The eternal V for Vendetta

Remember, remember the 5^th of November, the gunpowder, treason and plot. I know of no reason why the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot.

On the 5^th of November 1605, Guy Fawkes and numerous others planned to blow up the houses of English Parliament. He was put in charge of the explosives, however he was caught and the ‘gunpowder plot’ came to be known as the ‘failed gunpowder plot’. Despite this Guy Fawkes is sometimes referred to as the ‘last man who entered parliament with honest intentions’ and this is the idea that can change the world after hundreds of years; the idea of freedom.

Artists use lies to tell the truth while politicians use them to cover the truth up.

We are told to remember the idea, not the man, because a man can fail. He can be caught; he can be killed and forgotten. But four hundred years later an idea can still change the world.

And this is what ‘V for Vendetta’ stands for; an idea. The only thing that makes this movie eternal is the idea. While vendetta actually means a feud or getting equal or revenge or vengeance, which basically sums up the movie, the though left on our minds is freedom. How this futuristic world of the movie applies to every single one of us and every single nation out there is what makes this movie eternal. The movie released in 2006 and I watched it in 2014 and it is set around 2020, yet this movie is relatable to all till the end of time for as long as mankind exists, so will the struggle for power. 

The people should not be afraid of their governments. The governments should be afraid of their people.

‘V’ blew up parliament on the 5^th of November. He blew up a symbol of despotic power in front of thousands, giving them hope and power to fight for a better future. He made them believe it was possible to live without fear as he took his last breath. His vendetta was against a few but he made it to be against power, against rules, against fear and against hopelessness. He blew up a symbol of despotic power and gave thousands the idea of freedom and revolution. This idea was and is eternal.

A building is a symbol, as is the act of destroying it. Symbols are given power by people. Alone, a symbol is meaningless, but with enough people, blowing up a building can change the world.

This movie is inspiring yet deeply saddening. While it gives hope and power back to humanity, it makes you question if humanity even exists? But it is breathtaking to see a man who lost everything to retain a part of his humanity, even if it resides in his vendetta mixed with bloodshed, it is breathtaking to watch a man who has lost everything to hold on to hope. And there you have the answer; yes humanity does exist for a man who has lost everything fights so that no other loses the most important parts fo their souls; their integrity and their hope. So in the end, this is not the story of a man who had a vendetta rather a story of hope; hope which lies in ideas, hope which is bulletproof.

Beneath this mask there isn’t just flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea and ideas are bulletproof.

Here, I want to leave you with idea of fighting for what you want and believe in. What you do with it is up to you…

credits for persuading me to watch- Vivaan :')