V: The Final Battle

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The relationship between the human collaborators and the enemy is handled much more realistically. The quislings basically contract with the aliens. They will aid and abet them in their conquest of Earth. In return, they will get money, prestige and power over other humans. The deal is a sweet one until the collaborators attempt to breach it or are no longer useful to their masters.

I am not sure there is a qualitative difference between the two Vs, though writer Kenneth Johnson quit during the filming of the sequel. What struck me was the repetitiousness and seemingly interminal length of part two. I kept thinking the movie was about to end, but each time, after the credits had rolled, there was another sequence. If the material had been integral to the plot that would not have been a problem. However, it was often just more battle footage that did not move the story forward or further develop the characters.

As expected, the good guys — the resistance and their alien allies — prevail at the end of V: The Final Battle. Nuclear war is narrowly averted and Earth is made untenable for the aliens unless they are aided by humans with an antidote. People have proven once more that they will recognize and throw off the yoke of authoritarianism eventually.

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