"Remember, remember the fifth of November,
The gunpowder, treason and plot,
I see of no reason why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot."

V for Vendetta is a fantastic movie.

And to quote a site about the Gunpowder plot, this quote says it all;

"In overall concept, Guy Fawkes Day is kind of like if Americans spent the next 100 years celebrating Mohammed Atta Day on September 11 by drinking, cheering and blowing up model airplanes with firecrackers."