5 November, 1605:
A Catholic group attempted to blow up the English Parliament building, targeting King I. James and the entire aristocracy. The plan's key name: Guy Fawkes!
The plan was simple: eliminate the king and the regime.
Hundreds of pounds of gunpowder placed in the vaults were uncovered by a tip at the last moment, and the plot failed.
So, who was Fawkes?
A traitor for the regime. A hero for Catholics under oppression.
But the real story didn't end here. Fawkes's spirit was revived in that iconic mask hundreds of years later. That famous mask doesn't represent a 17th‑century insurgent, but the idea of change.
As mentioned in the film:
People can be eaten, their fates can change, they can be caught and killed. But an idea can still change the world even 400 years later.
For the Curious.
V for Vendetta, written by Alan Moore and drawn by David Lloyd, adapted from the same‑named comic released by DC Comics.