V For Vendetta Essay

V for Vendetta is a thriller and drama film directed by James McTeigue. The film is set in future Britain after a world war. Britain is now under the influence of a fascist and totalitarian government. The main character of this film is known as “V” who uses terroristic tactics against the corrupt government in future Britain. V saves a young woman named Evey Hammond from the secret police and becomes an accomplice to V against the oppressors in power.

The main themes of this film are propaganda, terrorism, power, and fear. The use of propaganda throughout acts as a ploy for influencing the beliefs and principles of society; this permits the government to brainwash their people and have almost all control over their citizens.
An example of this propaganda is at the very start of the film as the television shows Prothero, also known as “The Voice of London”, raging over homosexuals, Muslims and godlessness. Throughout the film, propaganda is playing on many TVs throughout the UK.

The notion of corruption is a reoccurring theme which shows the unethicalness of the totalitarian government. In the beginning of the film the audience sees Evey Hammond a young woman who misses the curfew and is confronted by secret police. From the beginning of the film the audience knows that the government is crooked and V is now seen as a good man. Another example of corruption is when the immoral bishop pulls out a gun from his bible, a holy book, when V enters the