Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, V For Vendetta tells the story of a mild-mannered young woman named Evey (Natalie Portman) who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked man (Hugo Weaving) known only as āV.ā Incomparably charismatic and ferociously skilled in the art of combat and deception, V ignites a revolution when he urges his fellow citizens to rise up against tyranny and oppression. As Evey uncovers the truth about Vās mysterious background, she also discovers the truth about herself ā and emerges as his unlikely ally in the culmination of his plan to bring freedom and justice back to a society fraught with cruelty and corruption.
In the movie V/Guido’s love interest is Natalie Portman, his mortal enemy is the British chancellor and he attacks an oppressive parliament of corrupt tyrants. So it is actually reality based…
*Have nicked the movie slogan and incorporated it in to the masthead above.