As if 2020 couldn’t get any worse, it looks like we’re living through the opening of V for Vendetta
The plot summary for the 2006 film has gone viral on social media today due to its chilling parallels with a world reeling from the coronavirus pandemic and the hugely controversial US election
The synopsis on Wikipedia begins: « The world is in turmoil as the United States is fractured following a second civil war and a pandemic of the‘ St Mary’s Virus ravages Europe «
Some sources online – including criticism of the late Roger Ebert – point to the film’s setting as specifically 2020, while others suggest 2027 or an unspecified year in the 2020s or 2030s
These parallels were enough to spark a feverish discussion on Twitter, while many also referred to the film as Guy Fawkes’ annual night vision.
Remember, remember November 5th Wait, I didn’t know V for Vendetta was a documentary 🤔 picTwittercom / UO6PHkmkun
Happy V for Vendetta Day, a movie (made in 2005) set in UK in 2020 The story of where a tyrannical government places restrictions on people’s lives in the wake of the outbreak of a virus 😷 ending in the people’s challenge 😬 #VforVendetta picTwittercom / jQPt4E3uNH
In a time when the US is so divided, the UK is ruled by a harsh right-wing party and a virus is ravaging Europe, it is perhaps poignant to remember this classic quote from V for Vendetta imageTwittercom / TA1Wp2hoSe
The film follows the titular anarchist as he encourages people to wear Guy Fawkes masks and rally outside Parliament on bonfire night in an act of mass civil disobedience
Masks have since become a common sight at real-world protests and protests, in addition to being a hallmark of hacker collective Anonymous
V for Vendetta was created as a comic book by Alan Moore and made for the big screen by James McTeigue, from a screenplay written by the Wachowski siblings
Hugo Weaving portrays the mysterious masked V, with Natalie Portman as the employee of the television station sucked into his world
The film grossed $ 133million (£ 102million) at the global box office, but was also a consistent and massive success on DVD and Blu-ray, with Warner Bros. also making revenue from the sale of hundreds of thousands of Guy Fawkes Masks each year
V for Vendetta was due to be re-released in UK cinemas around Bonfire Night, but many screenings had to be canceled due to multiplexes in England closed for second nationwide lockdown
The film remains popular, with discussions about a possible adaptation of the graphic novel’s television series
V for Vendetta, Guy Fawkes Night, James McTeigue
World News – CA – ‘V for Vendetta’ trends on Twitter thanks to spooky parallels of 2020
SOURCE: https://www.w24news.com
