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[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 22 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I had no idea V for Vendetta was based on the future

[–] Kroxx@lemmynsfw.com 13 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Yeah I think they did that to advance the plague in the story that allowed the dictator villain to take power.

The overlap and timeline is pretty fucking chilling considering how far right ideologies are starting to take hold globally again.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

I always took it to be an alternate timeline. It’s much more impactful in the future.

[–] wolfpack86@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah, I think V is the most likely to occur within the timeline specified

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

It's starting to look terrifyingly accurate....