V for Vendetta is hauntingly prescient. From A Midwestern Doctor at midwesterndoctor.com:
When I began writing this Substack on 2-12-22, one of my early hopes was that it might last long enough to make it to November 5th. I never imagined that not only would that happen, but the degree to which it would take off. Since we have once again arrived at November 5th, I felt I needed to revise and republish this article to account for all the other parallels that have emerged over the last year.
Ever since I saw the above scene (which incidentally provides a few metaphors to our current situation) , I have always thought over how I would answer the favorite color question so I did not succumb to the same fate as the indecisive knight. However, since I have not watched all that many movies, were “What is your favorite movie?” to be asked instead, it would be much easier for me to answer it correctly.
V for Vendetta is a masterpiece and has numerous lessons that directly relate to the situation we currently find ourselves in. If you have not seen the movie, I would highly recommend you watch the movie before reading this article. For those of you who are on the fence, I will try to write this in a manner that does not spoil too much of it.
Controlling Through Fear
I would like to begin by sharing the defining speech of the movie. From listening to it, the parallels to the last few years and the lessons within it should be obvious. If you only watch one video in here, please watch this one (it’s 3:57 long).
