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V has a flair for the theatrical. He introduces himself to London on Guy Fawkes Day with fireworks and a symbolic bombing, then hijacks a television broadcast to announce that he will return a year later to destroy the journalism Houses of Parliament. He suggests that citizens who feel oppressed by their rulers should join him there. And then he’s gone, leaving some very anxious politicians in his wake. The viewer’s proxy here is Evey (Natalie Portman), who accidentally becomes a part of V’s plans. With her, we work through many of the expected journalism reactions to V’s journalism approach—and if she eventually comes around to his way of thinking, the film certainly doesn’t present the choice as an uncomplicated one. The filmmakers (Andy and Larry Wachowski adapting the screenplay, James McTeigue at the helm) are clearly on the vigilante’s side, but they give viewers room to question his motives and methods: Has he psychologically programd Evey?
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