Guy Fawkes stood for rebellion, revolution by believing in his religion and going to extremes (e. g. blowing up parliament) on November the 5th. V by wearing the mask shows that he is fighting for what Guy Fawkes stood for revolution and rebellion. V’s motives and actions are expressed throughout the entire film through the three main techniques, dialogue, symbolism and music. Firstly, characters express themselves and their thoughts through the technique dialogue.
The main character uses dialogue as a way to communicate whilst holding the mystery of his facial expressions behind the mask. “Die! Die! Why won’t you die? Why won’t you die” These were the last words Creedy said before he died. The director uses dialogue for the audience to uncover V’s motives through the words said and the words unsaid. When V has been shot by Creedy and his bodyguards Creedy utters to V “Die! Die! Why won’t you die? Why won’t you die” to which V replies “Behind this mask there is more than just flesh.
Beneath this mask there is an idea… and ideas are bulletproof. ” This shows that it’s not Guy Fawkes himself that V wishes to be, but what Fawkes represents and believed in rebellion by overthrowing what he believed was the corrupt. By taking away the context of Fawkes and his mask what you have is revolution at its most pure form rebellion against government. V publicly broadcasts his views in such a way that the people of London had no choice but to rethink their situation with the government without the dictations placed upon them by the government.
The Essay on Shays Rebellion 2
Shay's rebellion Americans won the victory in the Independence War but capitalists tried to use the results of war in their own interests. Although Hamilton and Madison wanted to create constitutional monarchy, Washington and other political leaders were afraid that proclamation of monarchy will arouse the rebellion of people and army. The taxes increased and inflation was huge. A lot of farmers ...
Symbolism is also used to show that V has a strong impression in the film. Throughout the whole film symbolism is illustrated in many ways, for example at the end of the film when the people of London remove their Guy Fawkes masks revealing the faces of some of the characters that died throughout the film. This example shows us that even though the characters were killed through the course of the film because they believed in V, they had someone to look up to and their belief lived on.
This helped me understand that V lives as a spokesperson, symbolizing and preaching his beliefs and plans to make London a better place for everyone to live In conclusion it is evident V has made a strong impression in the film through the use of, dialogue, symbolism and music. Dialogue was an important technique because it allowed V to communicate the only way he could without revealing his facial expressions. Symbolism allowed V to publicly broadcast his views giving hope for the people of London during their difficulties with the corrupt government
