![]() Its relevancy is deeply rooted in the fact that materialism and pleasure have become the opiate of the masses today. There is a reason why V For Vendetta is the anarchist's newfound bible in a picturesque sense. The concepts presented in this singular graphic powerhouse are of epic proportions. Getting down and dirty warring on the front lines while buttressing newfound recruits with the creed of chaos for it is out of total chaos that total order emerges and when that order atrophies chaos rears its head again. He is Camusian in the sense that rebellion, the very act of resistance, defines his being. The silent warrior letting his valor speak after him through centuries beyond.įrom a more tangible grounding, V is a symbolic place holder a personification of anarchy and revolution in the face of tyranny. ![]() We never really discover who V is even when he falls in battle. ![]() ![]() Who is V? We experience him through the eyes of Evey Hammond, a timid government employee forced to confront her own delusions as she realizes the neo-fascist panorama under which she serves. This, I believe, is an apt description of V who pursues an anarchist vendetta against the infrastructures of political tyranny and totalitarianism.Įntrancing, masked, Vaudevillian and possessing a trademark sense of humor V never reveals his true self either mentally or physically rendering him more enigma than militant. Modern day Guy Fawkes meets English Orwellian archetype Batman. ![]()
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