The Visceral Politics of V For Vendetta: On Political Affect in cinema. By Brian L. Ott* pages 39-54 Abstract This essay concerns the role of political affect in cinema. As a case study‚ I analyze the 2006 film V for Vendetta as cinematic rhetoric. Adopting a multi-modal approach that focuses on the interplay of discourse‚ figure‚ and ground‚ I contend that the film mobilizes viewers at a visceral level to reject a politics of apathy in favor of a politics of democratic struggle. Based on the
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Voldemort‚ Hitler‚ and the End of a Species Harry Potter is a New York Times bestselling children’s book series‚ as well as a film franchise created by J.K. Rowling. The world she creates allows the readers to leave the “real” world and dive into another universe. Although the books were written primarily for children‚ many adults have read the books and watched the movies‚ joining the Harry Potter phenomenon. Many adults read her series because the stories are a response to actual real world issues
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Machiavelli and Adolf Hitler are both names synonymous with evil: killing without reason‚ fear tactics‚ cruelty. “Adolf Hitler‚ according to his own word‚ kept The Prince by his bedside‚ where it served as a constant source of inspiration…” (Downs 201). Machiavelli’s work is known as a guide to holding absolute power; Hitler took The Prince’s advice‚ but the extent is up for debate. They shared basic mutual principles‚ but certain technicalities are different. Hitler took a great amount of inspiration
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Molly Kijek Dictatorship Research Final Crawford 01 October‚ 2012 Dictator Research Paper Final Macbeth and Adolf Hitler Alike Adolf Hitler is a dictator of the twentieth century who is very similar to Macbeth. Macbeth being a fictional character created by William Shakespeare‚ and Hitler being a actual dictator in real life. They resemble eachother most in their career as soldiers‚ their challenging rise to power‚ their heartless actions‚ and their trecherous downfall. Before they held
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1900s‚ two rulers from two great nations rose to power. They are Hitler from the Nazi Germany and Stalin from the Soviet Union. Both of the two leaders share some similarities in their rule‚ for example they had total control of their countries. However‚ there are few differences between them as well. By examining the historical events‚ we can see that how Hitler and Stalin led Germany and Soviet Union to the top of world stage. Hitler rose to power in Germany while Stalin rose to power in the Soviet
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14‚ 2010 “Napoleon and Hitler” It has been said before by George Santayana “those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” In fact‚ this quote was found to be a true statement when Adolf Hitler mimicked Napoleon Bonaparte and suffered under similar circumstances. It goes to show that history can in fact repeat itself. It would be thought that Hitler would have picked up on Napoleons mistakes and learned from them‚ but that was not the case. Instead‚ Hitler followed exactly in the
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the methods and strategies of Hitler after he came into power in 1933. Knowledge of Hitler and his party aims is also essential. METHODS/STRATEGIES: * After Hindenburg died in 1934‚ Hitler became president and abolished the title of Reich President. He wished to be known as the Fuhrer – an all-embracing‚ total authority. Hitler had clear ideas about the leader principle who would replace the democratic system with an authoritarian state. * Creating the Hitler Myth: after they came to power
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the atrocities that both parties committed against their victims and the amount of people who died. Although the methods and intent were different‚ the slavery and subjugation of the Indians and the Jews as compared through the two men Columbus and Hitler and had an affect on our modern world. In fourteen hundred and ninety-two Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Portrayed‚ as
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‘Nineteen Eighty Four’ and ‘V for Vendetta.’ 1984 has a more complete level of control when compared with V for Vendetta. The party in 1984 has almost complete control of its people ‘nothing was your own except the few cubic centimetres inside your skull’ which the party maintains their control and power by fabricating the past and controlling people’s thoughts. For example in 1984‚ people are watched from telescreens‚ and monitored for ‘though crime.’ While in ‘V for Vendetta’ information is fabricated
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governments will fail. The film “V for Vendetta” and the novel “Brave New World” both comment on the issue of misuse of technology and the control of the people. V for Vendetta is the 2006 film adaptation by the Wachowski’s of the comic book of the same name created by Alan Moore. It is set in a futuristic dystopian world in which Britain is ruled by a totalitarian-fascist party‚ and follows the events triggered by a masked shadowy revolutionary known only as the letter V. Brave New World is Aldous Huxley’s
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