Originally posted by: HotRod
I was going to point that out. I mean, how many of you Yanky boys actually knew what Guy Fawkes was before that film came out? None I bet.
No doubt it'll be turned into something completely different now, be celebrated on a different day and will have nothing to do with Guy Fawkes.
Originally posted by: C3PX
I like how Guy Fawkes night is now synonymous with V for Vendetta.
I like how Guy Fawkes night is now synonymous with V for Vendetta.
I was going to point that out. I mean, how many of you Yanky boys actually knew what Guy Fawkes was before that film came out? None I bet.
No doubt it'll be turned into something completely different now, be celebrated on a different day and will have nothing to do with Guy Fawkes.
I'm a Yanky boy and I have known what Guy Fawkes was long before I ever heard of V for Vendetta. You are correct though, most Americans had no freaking idea what it was before that movie, they may have heard of it, but doubtful they knew when it was or what it was about. So now that that movie is out, which popularized a 20 year old character who wears a mask resembeling the face of the 400 year old historical figure for Amarican audiences, it is funny to see that the Americans are the ones to point out the 5th of November.