One of the many favorite scenes from V for Vendetta

[@LinkSoul2]

Can we all take a moment and appreciate the acting of Hugo Weaving in this movie? His face was never revealed yet he has impacted this movie and this character with the pure power of his lines! Amazing!

[@leticiajaure1337]

I think he was gay and black but dont remember hes old life.

[@corrygetspoon]

LinkSoul2 yes. Great actor.

[@goji253]

+Leticia Jaure He may have been gay in his past life for all we know but he clearly wasn't black. His burned hand was clearly a white hand, just burned. And the "soldier" that captured Evey had that same look. Not to mention in the last of Evey's days of interrogation, the silhouette of the guard at the door looked like Hugo Weaving. And lastly, we do sometimes see the underside of Hugo's chin in some scenes. So the character was probably white, if only because the actor was and you happen to sometimes catch a glimpse of it. Now I wouldn't put it past V to constantly wear tons of make-up... but it feels like that may be a bit inconvenient.

[@noconaroubideaux9423]

Some characters don't need a 'face' to be interesting characters. You find it more in horror movies like Jason and Michael Myers in Friday the 13th and Halloween respectively. Those characters are, themselves, more so ideas than people, as it were. Hugo Weaving didn't need to show his face because he is a great enough actor to convey the idea through body language and action. He could've been silent through the film and it still would've worked imo.

[@jaythewade2460]

And I oop- 😶

[@Megaptera2007]

I always love that they used Rookwood for the name of this informant. Ambrose Rookwood was one of the original Gunpowder Plot planners in 1605. Nice touch.

[@MadDjames]

Even more obscure, V quotes Macbeth, and in Act 3, Scene 2 Macbeth calls for night to come to hide his impending murder of Banquo. Macbeth observes that night is falling by pointing out that "the crow makes wing to the rooky wood." The alter ego, Rookwood, meets with the men who work in daylight to bring to light dark deeds, and he promises to soon help them, which lulls them into complacency. However night will soon fall, and when it does, V's truest self will deal much death. As Macbeth says in that same scene: "Good things of day begin to droop and drowse; Whiles night’s black agents to their preys do rouse."

[@Khryptic]

also the hair style and beard is very similar to the paintings of Guy Fawkes

[@brandonvonbo9708]

You mean the Jesuit plot to blow up the Protestant parliament?

[@ShadowKoto]

@@Khryptic It's actually supposed to look like Alan Moore himself.

[@rc59191]

Wish they would of mentioned Sir Robert Catesby he was the real hero of the plot.

[@M1NightHawk]

V for Vendetta was so ahead of its time! It’s rare to see a movie with such an amazing plot and paced so well throughout the entire movie.

[@MFJoneser]

Should we talk about this more?

[@thewingedhussar4188]

The irony is the guy who wrote the book hated the movie

[@TheGamerNinjazX]

@@thewingedhussar4188 it’s Alan Moore, honestly there’s no film that could be done about one of his pieces that he could like, the closest was To the Man has everything episode off LJU

[@Letyourcolorsblendwithmine]

It was the end of an era. In so far as "ahead of it's time" perhaps, but nothing like it came when we needed it most.

[@gabriellemaudlin9145]

I remember seeing it in theaters. Main stream media did not market this movie at all. Went on opening weekend and there was maybe 10 people

[@OurFantasyLife]

John Hurt going from playing Winston in 1984, to playing The Chancellor in V For Vendetta is just supreme poetry.

[@TurnAGundam]

I wonder if the irony of it amused him. If it were me, *I* certainly would be. 😂

[@landonjones258]

It shows the man's range. He was one of my favorite actors.

[@johnmichaelmiralles8110]

Like Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained and Inglorious Basterds

[@Dr-Weird]

He came full circle. Beautiful work.

[@streetwatcher_]

You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain

[@pitar821]

Finch just oozes integrity. Sure he's a party member but ultimately a man who wants to do the right thing regardless of what it means for him or his party. And V basically tells him as much - for you inspector, i needed you. Great scene.

[@kazuhachi952]

From the beginning you can see Finch have doubts in the inner party members meetings.

[@HawaiiKnut]

@@kazuhachi952 You can tell by the way he slumps in his chair and mutters "prevail" in the end.

[@ClockworkGearhead]

It also exposes his single-mindedness. He thinks morally, so he thinks everyone else does. Most of what he was told he could have discovered on his own.

[@michaelbecker2435]

y'all have never read the source material. finch has to take acid just to understand what V is talking about

[@RTU130]

True

[@Fuzmonster59]

"For you, inspector. I needed you." I feel like this is one of the most important lines in the movie. Anyone, even with a meagre amount of power, can be a changes the course of 1000's of people's lives.

[@JimmyR42]

The inspector doesn't have a "meagre amount of power" he's literally the head of the entire police force. Your point is still valid, just not in this context.

[@chrismath149]

At the same time it was also people like him who caused this issue. People merely voting for an authoritarian politican is only the first step. Having organisations that follow the command of the politicans is the second step (in opposition to having not political but societal forces that provide tools to tackle such issues).

[@TreiberSeptim]

He needed someone with a spine to stand up to the fascists.

[@M-S_4321]

​@@chrismath149People that follow the rules can unfortunately blindly 'follow the rules' thoughtlessly.

[@MrSpyro1994]

@@chrismath149 Yes, but he was the only one willing to look into internal corruption, he has a moral compass.

[@sinutnaprezidenta5457]

No matter how many times i watch this movie it still gives me chills. The cruelty, the tortures, the larkhill footage, the secret behing v and his idenity, the script, the lines, the acting, the dark side of politics everything is truly impeccable about the film The whole darkness and violence and how its shot is one outstanding thing about this movie. The shot where V is standing in the fire right after the larkhill explosion on 5th of july with the doctor's narrative on backround saying ,,and he looked at me but not with his eyes, there were no eyes'' as V was standing in fire and screaming. That shot has to be one of the most frightening, hauting, chilling and well-made shots in the film industry. Either way the whole V character was incredibly well-portrayed and well-played. Hugo Weaving gave an oustanding performance. The character was so iconic...the mask, the intelligence, the vengence, the vocabulary even. What a masterpiece of a movie.

[@tarielkaroldan4106]

5th of November

[@CalvinHikes]

The only side of politics

[@friskjidjidoglu7415]

I once analyzed basically every scene in the original graphic novel and I can confidently say that the movie is way better at storytelling. My only qualm with it is that the Truther narrative it taps into was grossly irresponsible, even though it made for a great twist.

[@jediknight129]

​@@friskjidjidoglu7415 the comic was far more black and white it was a diatribe

[@deaks25]

This was the film that cemented for me that Hugo Weaving is an incredibly talented actor. His performance in this scene is perfect.

[@durterebelz]

LITERALLY.

[@kapnerad]

On an artistic note: I think Hugo Weaving has one of the most incredible voices and line readings ever. The man could read a phone book and I'd be fascinated. On a political note: I wish I could find the idea that a government would do that to its citizenry to be too far fetched....but history proves otherwise. Including our history.

[@disgustingweeabootrash1542]

Today in "comments that aged well."

[@JackSilver1410]

@@disgustingweeabootrash1542 The implication being? Try me. I'm in a foul mood and need a stooge to tapdance around to lift my spirits.

[@disgustingweeabootrash1542]

@@JackSilver1410 It was a joke about the lockdowns. Chill out man.

[@mirceazaharia2094]

@@disgustingweeabootrash1542 More than a joke, my friend. You were right on the money.

[@Tommcginn]

Welcome to 2023, where viruses are manufactured and fear is widespread

[@farbodpirouz2457]

Never thought this film could be so close to our reality til now.

[@linusmlgtips2123]

@Vault Door LOL no, the totalitarian is basically trump. Moron. And you do realize that this movie is about blowing up buildings, very similar to our timeline, right?

[@rileydavidson207]

@@linusmlgtips2123 I'm pretty sure he knows that either that or he's just a dumbass

[@realMaverickBuckley]

@@linusmlgtips2123 How is Trump an Authoritarian ? There are 3 key tabs to align before Trump can do anything. The left are the ones pressing and wanting to press more and more brainwashed ideologues and rules and restrictions on people. I'm a centrist because I there are bits and bobs from both sides I like, but its the left and lefty media that have completely lost their mind and swung 200 degrees left.

[@linusmlgtips2123]

@@realMaverickBuckley 😂😂😂 you're kidding me right?

[@Alaska-Jack]

LinusMLGTips it’s the blm and antifa you got to worry about friend. Not Trump. They’re the ones burning it down.

[@mastercheif1225]

"I needed you inspector" I feel like that was an honest answer. He wanted someone who "V" felt would be impartial and follow the bread crumbs if they were laid out. Even though v had years of work to clear the tracks, accumulate the materials for the train bomb and train himself (let alone put his "shadow gallery" together) he needed a head inspector who if the facts were presented he'd follow to the logical conclusion..... Which, well v was right. He put it all together and let happen, what needed to happen

[@nunyabisnass1141]

There's a bit more to it than leading someone by the nose so they'd connect the dots left for them, his role was to be a curator for the information until such time it was safe to reveal to the world, so that ppl would know why their friends and family died, disappeared, lived in constant fear and oppression. It's a bit like how someone would imagine if the Nazis were overthrown from within by the ppl they oppressed.

[@whiiir]

In the book he goes to the abandoned prison camp, takes LSD and visualises everything that happened.

[@akula444]

understand that Hugo Weaving's voice carries this entire film

[@CorundumDevil]

No, but he absolutely steals every scene that he's in.

[@KneelB4Bacon]

3:02 _"But the end result, the true genius of the plan was the FEAR. Fear became the ultimate tool of this government"_ Sounds like a real-life government I know.

[@WolfenmarK]

+Catzilla Many real-life government today or in the past... Sadly.

[@stephenbyrne3909]

What was the point of this scene?

[@KneelB4Bacon]

+Stephen Byrne The point of this scene is to show how easily entire populations can be manipulated by a small number of people. Villains don't always twirl their mustaches or operate out of volcano island lairs. Fear is a great way for a small number of people to motivate a large number of people to act against their own best interests. We can look back through history at things like the Nazis or Pol Pot and say, "nobody would be stupid enough to fall for THAT again" but the depressing fact is that you can easily convince people to give up their freedoms and their rights for the illusion of safety. It continues to happen today.

[@kenmazoch8499]

+Catzilla you are so right. just look at any cult or extremist group to see how right.

[@kenmazoch8499]

+Catzilla you are so right. just look at any cult or extremist group to see how right.

[@theshewolf7932]

Even in this disguise, V looks like the real Guy Fawkes

[@UltimateEnd0]

Yup.

[@conn_man_249]

That was V.

[@solemgameinsights]

Or Alan Moore.

[@ismaelgingles9409]

So this old guy is v ?

[@solemgameinsights]

@@ismaelgingles9409 Yes.

[@silvercat18]

I loved the inspector as a character. Actually does his job, has a good moral compass and was the only one to see the actual attack on parliament coming, only to be ignored by men too arrogant to believe him. Very strong scene where he predicts the course of events that led to the shooting of the masked girl all the way up to complete uprising.

[@matthewcaughey8898]

There’s always 1 whose moral compass is unclouded, who will do the right thing regardless of what it might mean and who will suffer for it. Those men are the ones to watch out for. They’ll change the world for the better

[@robbieking4070]

Which is why V needed him.

[@vulpsturm]

"Fueled by the media" is an often overlooked quote.

[@snelgrave101]

Not often, ALWAYS.

[@OneBiasedOpinion]

It is so bizarre to me how millions of people feed off the media despite repeated proof that they lie incessantly and openly favor specific parties, groups, and agendas. Yet somehow they’re the first point of reference for a staggering number of people, and not just in America either.

[@WidgyAinz]

Social media, 'News', 'true news', 'true social media', 'alternative media' (whatever tf that means). It's always the non-verified un-vetted shite convenient for common people to be believe to serve the rich's goals of keeping their influence. Every civilization's fall was the plan of the rich noble-line bastards. Don't be fooled into supporting either Democrats or Republicans that take a penny of big-donor money.

[@durterebelz]

@@snelgrave101 BOOM!

[@xplorer2111]

So is "it was a conservative party"

[@wesleyogilvie8105]

Moral of the story: politics is deadly enough, mix it with extremist or fanatics and you'll see dozens of bodies piled up into a hill.

[@imporiorvelarius6550]

And what about all the suffering caused by capitalist centrist politics?

[@throwoutable]

Bob Lemmin so more extremism?

[@imporiorvelarius6550]

Dan Pro We need guidance if it means extremist action then so be it for the preservation of Britain

[@thegreatkingofevilganondor1500]

Curiously, this is the same motive the dictators in V for Vendetta have. What does that tell you about your beliefs?

[@TheBiggestMoneyBoy]

@@thegreatkingofevilganondor1500 remember the dictators are completely fictional and actions are fabricated don't use fiction to argue as evidence for real life (Not taking his side I just think the assertion is silly)

[@Eye_of_a_Texan]

"The people should not be afraid of its government, but the government should be afraid of its people."

[@annalisavajda252]

Yes but what happens when the government fears the people and loss of control? More oppression not less they consider people domestic terrorists and they are killed or at least arrested even peaceful protests scare the government. You want a power a struggle with cops and courts?

[@CrewChiefa0227]

Hence the 2nd amendment.

[@EA_Boniface]

💯

[@R3DSH1FT196]

@@CrewChiefa0227 I really don't think the US government is afraid of some hillbillies with AR15s considering they have drones that can level towns from the safety of a bunker.

[@Eye_of_a_Texan]

@@R3DSH1FT196 Exactly. The average american is as dangerous as a rick roll. Annoying, but harmless.

[@VideoClam]

Just here to say, I recall watching this film in theaters as a lad and it still grips me. For all the spectacle and effects and budgets Marvel and DC are throwing on screen these days, there's something about these pre-MCU comic book films (Blade, The X-Men, V for Vendetta, 300, etc) that just feels so much more authentic to their roots. Everything is so formulated and sanitized now, they're soulless.

[@ladywaffle2210]

Because the MCU learned all the wrong lessons from these movies. Take this movie, for example. What did we learn from it? That you don't need a face to have a good character; that verbiage most verbose can make some damn compelling lines; that a sacrifice to eliminate the threat is compelling. What did Marvel learn from it? That masked characters are cool; that quippy one-liners are cool; that a sacrifice to eliminate the threat earns you redemption for your sins. I'll draw the parallel between V and Iron Man, as its the easiest. V and Iron Man are both masked badasses with great lines. The difference is this: V is consistently a well-intentioned extremist that you can't help but root for even as he commits massive acts of terrorism. He never is redeemed for the terrorism he commits, though; in fact, it ultimately winds up killing him. It's a noble sacrifice to kill a fascist pig, sure, but ultimately it's something he was going to do no matter who Creedy was personally, be he a snake or an angel. Iron Man started as a businessman selling weapons. This fucked him over and you only root for Iron Man because now he's working for the Good Guys against the Bad Guys. He's a lovable character, sure, with nice quips and whatnot, but instead of staying true to what superheroes actually are--instead of being the Ultimate Firefighter--Iron Man becomes the ultimate cop, and his redemption is to save half the world by sacrificing himself as atonement for his past sins that he's already been redeemed for a thousand times over, but Marvel can only redeem someone in death for some fucking reason.

[@Morfe02]

Because Marvel IS from Disney and they want they POLITICS And they copy 1 thing from the comic ignoring the rest pick any example like Gorr the Butcher Blade Xmen Avengers EMH Spectacular Spiderman and Spiderman 80 all products of Stan Lee WRITING not some IA or mental insane writer from Disney Who hates all

[@OmarAbdulMalikDHEdMPASPACPAPro]

Watching this in 2023. It's like the writers knew the future!😮

[@RealSteveLarry]

Except it wasn't the conservatives who did it all. Hollywood loves to make movies about their sides plans and tell the people beforehand.

[@jonlocke5365]

👏

[@carlstephens1532]

It was predicted, military planners had already set up how to deal with this Obama build up a response answer and as we found out Trump failed us as it appears on purpose this film was a warning and still is a warning. Watch the whole movie to understand

[@onebigadvocado6376]

​@@RealSteveLarryNo, but it was the conservatives who convinced people real life was like a movie 😂 You mugs think you're so clever

[@Dhark0rion]

This scene hit differently in these difficult times.

[@bilal0072003]

Love this scene. Just wish it were recorded with a higher volume

[@andrewmurray409]

You do have volume controls on your device I take it?

[@bilal0072003]

i do and a new pc. Sounds pretty darn good actually. LOL..

[@shawnmcdoge2215]

I mean the real scene is kinda low since they are talking quitely

[@donkeykongisbetterthanmari7495]

@@bilal0072003 my phone is doing better than you then, lol.

[@ColonialImpactWrestling83]

Oh how well this has aged...

[@darthtrump4428]

aged like fine wine id say

[@bobjones2187]

It just keeps getting better

[@johnirish2969]

@mufodao stfu. a year until we lose all freedoms? smh

[@cianbarry9207]

@mufodao 2020 actually

[@9776722]

@mufodao 2020 is when V for Vendetta takes place

[@bennthebased3860]

THIS HITS HARD AF IN 2023.... HOLY SHIT MAN

[@Maethendias]

its so sad how well this movie aged for hte uk like dayum... no wonder they had to leave the eu when they plaster "dont dissent the state" on their fucking busses

[@maximvanchadze7042]

As a Russian, it also hits me hard because it's about 1999 apartment bombings

[@OneBiasedOpinion]

This hits hard in America today as well. We are all but consumed with fear and totally divided against each other. Easy pickings for those pulling the strings.

[@00SuperHAN00]

This movie is pure genius. Gave me chill on my spine for being so accurate after all these years.

[@90hjorth]

Ages better and better every Nov 5th I watch it

[@moosejohnson6098]

The only they got wrong was which party would be behind the bio-weapon attack and the agenda behind it. They always accuse you of what they themselves are doing.

[@ronandynan1228]

It's scary that Britain is actually going this way with how many crackpot politicians there are in downing street these days

[@kaynealexander4993]

Hugo Weaving really brings out both Elrond's eloquence and Smith's cold delivery in this scene.

[@UnicornLyndseyS]

Hugo is one of my favorite actors!

[@lufasumafalu5069]

thats john hurt

[@pheenix42]

Something I noticed about the memorial statue... It's the classic kid's game of Ring Around the Rosie, wherein the last line is 'Ashes, ashes, all fall down.' Appropriate that a rhyme originating in the Black Death should be applied to the St. Mary's Virus incident of this story.

[@tomkat69pc]

i think it's a reminder of "Barmaley Fountain" ..

[@Hyunckel]

They used the black death on Europe and America ( Native ) population. The Vatican , should review those aswell under a new light

[@robinblackmoor8732]

I don't think anything in this film was a coincidence. Every bit of everything in it was planned and on purpose. Master class in film making. People are critical, because the source material is not followed perfectly. If you don't know the source material it is excellant. It stands as it's own story very well.

[@krondax]

1984 and V for Vendetta were both warnings............

[@6364LEGACY]

This is such an underrated movie. This is more than just a film, it's an idea. Ideas are the means to meaning, and for those voracious enough, enunciation of truth.

[@h.a.4600]

And Ideas are bulletproof

[@joshuaesposito5409]

Not underrated anymore. It’s getting it’s notoriety now.

[@somedud1140]

You're right, it's an idea, but incredibly naive simplistic idea of good vs evil, freedom vs tyranny... and how it all could be cancelled if only people rose up. Just a friendly reminder, real word doesn't work like that. In that sense it's no better than ideocracy or Harry Potter.

[@jackmesrel4933]

​@@somedud1140It's not good VS. evil, at least not in the movie. V himself fully admits that he is a monster, a phantom who lives for vengeance, it's just that the best way to take vengeance against a goverment is to instigate a revolution. Hell, he indirectly led for that girl with the glasses to her death, and if he didn't take care of Creedy at the right time, the soldiers would've massacred the masked crowd (probably), and let's not forget he tortured Evey. The movie never framed what V did as purely good, but rather a necessary evil the people needed to create something better, hence when he accomplished his goal he dies, the last evil of the regime dead. Could go on for longer, but I think I made my point

[@benlotus2703]

@@joshuaesposito5409 crazy inflation rates with the excuse of whatever virus is happening, they want us all bankrupt where our only option is to bow down to the government...

[@rayharvey1647]

You better start believing in authoritarian dystopian stories, you’re in one.

[@skyguy1988]

its happening faster and faster now

[@williambennison902]

It is here.

[@nataliya2593]

We need a V

[@robertbektas1810]

Why? Tell me exactly why I’m in a totalitarian society despite the fact that millions of people can have this opinion.

[@kennaflores5169]

@@robertbektas1810 the best way to control the masses is to give them the illusion that they have a say in what happens. That’s why we dropped names such as fascism and nazism and replaced them with democracy, to give people the illusion of choice and power when in fact they’re all sheep being pushed around.

[@phyrexianpotater9800]

This is a little too close to home at the moment

[@kevinleecoxon]

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[@AaronHatcher]

this is home

[@justme87999]

How do you feel now after "15 days to slow the spread".

[@PaulGoux]

I honestly believe we are simply living through a rerun of previous events. It is said that life repeats itself and I do believe this has been done before. V for vendetta is not predicting the future but simply recounting the past. Of course very few of us would remember these events as most of us were not born then. And if you aren't convinced then consider how long humans have had to learn about viruses and consider how many pandemics have already happened in the last century, from ebola to swine flu to the Spanish influenza. These are likely all the results of experiments, which in fact went completely according to plan, its simply they are testing the effects of genetic manipulation and how it translates to viral effects. I believe coronavirus has almost perfected what they are looking for. Something which doesn't kill too much but spreads immensely. Because the goal isn't death but fear.

[@maximvanchadze7042]

Home was in Russia in 1999 - 2000

[@michaelfraser1073]

'Can you prove any of this?' 'Why do you think I'm still alive' God, this movie has a banger of a script.

[@catey62]

One of the best movies I've ever seen.

[@LeVieuxFini]

@@catey62 15 year later we nearly done exactly what this movies is all about .

[@Kaden10]

That's the wachowskis for ya.

[@kessakuinoue8488]

@@LeVieuxFini nearly? If things are happening like in this movie, most of us wouldnt even realise it until Creed comes to our house.

[@LonelyStardefender]

​@@kessakuinoue8488 what do you think was happening in China? they knew about the virus,they broke every human right Posible in their already failed attempt to hide the virus people got disappeared and "found dead" if it wasn't because America was already cracking down on their plans,they would've had way more power and the lock down would've cemented our fates

[@nullskull6860]

I'm convinced that some movies were just teaser trailers for the future

[@tairabanzu]

It's called predictive program, take any show from 60s-90s you'll see some connections including from books, music, and games.

[@nullskull6860]

@@tairabanzu your probably right

[@leyrua]

​@@tairabanzu It's not predicting anything. History repeats itself. We just keep failing to learn from it.

@@leyrua You obviously are outgunned in the intelligence department sonny boy. It's absolutely true and can be confirmed.

[@geo4256]

I came to that conclusion earlier tonight.

[@stloiyf]

every scene is my favorite scene. the most powerful movie ever produced. so many meanings on so many levels.

[@LoveisaLie3494]

Amen. I hope people wake up soon.

[@adamquirke6024]

@@LoveisaLie3494 lol

[@LoveisaLie3494]

@@adamquirke6024 Yes. Hilarious.

[@adamquirke6024]

@@LoveisaLie3494 yeah wasn't meant that way bud but whatever makes you happy

[@LoveisaLie3494]

@@adamquirke6024 Have a great day.

[@theman4130]

Dam... You know...... After everything that has happened in the last 13 years. I watch this scene and sit dumbfounded. Think about it. Look back until now and ask yourself how the fuck we came to this point in time. It's surreal.

[@clausgn3622]

Seems like we are living it out, all of us on earth. Only thing we need is a man like V. We got everything else. The power of the media, when used against people, it's a vicious, violent destructive force, for people's intellect. Im from Denmark and here the media name it's content ( in Danish Underholdning ) if translated purely into english, it translate into "Under Opinion" it's just whos Opinion we are Under :P

[@theman4130]

Agreed.

[@theman4130]

Allegory for 9 11.

[@theman4130]

"he was all of us"

[@silvoel]

***** The problem in the movie is that represent V as the man tha frees everyone. However the comic book in the end leave the choice of freedom to the people! In the comic book V was an anarchist and tried to give people an opportunity to change the world by providing the truth and destroy the old system. You have to understand that if people dont move noone will ever save humanity. People need to beleive in their own power and take control of their lives. They have to offer in the society and give time to the commons. We do not trully need a V or a superman or some magic. We need to be fully responsible for our own lives and change it!

[@Teenterror983]

This scene is even more chilling today than it was in 2005.

[@misterkevinoh]

I was looking for you present day commenter. It's a dark time in American History.

[@kelman727]

Not a bad Yorkshire accent from Hugo Weaving, there. Wonder if John Hurt was picked to play Sutler in part because he also played Winston Smith?

[@michaelhanratty5124]

Yeah he was. Was meant to be ironic

[@tonilavey1128]

I like that, from the oppressed to the oppressor.

[@DickWildgoose]

I, like God, do not play with dice or believe in coincidence

[@aminmian7291]

Alan Moore, the guy who created the story, once said in an interview that whenever someone tells a story about a dystopian future, it's not about the future but rather than you're talking about the present. This is why you could feel this movie feels close to the real world of 2020

[@vivianraw]

It was real long before 2005.

[@lazgmr4746]

@@vivianraw I've been alive for 37 years and never noticed it was as terrible as it has been the last 2 years

[@99Plastics]

@@lazgmr4746 It has literally never been a better time to be alive boomer. You just started reading the news that profit from putting the fear into you.

[@ShawnJonesHellion]

1984 wasn't about a future. He had to hide what he seen

[@AlexandarHullRichter]

@@lazgmr4746 Unpleasantness creates distortions in the mind. It was exactly this bad when we were sending people to overthrow the government of Iraq. It was even the same people supporting the government's decision to do so that are now threatening civil war again. Americans haven't changed, only our awareness of the conflicts between them.

[@thedelaware8309]

"The end result, the true genius of the plan, was the FEAR." Indeed, how true it has been in real life... (He kind of hit the nail on the head with that assessment, if you ask me...)

[@searchterminatorseed2301]

A report by The Rebecca Project for Human Rights states that Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Pfizer, Planned Parenthood, USAID and the UN contributed to a 4 billion contraceptive campaign using the vaccine Depo-Provera (DMPA). The Guttmacher Institute states that a 2yr study of over 5,000 woman receiving injections at Planned Parenthood of Rocky Mountains reported “of the initial 5,178 women who received an initial injection, only 57% returned for a second administration. Another third dropped out after the 2nd shot. Reasons for not returning? “Difficultly tolerating side effects”. FDA labelling and/or reported in studies: “Loss of bone mineral density, may lose significant bone density” “Cardiovascular events - syncope, tachycardia, thrombophlebitis, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolus - which can lead to cardiac arrest and stroke. Do not re administer if sudden, partial or complete loss of vision” Breast and cervical cancer - Hormone sensitive breast cancers occur twice as often in woman under 35 who have used DMPA in the previous four years. Ectopic pregnancy - increased risk of life threatening ectopic pregnancy. The Gates Foundation have given millions to PATH, who conducted large scale clinical trials in Africa and South Asia. According to Vera Sharav who is part of Alliance for Research Protection, in 2010 PATH administered the HPV vaccine was given to 23,000 girls between 10-14yrs old to guard against cervical cancers as part of a “demonstrational study”. 7 adolescent tribal girls died after receiving the vaccine. 1,200 girls experienced extreme side effects of developed auto-immense disorders, according to Indian Physicians who state no follow up examinations or medical care were offered to the victims. Further investigations revealed persuasive violations of ethical norms: vulnerable village girls were virtually press-ganged into the trials, their parents bullied into signing consent forms they couldn’t read by PATH representatives, who made false claims about safety and efficacy of the drugs. Many signatures were formed. An Indian Parliamentary Committee determined the Gates-funded vaccine campaign was in fact a large scale clinical trial conducted on behalf of the pharmaceutical firms and disguised as an “observational study” in order to outflank statutory requirements. The committee found that PATH had “violated all les and regulations laid down for trials by the government in a clear-cut violation of human rights and a case of child abuse”. www.newdemocracyworld.org/culture/gates.html m.economictimes.com/industry/healthcare/biotech/healthcare/controversial-vaccine-studies-why-is-bill-melinda-gates-foundation-under-fire-from-critics-in-india/articleshow/41280050.cms

[@tjhammer24]

@@searchterminatorseed2301 depo ruined my ex wife

[@coolrank12]

At least you're not afraid to tell us the whole truth and nothing but the truth

[@lazgmr4746]

@@coolrank12 so help us god

[@user-vc5rp7nf8f]

so true. the more fearful, the easier ppl are to manipulate

[@wisard734]

At this point this is just prophetic for modern day.

[@ghadabad]

Anyone else watching this in 2020 looking at the coronavirus outbreak?

[@fletchsar]

Exactly

[@joshuastone4105]

I Shared this to my facebook mentioning that this sounds awfully familiar with what's going around the world with the coronavirus

[@Barricade2008]

Lol been sharing it also

[@Tobysgmc]

If you think of this is deja vu look up Natalie Portman between two ferns lmao

[@gkoogz9877]

Yep

[@fragilesoulofthespotless80]

The reality of this scene during covid 19 scared me to death

[@davewasthere5704]

really pissed me off

[@basmatiChawal24-7]

well the top companies have amassed their wealth during the pandemic

[@anatoleleconte723]

Yes, but where it stops, in the movie, disease was used to promote a party by using fear, where in real life, governments are shaken, fragilised by the virus.

[@tonilavey1128]

@@anatoleleconte723 Yes.. to make way for one global government..

[@anatoleleconte723]

@@tonilavey1128 one global government? While our borders are strengthen and the benefits of globalization doubted ? Well played...

[@BenHopkins1000]

That really does sound like Hugo Weaving cosplaying as Alan Moore...

[@nikolasdove]

I watched this movie again last night for the first time in a while cuz it seemed fitting considering what's been going on both recently and over the last 4 years. "Artists use lies to tell the truth"

[@aa-md7ld]

So guys we meet here again? This movie never gets old and I watch it every November 5th

[@The1dreamweaver]

2020 Election year...Corona virus...ALL OUT FEAR....Government Control...This scene is almost fitting for what's going on in the USA.

[@RabidNemo]

Time to buy ammo

[@nunez849]

The difference is it’s not the Conservative party. Democrats want govt to control everything.

[@christiankarlkarganilla2763]

It's almost fitting to Pretty much the whole world

[@pauledmonds7316]

@@christiankarlkarganilla2763 You beat me to it. I was going to say much the same; Fear being used to attain Complete control. New World Order / One World Government (totalitarian dictatorship) is on its way!

[@gilgamesh8334]

Paul Edmonds bullshit, I livr in Germany and we have the Situtaion contained and are already planning to remove emergency restrictions lol

[@samnesvacil8727]

This is a story of how a fascist dictator is elected democratically. I do my best to take it to heart.

[@spectra5407]

Grant Nesvacil remind you of someone else? Back in 1933

[@shriekingskeleton]

@mearek - Don't vote at all, Demos and Republicans are just both terrible

[@igetboredproductions]

Trump? Really dude. Here's a bit of knowledge I'm going to lay down on you. Trump got censored hard. Dictators don't get censored. Dictators do the censoring. The crooks in office right now say "Antifa isn't real" or "Antifa is just an idea." They cover for them because Antifa is to them what the brown shirts were to Hitler. You want to know what else Hitler did? He bought out the media and made them spread lies about his political opponents. Here's a great example. The 6th. This is a video someone was able to capture. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJi4h5d6r7BniJY Someone inside the building was handing bats out to people in black masks and goggles through a window. This isn't how Trump supporters dress. That's how Antifa dresses. And people on the inside were arming them. Wake up. You dumb asses are being lied to. Trump had his flaws, but he wasn't the bad guy. The bad guys are the politicians who've been in power for decades and laundering our tax money. They and other world leaders colluded with China and had Covid created as their tool to usher in their "Great Reset" globalist agenda.

[@sarcasmenul]

@@igetboredproductions lol a suspended twitter account and mocking trump’s ridiculous claims and hundreds of lies does not equate censorship. I also love your unfounded claim that government officials said that antifa is not a threat when it’s listed as a domestic threat. Why you lying? If The 6th was an antifa plot then why did trump call them fans and supporters? Is trump part of antifa? That would explain his moronic behavior lol. You also claim that trump is not the bad guy and does not steal money yet he’s been backed by banks for literal decades and ripped off thousands. Was the American media biased against trump? Yes, one side was, yet republican media constantly shat on Obama when he was in office because he’s black. Again you lie and lie because the truth is inconvenient. You missed the entire point of this movie and you try to twist its message so it’s edges don’t hurt your rigid worldview of good vs evil.

[@igetboredproductions]

@@sarcasmenul This goes beyond suspended Twitter and Facebook accounts. The media would cut his speeches off and cherry pick. Let's not forget the HCQ incident. He came out very early in and said that HCQ can be used to effectively fight covid. That speech got taken down and buried and officials insisted it was dangerous to use HCQ. It's recently started getting out that Trump was right about HCQ. And to think they spent all that time blaming Trump for the deaths when he had a cure very early in that would probably have prevented most of them had the establishment not censored it. Antifa is listed as a terror organization because Trump had them listed as one. Biden himself at the debates said "Antifa is just an idea." Kamala Harris told them not to let up and donated to their bailouts. Maxine Waters has been nothing but an Antifa bullhorn since last summer. Pelosi personally made sure that there was no security at the capitol on the 6th. There is reason to believe that she's the one giving them orders while Soros is the one who hires them. And the media didn't shit on Obama because he was black. They shat on him because he was fucking shit. His "affordable" healthcare plan was one of the reasons I grew up in a fucking hovel. A hovel that I pulled myself out of in Trump's economy. And make no mistake, I don't favor republicans any more than the dems. I've got plenty to say about war mongering Bush and Cheny, who both should have been put to the electric chair years ago. People at some point seem to have forgotten that politicians have a tendency of being corrupt. Someone who wasn't a politician stepped up and called them out on their bullshit and the whole establishment went for his throat. I side with Trump because I got results under him. I'm sick of the establishment. I'm sick of the inflations they cause on everything and their endless wars. Biden said he wants to go green by 2030, and how he wants to limit how much meat we eat by 2030. And of course liberals are too stupid to notice how convenient it is that a pipeline and the world's largest meat provider both got hacked by hired hacker groups within a month of each other.

[@danquilty6580]

Deadly thanks. I great way to reflect on these past couple years

[@MrMojo23100]

Nice touch with his name. Ambrose Rookwood was one of the conspirators in the original 1605 Gunpowder plot and was executed accordingly after the plot was uncovered.

[@LoveisaLie3494]

This has always been my favorite movie.. Now I realize why.

[@Aaron.Reichert]

need to watch this again

[@maximfyodorovich4489]

Imagine the world denying a country has developed a bioweapon and keep coping that its was an accident.

[@Moviefan2k4]

This was a masterful scene, excellently acted by Hugo Weaving.

[@Taco1011]

God I love this movie. Top 5 all time for me.

[@danieltiger7249]

Something that I don't think is mentioned enough about this scene is the score. The almost understated melody, the tension, the vague accompanying noise to the terror which may or may not be true. To put it into musical terms, the 'resolutions' of the harmony are fairly obvious given some thought. And to me, that intentionally matches the scene. "Give this some thought" God I love this film

[@chadelliottfahlman]

Good thing that this is only a work of fiction. 🗿

[@shanedpain7734]

*twitch…

[@maximvanchadze7042]

Putin's rise to power through the apartments bombings

[@astrangerhere]

We often use stories to tell the truth

[@futureblue49]

I love that he looks kind of like Alan Moore. The man that wrote V for Vendetta.

[@guti6832]

It’s like Alan Moore was able to see what was going to come in the future

[@Blunderbussy]

Of course he does. He's an anarchist. Nobody understands authoritarianism more than people who despise it with every inch of their body.

[@sanakassara]

It's always been like this like it is now, two years after your comment. There always is someone tightening the screws and looking for to profit from it. World is always led by bunch of assholes, which we are supposed to look up to. There always is something after us and they always come out with an aid or cure or stupid catch phrase. There always is some sort of reason to monitor us closer and eventually situations like in V will become neolithic memory due to society being run by an mechanism, actual autonomous algorithm. Back in 1980s when Moore authored the comic, cold war was on and started to get new directions from technology based surveillance. AIDS came out from nowehere and started to spread horror. Nothing seems to have changed and things are like they were before that too. The only thing changing is the way how people react to the current status quo, which is exactly what Moore made V to try to do.

[@lmj987]

Corona virus brought me here.

[@stonybrook421]

Watch it in its entirety , if you haven't.

[@kevinleecoxon]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGqVfWWrrrqYj9E

[@maximvanchadze7042]

Croklcus City Hall and stories about Ryazan sugar brought me here as a Russian

[@LalakiProductions]

A movie from 2006 based on a book from 1989 somehow predicted 2020.

[@PaulGoux]

I honestly believe we are simply living through a rerun of previous events. It is said that life repeats itself and I do believe this has been done before. V for vendetta is not predicting the future but simply recounting the past. Of course very few of us would remember these events as most of us were not born then. And if you aren't convinced then consider how long humans have had to learn about viruses and consider how many pandemics have already happened in the last century, from ebola to swine flu to the Spanish influenza. These are likely all the results of experiments, which in fact went completely according to plan, its simply they are testing the effects of genetic manipulation and how it translates to viral effects. I believe coronavirus has almost perfected what they are looking for. Something which doesn't kill too much but spreads immensely. Because the goal isn't death but fear.

[@chrismarple]

@@PaulGoux read the Bible my friend. God prophesied all of these things, Jesus is coming back.

[@goob1136]

@@chrismarple Yes but no

[@lorddarkrai5753]

*2005

[@fuzzymaiden1]

@@goob1136 hey goober.. its in THE GOOD BOOK.. the Bible.. a 2000 year old book.. the guy just told you, and most christians will tell you the same.. do you think they make this up?.. Its in the damn book.. maybe you should take a look.

[@MrKing8050]

The scary part is this movie took place in 2020....

[@windi1982]

Awesoma movie!! With a lot of unique scenes!! Love this scene too! Hugo Weaving! His great voice always worked!!

[@sonofcy]

+windi1982 He's really good with accents too. That's the best "Soft Northern" accent I have seen a non-British actor do in a film.

[@northwestkidmarc]

This movie is so underrated and timeless still amazing to this day i use to think this movie was so cool still is 😅

[@DeathMantleRogue]

This is an accurate depiction of the reality we're living in.

[@adamquirke6024]

No it's not.

[@Ariana321]

@@adamquirke6024 Because you're just too dumb to see it.

[@jmwoods190]

​@@adamquirke6024 If they could convince you that dystopia only exists on TV, history books and novels- then they can easily impose one onto you in plain sight, and you even won't realize it.

[@adamquirke6024]

@@jmwoods190 no they won’t. Because they do it in fictional books doesn’t mean it must be in reality

[@peabody573]

@@adamquirke6024yeah it’s real except it’s controlled by corporations, Wall Street, big pharma, military industrial complex and their mouthpieces (all politicians) - they give the illusion of choice but there really isn’t any. It’s total corporate hegemony and if Raytheon, Pfizer, etc want you gone they’ll do it.

[@mickcv4554]

So many perfectly executed long montages in this movie

[@salis48]

and now you all see it with your own eyes .

[@bohemianlamb4309]

This is why old people collect aged wine. Just keep's getting better and more relevant as time continues on.

[@PedroE]

1984 + V + What just happened = One hell of a coincidence

[@hafizihilmibinabdulhalim1004]

The only difference is the one is far-left totalitarian while the other one is Far-Right

[@logicaldude3611]

"Before the crisis, no one would have predicted the results of the election that year. No one. Then not long after the election lo and behold, a miracle."

[@RoughNek72]

Kinda like some retarded potato that got 81 million votes.

[@SkollicsPlace]

"Remember Remember the fifth of November, the gunpowder treason and plot. I know of no reason why the Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot" That's tomorrow!

[@Falconlibrary]

Klaus Schwab *taking notes* Ja, this is a good plan!

[@dasalekhya]

the *'9/11' ALLEGORY*

[@coldblowcode]

How else would Bush attack Iraq? Wmd's my arse

[@harryvanderveer6292]

9/11 Allegory...so true..!!! It's creepy.!

[@sunandsoul24]

First came the Patriot Act, now comes time for the Patriots to Act

[@spartacusmills3569]

@@coldblowcode Erm, the tombs of the Nephilim.......?

[@maximvanchadze7042]

the Ryazan sugar allegory

[@offshore33cc94]

" No such thing as coincidences,only the illusion of coincidences"...V

[@Axsmith1983]

All that was said IS actually happening.

[@theflanman1986]

Another case of predictive programming thrown in our faces with zero fear of any consequences.

[@dinoman2214]

One of my most favourite films

[@terminallove3531]

thats V?

[@SirCraigius]

+Diana Pavaleanu Yup.

[@jasonadkins432]

+SirCraigius um...no

[@JoshPheller]

+Jason Adkins Yea it is mate

[@Mashen_90]

yes

[@noodleboyn6367]

It's Alan Moore lol

[@WelFonz]

I know why you’re here.

[@GrandHeresiarch]

In 2021 this scene really hurts.

[@yaboityler2617]

They tried to warn us

[@mikejohnson9118]

THEY always do....They have to!

[@tubes-lut]

Watching this in January 21. Jesus Christ.

[@osloares630]

2:43 we are currently here.

[@Culturebreach]

Along comes a Spider!!

[@joeschmoe3665]

It's a story always relevant in times of fear we give up our freedom

[@joshkresnik6402]

In retrospect, watching this now I can say with conviction that I am literally terrified

[@MrJohnycomelately21]

Jesus, Britain is actually becoming like this.

[@brownpaperbag1584]

America as well

[@faktumstream1beatz335]

Britain, USA, Norway, EU, Africa, Asia, Latin America....... Everywhere...

[@alexgale3035]

MrJohnycomelately21 no it's not

[@MrJohnycomelately21]

Of course it's not....

[@chelseabain8507]

+Omni Modus probebly time to get our survival kits together and head to australia.

[@GrainneMhaol]

Is Hugo Weaving doing an Alan Moore impression? The idea tickles me.

[@Extra-dg7uv]

Probably why Moore hates this movie so much.

[@hhsg11]

I must watch this movie again. 👍

[@ReaLifeHDchannel]

0:33 V pretty much laid out the difference between science and arts right here.

[@HM4Hill]

I'd like to think my tin foils a bit too tight but got damn this is eerily similar to today

[@ZombieFighter95]

I don't know why, but I really like the way he says "Oh, I'm sure you would"

[@jeanzinc739]

You were not the only one.

[@johanstone]

'a young up and coming politician' cut to a 70 year old man

[@joshbull623]

They say 70 is the new 40. Now that I think of it, only ever heard that from Boomers though.....must be a coincidence.

[@LordGwynn]

sadly 70 is young in congress

[@AksentNethariaFilm]

Big Brother is watching.

[@ugur9415]

1984

[@pinecone9619]

Freedom is slavery. War is peace. Ignorance is strength.

[@Vatt-Ghern]

WHY AM I SEEING YOU HERE WTF. LOVE YOUR CHANNEL M8

[@liamedwards7656]

I don't think the entire democratic party agrees with the surveillance of all human beings connected to the Internet. In fact, a large law-suit is occurring right now about this very thing. Look Snowden(Not the bad movie).

[@matthew_natividad]

2+2=5

[@drachenritter42R]

The sheer genius of this moment cannot ever be overstated.

[@ShadeRave]

Everyday this film gets closer to reality

[@shanej.w4822]

This is deep, political, and yet very truly outstanding! Love the conspiracy!

[@shawnboskofsky]

it's crazy how much closer we are to this fictional reality here in 2022, when the movie came out in 2005

[@99Plastics]

No we're not you fucking muppet. Literally the best time to be alive, just stop being an internet rat that's stuck on a diet of shit infested fear.

[@jaysonbuckley]

There are no coincidences...

[@bigsonny45]

WE ARE LIVING THIS NOW...

[@rockon7455]

Between VfV and the Matrix, the Wachowskis are brilliant.

[@ciaranoconnell4783]

You know Weaving is a great actor when you don't once think of Agent Smith, his most famous and iconic role, during this.

[@blcouch]

No, especially not when he says “you”.

[@johns783]

TIL that Agent Smith was V....

[@tonyp.bahama9368]

Its elrond for me