V For Vendetta

What happens when you mix a dystopian thriller, a Guy Fawkes mask, and just a little bit of Natalie Portman’s shaved head? You get V for Vendetta—the movie that made anarchists cool and every hacker on the internet feel like a revolutionary.

This week on Bury Our Bones With Cinema, host Ryan Etherington is joined by the ever-opinionated Simon Keet to break down this explosive (literally) classic. Is V a hero or just a very dramatic theatre kid with access to C4? Does Evey’s transformation make sense, or is it just Stockholm Syndrome with extra steps? And why does Hugo Weaving’s voice sound so… deliciously sinister?

Expect fiery debates, unhinged tangents, and at least one conspiracy theory about how this movie accidentally made a million teenagers think they could overthrow their government with a hoodie and a good monologue.

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