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ACTIVITY 1: Questions (1-12)1.What was your initial reaction to V for Vendetta? How did the film make you feel? Did it make you think? Were your opinions or attitudes changed by it? Which characters did you empathise with? Dislike? Feel sorry for?2.When and where is the film set? What impression is given of the society at this time? Is there any evidence that people are growing increasingly unhappy under the government?Setting: Dystopian England 2025Society: Society is ruled by an oppressive regime, that enforces a curfew through loud speakers on the street, cameras, surveillance vans, and secret police called the Fingerman. People are unhappy: montage of people from different backgrounds seeming unhappy and displeased by the current situation.V’s destruction of the old Bailey with music and fireworks past curfew prompts interest and excitement from the people.3.What is the significance of November 5? What four things are shown happening on November 5? November 5 is the anniversary of the gunpowder, when Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament and restore Catholicism to England during the renaissance period.4.How does V deliberately implicate Evey in his plans?V implicates Evey, by inviting her to joinhim on the roof top and view the destruction of the Old Bailey. The surveillance cameras would soon see them and identify her. V uses Evey’s BTN ID to access Lewis Protheros’s apartment5.Chief Inspector Finch says that he has been a party member for 27 years and he is one of the inner Cabinet. How does the film suggest he has his doubts about the regime, even before he finds out about Larkhill and the St Mary's virus?Finch’s willingness to keep on investigating V and his terrorism, even though he has been warned against.Finch tells Dominic that he wants to speak to Evey before she disappears into one of “Creedy’s black bags”. At his meetings with the High Chancellor’s inner cabinet, Finch mumbles “England prevails” rather than saying it loudly like everyone else.6.How does Evey change during the course of the film? How is this shown?Evey appears child-like with her curls, dressed in shades of pink, and lacks a degree of confidence.At the end of the film, Eveyis more confident. She has a shaven head and wears darker more masculine clothing. She recounts to V how even one of her former colleagues at the BTN didn’t recognise her as she so much more confident rather than subservient.7.Why is V not ever shown without his mask?“Beneath this mask is more than flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea....and ideas are bullet proof” V is meant to be an everyman, who is willing to rebel against an oppressive regime. Rather than distracting the viewer with detailsabout his background, the audience is instead forced to focus on his message and motivations. 8.V murders several characters associated with his time at the Larkhill Detention Centre, yet the death of Delia Surridge differs significantly? Why?Delia Surridge’s murder is significantly different from Prothero’s and the bishop’s, as unlike them she realised what she had done wrong with her medical experiments at Larkhill and apologises to V before she dies. When we watch a film for the first time, we usually watch for the story; when we see it again, we are more likely to notice howthe story is told. However, you may already have noticed some of the striking techniques used.
9.Make a note of any significant techniques you remember seeing. You might think about lighting, camera angles, special effects, or the use of sound and music.Repetition of the symbolic red rose for each murderCamera shots –through the chambers in Creedy’s gun, long shot of people in the crowd removing their masks, Editing –Dominoesscenes in amongst Finch’s explanationAllusion –Nazism, Guy Fawkes, Shakespeare, The Count of Monte CristoMusic –Cat Power, 10.The letter V is ubiquitous (everywhere) in the film. How many examples can you remember?Number of V’s cell (V = 5 in Roman numerals5thof NovemberV logo spray painted over government postersV displayed in red fireworksEvey –emphasis on the vV quotes from Macbeth when he first appears in the film, which is in iambic pentameterV and Evey both raise their arms in V shape, when he arises from the fire and she from her cellV changes the TV logo from “BTN” to “VTV”V for Vendetta is a play on the slogan of “V for Victory” at the end of second world war.Valerie’s name starts with “V11.Besides the letter V, the director uses a range of different symbols and motifs as part of the story? Can you identify at least three and where you saw them in the movie?Guy Fawkes mask worn by VV and Evey are reborn –V through fire at Larkhill, and Evey in the rainRedDominoesFingerman logo–geometric image with primary colors of red and black.12.The film employs a number of different ways of telling the story. What different methods did you notice?The present day story of V and Evey is told conventionally.Point of reference character of the little girl with glasses, who represents the wider British public.Voice-over narration of Finch, usually accompanied by a montage of imagesVoice-over narration of V as William Rookwood recounting Sutler’s rise to powerBack storyValerie’s letters –voice-over narration and flashbacksDelia Surridge’s diary –voice-over narration and flashbacksMedia MessagesNews stories regarding VBTNLewis Prothero’s rants on TV