So yes, this post was inspired
by the fact that I watched 'V for Vendetta' yesterday and yes, I pretty much
loved it.
If you are not familiar
with the film, it's about a dystopian England, I guess about twenty years from
now, where they have curfews, censorship and even some kind of dictator. One
guy, he calls himself V, is trying to start a revolution within one year, as
the plot starts at the 5th of November and ends a year later on the same date.
You never see V's his face as he got burned terribly and hides behind a Guy Fawkes
mask*. V is all about ideas, and ideology, which he thinks are more important
than a single human being. I guess his mask serves not only to prevent people
from his scarred face, but also to make him less human less of an individual,
and therefore more accessible to the public. Everybody can look like V, if they
just put on that mask. By doing this, he encourages other people to step in his
role, to try to change the world too, as they can identify with him.
Ok, this is my own theory
and I tried not to spoil too much, so if you want to know more about the plot,
watch the movie. But trigger alert, it can be a little gory sometimes.
The thing I really wanted
to talk about was the whole dystopian theme of the story. I've seen a lot of
those movies and books lately, and to be honest I'm fascinated. Our world is in
a bad condition, but sometimes I seem to forget how bad it really is. For
example, the part of Switzerland where I live witnessed something
terrible about two weeks ago. We had our first massacre that I can remember. It
was a really surreal experience, I mean I always feel the pain of America when
something there goes wrong, but when it happens near you, you suddenly
understand what it means. I didn't even know anyone who was connected to the
incident, but still it touched me a lot. That, and many other things that are
happening, are the reason why I'm into dystopian stuff. It is possible after
all. Honestly, what happened to our world that such things are possible? How
can we make the world a better place, so that the ones coming after us do not
have to carry the burden of our mistakes?
In the film England was
having a war with the USA. England talked a lot about God and that they won
because it was God's will. If you know the 4th commandment, then you know that
you should not misuse the name of the Lord. I think it's wrong to do harm to
anyone, in the name of God. In the end, he is our judge, not we judge others. I
have gay friends, I have Muslim friends, and I have Atheist friends, because
frankly, I do believe in God, I do believe that he is the only one, but I do
not believe that I know it all. I might as well be wrong, maybe my Muslim
friend is right, but that's simply not what I believe. My faith does make me a
better person, a more loving and caring one, so I can't see a bad thing about
that, but I'd never dare to say that everybody else is living their lives the
wrong way. Faith won't let me.
On the other hand I'm not a
fan of forced religion. Faith is as personal as it can get and I'd rather have
it that way. When you force people to think something, all you will earn is
rebellion, and that's simply not how it should work.
To answer the second
question, all we can do is open up our eyes. One person alone will not be able
to shake it all up, but if one person can collaborate with some others, and
they can reach even more people, then we can make things better. Maybe it
starts with little things, like open up your eyes to the beauty that lies
around you instead of observing only the bad. Just remember; always look on the
bright side of life, to quote a famous song.
*And yes, the internet phenomenon
Anonymous seemed to be so inspired by that film that they use those masks as
well. The ideology of non-individuals changing the world seems to be spreading.
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