He is doing it for the world to see, hoping to gain their alliance. During the close ups of Chancellor Sutler it can be seen his pupils are dilated, likely as a result from using stimulants such as methamphetamine. The guard curses in surprise. This integration of music added a more artistic air to the book and helped bring home the feel of rebellion and anarchy. These songs included the classical pieces used in the movie.

Also, the government, while more sinister in this movie, is, at the same time, less human, with the authorities in the graphic novel being more complex. The name of the rose, which V uses as a calling card, has been changed for this movie. The domino scene, where V (Hugo Weaving) tips over black and red dominoes to form a giant letter V, involved 22,000 dominoes. The Symphony's opening was used as a call sign in the European broadcasts of the BBC during World War II, in reference to Sir.

The song that plays on the jukebox when Evey tells V that she is leaving is "I Found A Reason" by. | Goofs In the book, it is a real variety, "Violet Carson" (named after British actress and pianist, One of the forbidden items in Gordon's secret basement is a protest poster with a mixed U.S. and U.K. flag with a swastika, and the title "Coalition of the Willing, To Power", which combines the "Coalition of the Willing" with, The plot of this movie is remotely similar to that of, The movie omits or changes several important details in order to make V and his actions more morally appealing. The barcodes on each piece of weaponry were scanned, to track the individuals authorized to handle them. The plot, masterminded by Robert Catesby, was a failed attempt by a group of provincial English Roman Catholic conspirators to kill King James I of England (the Sixth of Scotland), his family, and most of the Protestant aristocracy in one swoop, by blowing up the Houses of Parliament during its State Opening. It is often assumed that the nursery rhyme was created in reference to the Great Plague of the mid seventeenth century. Also, it is Mr. Finch who mortally wounds V in the novel, not Mr. Creedy. V also had an attachment to that one specific song he played from his juke box. V for Vendetta Soundtrack. They were then taken via truck to the location, with no stops allowed during transport, and were accompanied by armed security officials the entire way. The song "Long Black Train" playing on Inspector Finch's alarm on the morning of November 5th foreshadows where this movie ultimately ends. | The current buildings are built on the same site, and took thirty years to build, finishing in 1870. Also, the central plot of the movie, of the government targeting the population with a virus attack, is not present in the book, and while it is hinted that a nuclear war happened, the ones responsible are left unseen. The masks that the soldiers wear outside The Houses of Parliament are JT X-FIRE brand paintball masks. Included in the images seen on television, as Valerie talks about America's war growing worse, and then eventually coming to London, is footage of baby. V notes that Evey's name is special, pronouncing it as "E-V". Both undergo disfigurement (V is scarred, and Evey loses most of her hair). Order. The trivia items below may give away important plot points. In a bizarre case of life imitating art, a photo-shopped picture of Turkish President Erdogan in drag with a background of gay symbols (eeriely similar to Chancellor Sutler's (Sir John Hurt's) "God Save the Queen" painting in Deitrich's (Stephen Fry's) secret room in the movie) was banned in Turkey in early 2017, with several people being detained, fined, and even arrested for sharing the picture on-line.

When V confronts Creedy in his house, he plays Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, whose opening notes have a rhythmic pattern that resembles the letter "V" in Morse code (...-). In the movie, the Old Bailey is blown up at the beginning, and the Houses of Parliament are blown up at the end. I’m going to begin by saying this: while reading the graphic novel V for Vendetta, I had a really hard time determining which character was which and who all the good and bad guys were. For instance, Chancellor Sutler (Adam Susan in the novel) is an awkward and timid man, who sincerely believes in fascism, and leaves all important decisions to F.A.T.E., a supercomputer also absent in the movie. Most of the forbidden objects in V's shadow gallery are classical works of art and culture. This occurs even after V presses the button to activate the song. I know the other songs on the jukebox, but I can't for the life of me figure out the Norah Jones song playing. When V cooks eggs for Evey, he hums along to "The Girl From Ipanema". In the first theatrical trailer for this movie, the second and third pieces of music that plays in it are Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard score pieces from Batman Begins (2005), another DC property movie that was directed by Christopher Nolan.

The Guy Fawkes mask which V wears in this movie inspired the appearance of the computer hacking group "Anonymous". The second piece was also used prominently in Batman Begins (2005)'s acclaimed sequel The Dark Knight (2008)'s trailer campaign. This is a song that commemorates "Guy Fawkes night", November 5th. This draws parallel to Adolf Hitler who was known to routinely take methamphetamine injections. Evey (Natalie Portman) and Gordon (Stephen Fry) watch a spoof skit on the Gordon Deitrich Show, in which a fake V (Hugo Weaving) teases a fake Sutler (Sir John Hurt). In the graphic novel, Gordon Dietrich is not only Evey's lover, but a slimy, cynical man and more an accomplice and culprit of the system rather than a victim. All of the models (the Old Bailey, the Clock Tower, and the Houses of Parliament) were built at one-tenth scale. Julie London, Cat Power, and Antony and the Johnsons provide some moody lounge moments, but it's Marianelli's show, painting a totalitarian government in the deepest blues he can muster. With a main theme that riffs on everything from Batman to Gladiator, Marianelli paints a taut, futuristic London with a sea of tympani and brass. ( Log Out /  After "Sutler" trips, the music switches to a fast-paced tune. These songs included the classical pieces used in the movie.