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V for Vendetta; S for Soviet; C for Cool

Thu, Mar 23, 06 | Permanent Link

V for Vendetta Posters
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The movie V for Vendetta is great, much like the graphic novel. The graphic novel made me think about tyranny, propaganda, and freedom; the movie made me feel and experience those things, at least until the freaking Rolling Stones played over the closing credits ruining my revolutionary euphoria. Graphic novels don’t suffer from poorly-chosen soundtracks. But I’m not interested in comparing the two mediums right now. I love the movie posters.

The movie makes great use of totalitarian, fascist imagery. The teaser movie posters which came out last Fall drew heavily upon Soviet-style artwork: strong geometric shapes positioned along a diagonal grid using silk-screened limited palettes of color. Sadly, the least impressive Vendetta poster is the one they’re using now that it’s been released (seen in the top right corner of the image above).

My only problem with these brilliant posters is that the main character is fighting an oppressive regime and wouldn’t have a propaganda poster promoting his agenda. He’s the rebel; not the dictator. It’s a mixed message.

See more Soviet posters here, here, and here.

UPDATE 1: Get cool Vendetta icons here, free!

UPDATE 2: Tim Boucher sees the Christian icthys symbol all over the Vendetta mask. It’s probably pareidolia, though.

UPDATE 3: Okay, this Burger King “King” mascot/figure really creeps me out.

Comments
Pop Occulture  on  08/03  at  12:45 AM

It’s probably pareidolia, though.

You know, you seeing pareidolia in my analysis of the movie could itself be seen as an example *of* pareidolia - you seeing what you want to see.

 on  11/05  at  12:42 PM

I agree with you that V is indeed fighting a fascist regime, but in the comic book it is implied -and in the movie they sadly left that out- that V is an Anarchist himself. So the Soviet style artwork is not that surprising really, when you think of the fact that V’s political background is far-left as well.

 on  11/12  at  03:04 PM

There are certain settings the burger king mascot is not meant to be used/seen in.
That is one of them.

Patrick  on  12/01  at  06:35 PM

“but in the comic book it is implied -and in the movie they sadly left that out- that V is an Anarchist himself.”
I wouldn’t say it’s implied, I’d say it was clear that he was an anarchist in the comic book. And yes, it is sad that they left it out in the film.


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