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V for Vendetta (2006)

V for Vendetta poster

V for Vendetta (2006)

Overview

In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive

Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Negative

Viewer Rating
7.4

Overview

In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
Fandango
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Detailed Bias Analysis

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Progressive

Primary

V for Vendetta is clearly left-leaning due to its explicit critique of a fascist, theocratic, and totalitarian government and its championing of a revolutionary, collective uprising as the solution to systemic oppression.

The movie features a predominantly white main cast without explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative critiques an oppressive totalitarian regime led by white male figures, but this critique is directed at the system and ideology rather than traditional identities themselves, with the protagonist also being a white male.

Secondary

The film features significant LGBTQ+ characters whose persecution by the fascist regime underscores the story's central themes of oppression and resistance. Valerie Page's defiant love story and Gordon Deitrich's tragic fate are presented with profound empathy, affirming the worth of queer lives and love in the face of extreme bigotry. The net impact is strongly positive.

The film portrays a state-controlled, fundamentalist version of Christianity as a tool for the oppressive Norsefire regime. Characters like Bishop Lilliman exemplify extreme hypocrisy and moral corruption, using religious authority to justify bigotry, violence, and personal depravity. The narrative condemns this perversion of faith, not faith itself.

V for Vendetta does not include any explicit transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on political rebellion, fascism, and personal freedom, without engaging with transsexual identity or experiences.

The film features Evey Hammond as the primary female character, but she does not engage in direct physical combat against male opponents. Her role involves being rescued, tortured, and assisting V, but not fighting. No other female characters participate in combat.

The film is an adaptation of the comic series, and all major characters, including V, Evey, and Inspector Finch, maintain the same gender as established in the original source material. No characters canonically established as one gender were portrayed as a different gender.

The film "V for Vendetta" adapts characters from the original comic series. All major characters, including V, Evey Hammond, and Inspector Finch, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their established depictions in the source material.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.4

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
8.1
The Movie Database logo
7.9

Critic Ratings

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7.3
Metacritic logo
6.2

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