Dear Parents/Guardian:

            The United States Government classes are in the process of learning about Governments from around the world. While it is easy for students of Gobles to understand the daily concepts of the Democracy, students struggle with as understanding of how their Democracy developed. When researching the origin of Democracy’s students will find multiple forms of government including Oligarchy, Totalitarian, Communism, Parliamentary, and Authoritarian. It is important for students to understand the origin of these governments, how they affect Democracy’s, and how governments interact with citizens and citizens interact with government.

            To help students make these connections we would like to show the film V for Vendetta. The movie is based on a mysterious Anarchist named V who works to destroy the Totalitarian government. It is set in London, England in a near-future dystopian society. The film follows the mysterious V, a freedom fighter seeking to effect sociopolitical change. As a film about the struggle between freedom and the state, V for Vendetta takes imagery from many classic totalitarian icons both real and fictional, including Nazi Germany. The film also used a wealth of new, real-life parallels to draw from in the areas of government surveillance, torture, fear-mongering and media manipulation, not to mention corporate corruption and religious hypocrisy, you can't really blame the filmmakers for having a field day referencing current events." There are also references to an avian flu pandemic.

 

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I Parent/Guardian: ______________________ give _________________________ to watch V for Vendetta in United States Government classes.