A Conversation for The Gunpowder Plot
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Mr. X ---> "Be excellent to each other. And party on, dudes!" Started conversation Mar 10, 2008
Are these bonfires supposed to commemorate Fawkes for his heroism; or condemn him for his treason?
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KB Posted Oct 12, 2008
The bonfires are to celebrate Fawkes being captured and executed and the plot coming to nothing.
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Mr. X ---> "Be excellent to each other. And party on, dudes!" Posted Oct 13, 2008
I see.......
Why then does V choose /that/ holiday to commemorate in V for Vendetta? Certainly it's appropriate, but given that the modern holiday has the exact /opposite/ purpose, wouldn't it make more sense to pick something else?
The 4th of July, for example? 
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KB Posted Oct 13, 2008
Well, he's basically doing his own Gunpowder Plot to blow up parliament, isn't he? Why not the anniversary of the other one? Hence also the general Guy Fawkes appearance.
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Mr. X ---> "Be excellent to each other. And party on, dudes!" Posted Oct 14, 2008
No reason. It's just that, what with the modern audience associating it with a different meaning, it seems like an odd choice on the filmmakers'/author's part.
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