Evey Hammond: And you're going to make that happen by blowing up a building?
V: The building is a symbol. As is the act of destroying it. Symbols are given power by people. Alone a symbol is meaningless. But with enough people, blowing up a building can change the world.
Valerie: I remember how the meaning of words began to change. How unfamiliar words like "collateral" and "rendition" became frightening, while things like Norsefire and the Articles of Allegiance became powerful. I remember how "different" became dangerous. I still don't understand it, why they hate us so much.
Delia Surridge: You've come to kill me, haven't you?
V: Yes.
Delia Surridge: Thank God.
Delia Surridge: Is it meaningless to apologize?
V: Never.
Delia Surridge: I'm so sorry.
Lilliman: Please, have mercy!
V: Not tonight.
Answer: The Violet Carson is an uncommon rose, and the requirement to frequently require a rose in a state of perfect bloom meant that production crew were required to purchase hundreds of roses during the course of production. As such, they chose to go with a more common rose, the Grand Prix, which they renamed to the fictional Scarlet Carson to tie the name in to the original. There's also the point that the Violet Carson is named after a real person, a British actress who passed away in 1983. Her family might well not appreciate having her name prominently associated with a serial killer anti-hero in a major Hollywood movie.
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