big Ben and Parliament.
The movie is set in the near future in London. We know it is set in London because the Chancellor of England often appears in the movie; V’s planning to blow up Parliament and Big Ben. Some of the other locations are Lark Hill, the underground train complex and V’s hideout
The movies main conflict is V and the people of England against the totalitarian government plus the blowing up of the Old Baileys and Parliament plays a key factor. The government are trying to track down and kill V, and are struggling for the majority of the movie.
Another conflict is Evey trying to understand why V is carrying out the bombings and her feelings for him.
One of the most important scenes is V blowing up the Old Bailey’s. This is because it shows the world that V means business when it comes to finishing what Guy Fawkes failed. The event gets the government on their toes because the government has control over everything, and isn’t used to something going wrong.
It is also important in shaping the audiences interest because it is at the very start of the movie. It would get a lot of the audience wanting to watch more of the film because it gets the audience thinking, “It can only get better”
In conclusion, it was a very good movie; I would recommended anybody in-between 12 and 25 to see it, and the majority of males and people who like explosions and action, mystery or sci-fi movies. The main weakness that the movie has is that its story line will be very confusing for most. This movie taught me a lot about Guy Fawkes and what he did. It will do the same for most people because Guy Fawkes isn’t really that well known out of England.
Rating
Likes out of 5. Would have got 5 Likes if it wasn’t so confusing
Rating Chart
- Terrible
- Patchy
- Worth A Look
- Very Good
- Cant Miss It
