
. For the past week in my Web Design class we watched the movie V for Vendetta. The vigilante was a test subject for a chemical weapon. The British government would take people and start testing on them. V was one of the only people to survive the testing and he was out for revenge. He wore a mask, a cape, and a hat so no one could see his burnt body. His first act of revenge was blowing up a government building. He then went on tv in front of all of England and said " remember remember the fifth of November." Everyone was preparing themselves for the fifth of November, especially the government. The British government was looking for V everyday for three hundred and sixty five days. A woman named Evie helped V and then was knocked out so V helped Evie and brought her back to his house. V then told Evie she had to stay with him for a year until November fifth passed. Evie couldn't stand staying there after a couple of weeks so she snuck out and started living with a friend. The government then went to her friends house and took him captive while she ran out of the house. V then grabbed her pretending to be a soldier and put her in his prison in his house. She actually believed she was in a British prison and she refused to give up V. V then knew she wouldn't snitch and let her know it was just him. Evie was extremely mad and stopped living with him. As November fifth approached the governments search for V became more intense. On November fifth V met with Mr. Creedy and British soldiers. They also brought the chancellor with them and Mr. Creedy shot him in the head. Mr. Creedy and the soldiers then tried to kill V by shooting him many times but he killed them. V got shot so many times that he did die. He went back to Evie and died in front of her. Evie then sent the train with all of the explosives to the Parliament building. The Parliament building blew up and England changed forever.
1.) The only time people fall in love with a conspiracy is if it has anything to do with them. If it doesn't concern them then they will completely ignore it. If the conspiracy does involve them they will be very involved with it. An example of a conspiracy is Ebola. When Ebola first spread in Africa nobody in the U.S. even acknowledged it. It didn't concern them so they didn't want anything to do with it. Once Ebola came into the U.S. everyone started talking about it.
2.) The difference between propaganda and a conspiracy is propaganda is tangible and a conspiracy is an idea. Propaganda is a false written document. A conspiracy is an idea.
3.) I and most on England would agree that V is a hero. Although V did illegal things he saved England and the government. The British government was corrupt and V planned on saving it. V may have hurt some people to do what he had to and he ended up saving England. This is why I believe V is a hero.
4.) A conspiracy in todays world is the attack on the twin towers. Many people still think that the destruction of these towers and deaths of thousands of citizens was the U.S. governments doing. Most people believe it was terrorists who killed the thousands of citizens. There are many videos of this tragic day online.
The movie provides an eerie insight into the possibilities of Orwellian Dictatorships. When push comes to shove, who will try to champion the cause of freedom adn liberty. Great post!
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