E is for Everyone.
At the end of the film V for Vendetta, Eric Finch, the Chief of New Scotland Yard and Minister of Investigations, asks protagonist Evey Hammond, “Who was he?” in regards to V. Evey responds with, “He was Edmond Dantès, and he was my father, and my mother, my brother, my friend. He was you, and me. He was all of us.”
Evey’s wise words at the end of the film demonstrate that V was not just seeing revenge on those who had disfigured them, but rather representing the inner rage that everyone was feeling in regards to how the world was being run. His identity was irrelevant, but what he symbolized was powerful. He symbolized every member of the nation, men, women, children, homosexuals, and etcetera and had the courage and the strength to represent those people, standing up against the officials and fight for freedom.
This representation is clear at many points throughout the film but is especially clear through the parallel nature of the previous two pictures (upper: V, lower: Evey). In both pictures, the individuals have their hands raised, looking to the sky. It is an open posture and as if each individual is soaking in all of the emotions in the world. The parallelism in the postures further demonstrates that V was everyone.
In the final scene of the film, shown above, the masses have marched in front of Parliament just as V had hopes. They are dressed in his costume, demonstrating his initial power to protest, yet they proceed take off the costumes, identifying themselves as the individuals V represented.
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I thought it was interesting how you touched on V as a representation of all the citizens (everyone). I wonder if when V says he who Desmond Dantes was “my father…” Evey really understand or “buys into” what V is doing?
I love the word you matched to the letter. E is for Everyone. This is something I would have never of thought to write about. This sums up V’s reasoning behind the destruction of the government and was nicely written.
I really liked your point of focus and I wonder if it was easier for him to represent everyone because, visually, we never saw his true identity. We only saw him as something that everyone could be.
I like the quote and pictures. I like how you showed that V was not just seeking revenge on those who had disfigured them, but rather showing the rage that they were feeling in regards to what was happening. good post
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