![]() ![]() This is the world in which we meet Evey Hammond (Natalie Portman), an unassuming employee of the British Television Network. Surveillance is almost casual, with government vans regularly sweeping the streets to listen in on citizens. The Norsefire party, which rode in on a wave of neoconservative support, locks up gay citizens, anyone who practices a religion other than the state-sanctioned church, and is supported by state-run media. Mary’s virus” has unleashed a pandemic on the world, crippling the United States (which doesn’t really factor into the film’s London-centric plot) and sending it on a path to economic ruination and civil war. The parallels to real-world 2020 are alarming: the “St. The film is set in the late 2020s, and London is now under the authoritarian rule of the fascist High Chancellor Sutler (John Hurt), the leader of the extremely Nazi-looking Norsefire party. The future: In V for Vendetta, a lot has gone wrong very quickly, and it doesn’t seem like there’s much to be done about it. The movie: V for Vendetta (2006) directed by James McTeigue In Yesterday’s Future, we revisit a movie about the future and consider the things it tells us about today, tomorrow, and yesterday. The Verge is a place where you can consider the future. ![]()
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