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Booker, M. Keith (2007). "V for Vendetta". May Contain Graphic Material: Comic Books, Graphic Novels, and Film. Praeger. ISBN0275993868.
Keller, James R. (2008). V For Vendetta As Cultural Pastiche: A Critical Study of the Graphic Novel and Film. McFarland. ISBN0786434678.
Reynolds, James (2009). "'KILL ME SENTIMENT': V For Vendetta and comic-to-film adaptation". Journal of Adaptation in Film & Performance. 2 (2): 121–136. doi:10.1386/jafp.2.2.121_1. ISSN1753-6421. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
Williams, Tony (2006). "Assessing V For Vendetta". CineAction (70): 16–23. ISSN0826-9866. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help) "Looks at V FOR VENDETTA in the current political climate."
Shay, Estelle (2006). "Overview: Dan Glass on V for Vendetta". Cinefex (106): 15–20. ISSN0198-1056. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help) "An overview of visual effects supervisor Dan Glass' and Cine -site's work on V FOR VENDETTA."
Winterton, Ian (2006). "Fear Me". Empire (202): 89, 91–95. ISSN0957-4948. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help) "Cast and crew discuss the making of and the themes in the film V FOR VENDETTA."
Wolff, Michael (2006). "R for Revolution". Vanity Fair (546): 44, 46–47. ISSN0733-8899. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help) "Article considering V FOR VENDETTA as a reflection of the post-9/11 world, and placing it in the tradition of 'cultural sabotage' embodied by films such as IF.... and A CLOCKWORK ORANGE."
"The V for Vendetta". Film Review (664): 80–81. 2005. ISSN0957-1809. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help) "Co-creator Dez Skin and original artist David Lloyd discuss the genesis and controversy surrounding the release delay of V FOR VENDETTA."
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Phrasing
"the film centres on V (portrayed by Hugo Weaving), an anarchist and masked freedom fighter who attempts to ignite a revolution through elaborate terrorist acts, while Natalie Portman plays Evey, a young, working-class woman caught up in V's mission and Stephen Rea portrays a detective leading a desperate quest to stop V."
Shouldn't this be written as "... a revolution through elaborate terrost acts, while Evey (portrayed by Natalie Portman), a young, working-class..." The way it is currently written sounds like Natalie Portman is a character in the film.
Good evening, London. It's nine
o'clock, the fourth of November in
the year 2019 and this is the voice
of Fate broadcasting on 275 and 285
of the medium wave. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mtpascoe (talk • contribs) 08:02, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
That script is obviously not the one for the final film and as such no better than any other fan theories. If you search for it on the site, it will even tell you that it's an early draft. Regards SoWhy12:45, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
Alternative Interpretation
I read somewhere that V might have actually been Valerie (the 'V' being significant), and that rather than avenging her, he was seeking revenge for what they had done to her in order to cure her "disorder": a partial change to her sex and/or gender that had unexpected repercussions. I don't know how credible this interpretation is, but it made sense to me. Unfortunately I can find no reference to it now. Anyone come across it before? TonyP (talk) 15:46, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
Yes, this subtext is a valid interpretation of the story, particularly considering Lana and Lily Wachowski are both trans women. According to this alternate interpretation, Valerie was imprisoned at Larkhill for being a lesbian, and experimented on as a result. It is implied that these experiments may have included chemical castration and forced sex reassignment, among others. During this period she left notes in her cell. Eventually, Valerie forgot her past self and began to identify as V. V found their own notes and, assuming they had been written by someone else, was inspired to escape and destroy Larkhill.
There is significant subtext in the fil to support this interpretation, but it is never explicitly stated as far as I know.
It would be nice to see this included in the article, but I cannot currently search for references to support this claim. If you wish to, I would recommend looking into interviews with the Wachowskis'. 192.77.12.11 (talk) 06:53, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
Thanks for the details. I looked again and still came up short. It would be nice to include a mention of this on the page, here, but without a "reliable source" then it may get pulled down. I will watch that interview but I don't recall any statements from him to that effect. TonyP (talk) 10:57, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
This interpretation is a stretch, and there is no implication that the experiments included sex reassignments - considering the views of the people doing the experiments, that's the opposite of what they were going for. Argento Surfer (talk) 13:50, 30 November 2022 (UTC)
To-do: E · H · W · RUpdated 2007-03-08
Done.