Neoliberalism: V for Vendetta

Neoliberalism, as David Harvey sees it in his book "A Brief History of Neoliberalism": the suppression of a people by the privileged (upper class) in the name of freedom. When I consider this topic, one movie comes to mind that represents both neoliberalism and present times. That movie is 'V for Vendetta.' In this movie, set in the near future, a totalitarian government assumes control of Britain to end recent terrorism. Little to the people's knowledge, this new government was responsible for that terrorism. Immediately the intentions of this government are known when the audience is treated to the government's founder taking a shower in his beautiful home. Using the facade of freedom, this privileged group forces their control of Britain for one thing - money. This, I believe is a great representation of neoliberalism. In Harvey's book he even further discusses how many wars may have been purposefully maintained to threaten the people's freedom, to instill a deep fear and hence dependence on government leadership. Under this dependence, the government's freedoms are thus justified and suppression of the people is accepted. This dependence is exactly what the government in 'V for Vendetta' seeks out in order to apply their greedy control. This idea is clearly compared to the suppression of the American people by the animated threat of the middle-east.