Movie Exchange #1: V for Vendetta

About this episode

Shauna and Olivia discuss the movie V for Vendetta, exploring its plot, characters, and relevance to today's political landscape.

Shauna and Olivia want to share their favorite movies with each other, and you! Up first is Shauna's favorite movie, V for Vendetta. Released in 2006, V for Vendetta was based on the DC/Vertigo comic series by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. Directed by James McTeigue and written by the Wachowskis, V for Vendetta stars Hugo Weaving as the masked V, Natalie Portman as Evey, and a veritable who's who of British actors (mostly male) including John Hurt, Rupert Graves, Stephen Fry and Stephen Rea. The Junkies discuss the plot (spoilers abound, so be sure you've seen it before listening), the characters, the romance, the themes, and the stunning parallels between a movie released 20 years ago and today's political landscape. We have affordable and rewarding Patreon tiers! Be the first to hear new and uncensored content, if you dare! Click here: https://www.patreon.com/popculturejunkiepodcast/posts Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pop-culture-junkie/id1536737728 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7k2pUxzNDBXNCHzFM7EL8W Website: www.popculturejunkie.com Facebook: PopCultureJunkiePodcast Instagram: @pop .culturejunkie Threads: @pop. culturejunkie Bluesky…

People in this episode

Hosts: Shauna, Olivia

Topics covered

• movies
• political themes
• film discussion
• character analysis
• romance
• cultural parallels

Keywords

• V for Vendetta
• Shauna
• Olivia
• political themes
• film discussion
• 2006 movie
• Wachowskis
• Hugo Weaving
• Natalie Portman

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DC/Vertigo, Wachowskis

Books & works: V for Vendetta

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