V from V for Vendetta – Terrorist or Freedom Fighter?

I have to hand in a three-page review of the movie V for Vendetta tomorrow. It’s for a class called ‘Understanding terrorism’ from last semester and I really thiink it’s a great idea to make students analyze a movie, applying the stuff one has learned in the course within the last months.

Although it might not really be very scientific, I created a Twitter-Poll where you guys can vote whether you rather consider ‘v’ a terrorist or a freedom fighter. I’d love to see your opinion, only if you’ve watched the movie, of course, as its story is quite different frorm the actual gun powder plot.

Funnily enough there already was lots of discussion when the movie had been released. Just enter ‘v for vendetta’ terrorism into Google and you’ll see what I mean. I especially liked one review, which summarizes the whole discussion in a quite nifty and funny way:

The fanaticism V displays is echoed in the fanaticism of terrorist groups around the globe. Does V’s beliefs truly justify such terror, or do we believe that only because we agree his beliefs? To put it another way: would you accept V’s actions if you removed his mask and found the face of Osama bin Laden underneath?

So – if you wanna tell me your opinion and support science, go ahead and vote:

Cheers :)

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http://serket.blogspot.com Serket

This is an interesting topic and so far the results are equal. Although his ideas about freedom are important, I disagree with his massive attacks and would consider him a terrorist. The original November 5th plot was inspired by Catholics who were upset about being repressed.
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http://rafazwonull.wordpress.com Rafael

Great idea, Stefan, and a good thing to show your devotion to the topic! ;)
http://www.smartens.eu/blog/ Stefan Martens

Cheers mate ;-)
http://www.kiwispotting.de Thomas Kiwispotter

Is there a difference between T and FF? In my opinion it depends on whether you are on his side or opose him. So, you could ask as well “do you support his Ideas or not”. Incidentally, I bought in September 2001 a Tee with “terrorist” on it in order to emphasise the ambiguity of this word. No one got it… ;)
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