V for Vendetta Archetypes?
Apr 24, 2010
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I’m having a little trouble understanding this movie and it’s archetypes. Anyone know of any archetypes within this movie? For example, who’s the hero? (tragic, anti, willing, unwilling)? how is it Evy?
Persona, love interest, shapeshifter, mentor, guide, etc?
please help!
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Romantic-Anarchist on April 24, 2010 at 2:09 am
There are several answers for this. (depending on which your question was aimed towards the graphic novel, or the movie, or both)
Generally the “hero” is V. Or Evey. And Evey might be considered the “hero” because she’s the one who made the decision to blow up parliment. V just set it up, for the next generation to rule or shape.
The antagonist would be the government.
Love interest: Could be Valerie, V, Evey, Ruth. Anyone really.
But on the other hand
The antagonist could be V. Because if you were looking at this through a political stand point, V would be a mass terrorist. But, one mans terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter. So it’s all a matter of perspective.
There are several ways to describe the relationship between V and Evey, V and the government, or Evey and the government. It’s all a matter of research and perspective. Try talking to people on a forum to get their ideas. You’ll be surprised what you’ll find.