Was V gay?
Why else did he end up in Larkhill?
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"You understand that he's been tortured and physically abused and that's what has created him. But at the same time the reason he was imprisoned in the first place was, I would suggest, because he was some kind of political activist. And I think he was probably an actor so he has very strong opinions."
-Hugo Weaving
Also,in the Graphic Novel V was asexual, in The Film he kisses Evey at one point and admits that he loved her when he believed he was incapable of loving ever again after what was done to him at the end.So,the answer is no.He is definitely heterosexual.He`s also clearly no atheist as he talks about God frequently.
It's left up to the viewers to decide but it's more than likely for political dissidence. V displays an interest in women and he's obviously not a foreigner.Either that or he was a Buddhist! That would've been ironic. But not exactly implausible considering you had to be faithful to Norsefire type Christianity. As the film states they persecuted Muslims and people of other religious background.
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sharewho knows, his lose of memory means he represents everyone,
shareHe was most likely a political activist
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In the graphic novel, Finch visits lark hill, ingests LSD, and has a psychedelic experience where he channels V's memories. During this experience (if my memory serves me right) he mentions "his friends from the gay pride marches" (in V's memories). Finch obtains spiritual and mental freedom (as Evey and V did) as a result of his journey.
I do not remember any direct implication of V being a homosexual, but he did believe in their freedom to have sexual relations as they pleased. This element, while not portrayed with the same details, remains in the film and does not change the story.
I highly recommend the graphic novel to anyone here who has not read it. Definitely worth the time.
Yes.
Advocatus Dei.
To add it up.
Of course, author would not put in V any kind of ethnical or ideological characteristic that would reason him ending there.
V also never explains why he ended up there. He otherwhise tells the history of the lesbian woman, so that V's history is not neede to be told.
V never talks about some loved one he had and lost or was sent there with him.
And he clearly says he felt in love by the girl and that made him not worry so much anymore about his vengeance plan.
He's not necessarily gay. He could be gay but so could he be mixed, a Muslim, an atheist who got too vocal about it, a socialist, or just an artist who had the wrong friends.
There's a reason it's never made clear. Just like we don't see his face.
He is an undesirable. He is dissent.
He's meant to represent any idea the regime wanted to silence.
For every lie I unlearn I learn something new - Ani Difranco