V For Vendetta Face Behind The Mask
The iconic version of the guy fawkes mask owes its popularity to the graphic novel and film v for vendetta which centers on a vigilante s efforts to destroy an authoritarian government in a.
V for vendetta face behind the mask. 4 4 out of 5 stars 76. The use of a mask on an effigy has long roots as part of guy fawkes night celebrations. Illustrator david lloyd stylised a smiling face with red cheeks a wide moustache upturned at both ends and a thin vertical pointed. Even in the novels v s true identity is a mystery and he visibly removes his mask only once during the entire story at surridge s request at which point his back is to the reader and his face cannot be seen.
Beneath this mask there is an idea. Arguably the most important symbol in v for vendetta and certainly the most recognizable is the guy fawkes mask that v wears. V s face was never important he was represented as an idea in film. From comic strip to symbol of world rebellion the v for vendetta mask is an iconic images of our times.
And ideas are bulletproof before the movie it was a celebration mask for the hanging and burning of guy fawkes a vigilante who tried to blow up parliament. Rejolly magic face mask american flag 3d seamless bandanas multi functional headband for outdoor sports. The guy fawkes mask is a stylised depiction of guy fawkes the best known member of the gunpowder plot an attempt to blow up the house of lords in london on 5 november 1605. Took me a while to track this down.
4 8 out of 5 stars 12. Free shipping on your first order shipped by amazon. Behind this mask there is more than just flesh. It s quite different from the dvd extras and i am really happy to finally see hugo rubbing nat s shaved head at 15 18 d.
The masks are from the 2006 film v for vendetta where one is worn by an enigmatic lone anarchist who in the graphic novel on which it is based uses fawkes as a role model in his quest to end the. In modern society in general this mask has become a symbol of anarchism revolution and civil disobedience for example demonstrators in egypt and at occupy wall street in new york city wore the iconic mask to show their disapproval of the government.