Anti-hero maybe – he’s insane and does some incredibly fucked up things. But I’m pretty sure the “Nazis with a different name” government and its toadies were infinitely worse.
V is a flawed character and throughout the story he does some despicable things. But he was definitely shaped by the actions of the dystopian fascist government that he lives under, and his actions are in response to people who have committed violence against himself and the people. He is not a good man, but it doesn’t make him the ‘bad guy’ of the story.
I can recognise that his actions are intense, and the things he does to Evey in the film are horrific, but I can’t in good conscience consider him the villain of the film when he stands against a form of fascism that is becoming all too familiar these days.
V does some fucked up shit (IE locking Natalie Portman up and torturing her the same way he was, which kinda brainwashes her into taking his side; even tho his side is otherwise morally justified).
V for Vendetta. V was the bad guy.
Anti-hero maybe – he’s insane and does some incredibly fucked up things. But I’m pretty sure the “Nazis with a different name” government and its toadies were infinitely worse.
Not sure this is the full story.
V is a flawed character and throughout the story he does some despicable things. But he was definitely shaped by the actions of the dystopian fascist government that he lives under, and his actions are in response to people who have committed violence against himself and the people. He is not a good man, but it doesn’t make him the ‘bad guy’ of the story.
I can recognise that his actions are intense, and the things he does to Evey in the film are horrific, but I can’t in good conscience consider him the villain of the film when he stands against a form of fascism that is becoming all too familiar these days.
Yep. He’s a “Punisher” character, often just as bad as the people he’s fighting.
I just reread the plot synopsis, still don’t get it, how is V the bad guy?
He’s not, but he does some questionable to fucked-up things.
V does some fucked up shit (IE locking Natalie Portman up and torturing her the same way he was, which kinda brainwashes her into taking his side; even tho his side is otherwise morally justified).
The government is the bad guy.