Movie Review V for Vendetta James Curry Northwest Oklahoma State University The movie is based in the future. The government has obvious control over all the civilians in London. There are cameras and speakers on the streets of the city. The government uses a totalitarian type of government. One man is in control of all the people‚ the Chancellor. The main character‚ V‚ has vengeance on his mind when he first meets Evey. He has a clear view of what the government is actually doing to all the
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The film V for Vendetta directed by James McTeigue uses key ideas and serval film techniques to illustrate the parallels between the two main characters. It portrays a futuristic dystopian society where the United Kingdom is ruled by a tyrant. The film displays two protagonists one a shadowy freedom fighter‚ known only by the alias of ‘V.’ The other a young woman called Evey‚ who becomes part of V’s plot against the government by chance. The director of the film uses key ideas and several film techniques
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-V for Vendetta was a work of major cultural importance for over a decade before the 2005 film adaption helped spread the messages and themes of the film worldwide. Originally in publication from March 1982 through May 1989‚ V for Vendetta is the brainchild of Alan Moore‚ who is widely considered to be one of the greatest comic book writers of all time. The film centers on V‚ a terrorist out to destroy the fascist government of dystopian future England. While the film itself makes many important
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classics. Notably‚ upon revisiting the literature I read years ago‚ striking parallels emerged between two specific works. In “1984‚” George Orwell preaches the dangers of totalitarianism and the deprecation of individual freedoms in the face of unbridled power. Likewise‚ Mary Shelley’s haunting reminder in “1984” dissects the consequences that arise from the pursuit of knowledge without ethical
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Criticism on V for Vendetta “Remember‚ remember‚ the Fifth of November‚ the Gunpowder Treason and Plot. I know of no reason why the Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot” is the sentence that begins the film. “V for Vendetta” is a story of vengeance against the government in England. V is a man that was being held in a concentration camp and suffers from the experimentation by the hands of the scientists’ government. Then‚ he destroys and escapes from the facility and slowly hunts down his tormentors
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Examination of Metropolis and 1984 reveal that dictators utilise scientific knowledge to satisfy the public’s desire for either instability or stability and in an effort to acquire and maintain control. Both texts present differing perspectives due to the respective periods in which they were produced. Lang extrapolates Germany’s craving for a changing world as a result of infrastructure and negative psychological effects experienced from the nation’s strong involvement in World War 1‚ and forms
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and emotions. The movie V for Vendetta projects a very motivational and deep mood by the use of cinematography‚ sound‚ and by the amazing costume design. The camera angles and lighting in the movie V for Vendetta reflect a very intense and mysterious disposition. Throughout the whole movie‚ hard lighting is used almost constantly. Especially when "V" is on screen‚ hard lighting is used to emphasize the emotionless mask he has on. The deeper shadows in the movie allow V to seem as though he is
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McTeigues film V for Vendetta numerous symbols are used to represent something. The use of the symbols the Guy Fawkes mask and media helped me to remember a key idea. A significant symbol from V for Vendetta that helped me remember a key idea was the Guy Fawkes mask. The mask plays a big part in the film as portraying V as an idea and not a person as viewers never see his face. V being the idea is shown in the opening scene of the movie when it is switching between Evey and V getting ready and V puts on
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(Eagleton 9). Literature can even vary from person to person depending on their opinion. The graphic novel‚ V for Vendetta‚ by Alan Moore‚ should also be considered literature due to its real-world themes‚ complex plot‚ and its ability to influence the audience. Alan Moore weaves many real-world themes throughout the story in V for Vendetta. It follows the lives of several people‚ but mainly V. Throughout the book the audience learns
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Before the Constitution‚ before the freedoms we enjoy now‚ all we had was a monarchy who used the American colonists for Britain’s gain. V for Vendetta shows us a world where simple freedoms such as speech and assembly‚ now gone and replaced by a chancellor and a government who eavesdrop on people’s conversations in the name of national security. Many scenes and actions of the movie mirror that of America’s past events. However‚ this movie was meant to show totalitarian government. The entire nation
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