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    V for Vendetta Essay V The main character in the movie V for Vendetta is simply named V. His name is partly used as a symbol for the roman number five. Through his rebellion actions he became a revolutionary figure for the population in England. The city of London‚ the set of the movie‚ is supposed to be playing during 1980-1990‚ led by a fascist party. The original V for Vendetta story is a ten-issue comic book series and subsequently made into a movie in 2006. Comparing the movie with the original

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    How fear is portrayed in the film V for Vendetta Peering out the top window‚ you would see them coming. Five men dressed in black from head to toe. Carrying huge clubs and guns. First you’d hear it‚ the CRASH and THUMP of the door as it was knocked violently to the ground. “Search the house!” The leader of the five would hiss. Thick steel boots would tramp up the stairs and into your room. You would be sick with fear‚ Frozen to the spot. The other men would silently move into place behind their

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    HOBBES: POLITICAL AUTHORITY Hobbes presents an argument for political authority that is radical for its time; it relies on individual consent as the foundation for legitimacy. But Hobbes wanted to ensure that placing the individual at the center of his theory would produce order and stability rather than disorder and chaos. How does Hobbes manage to bring his emphasis on individualism together with his desire for order or stability? Hobbes argument for political authority is indeed radical

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    2014 V for Vendetta & Amontillado Comparison Essay: Everything psychological is biological. Dopamine is released when one’s content; Oxytocin when one’s around the people they love. Despite these powerful emotions‚ Epinephrine could rise above all (Butler‚ 2014). Epinephrine is released when one experiences vast amounts of anger. It triggers a fighting response‚ a suppressive‚ addictive feeling of change for a greater good. Activation of such feeling is not complex. In the movie V for Vendetta

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    REVOLT The movie “ V for Vendetta” has many thought provoking words and quotes throughout it. This film directed by James Mc Teigue and produced by the Wachowski brothers is a thriller that captures the idea of a dystopian society. Joshua Tyler from Cinema Blend.com touches on a number of these topics in his review. In my opinion this movie is dark‚ yet enlightening at the same time. This film digs beneath the surface to reveal the psychological factors‚ particularly our own fears

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    James McTeigue’s V for Vendetta proposes the idea that violence can be both oppressor and liberator. England’s fascist regime‚ Norsefire‚ terrorises its citizens into conformity‚ whereas protagonist V uses the same principles of terror to establish freedom. The films metaphoric reference to historical people and events provides us with a key comparison tool. Through the use of camera work‚ dialogue and symbolism viewers are able to better understand this bizarre ideology. Camera work allows us

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    Hobbes Human nature since the beginning of time has been to fight for control over things someone found useful . To “control” something that would make yourself powerful or even god-like. Most have tried by force ‚ fear and even love to control various things from land and weapons and even smaller things like rice and water . It has taken figures with strong mentalitys to pause the everyday fight for key essentials to focus and sometimes even dedicate their life to the humans and

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    Brainwashed or Truly Embraced? V for Vendetta By Alan Moore and David Lloyd “16. Was Evey brainwashed by V or did she truly embrace V’s ideals” A teenage girl saved by V while she became involved with a gang of London’s secrete police while looking for a way to escape her social‚ economical and emotional needs. That’s how Alan Moore and David Lloyd introduce Evey Hammond‚ a fictional character and one of the protagonists of the comic book series V for Vendetta. Growing up on Shooters Hill in

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    Analyze how techniques were used to create a strong impression of at least one character or individual In the dystopian film V for Vendetta directed by James Mcteigue. The main character V had a strong impression in the film; this impression was made through the use of dialogue‚ symbolism and music. V is portrayed as a freedom fighter or a terrorist‚ who wears a Guy Fawkes mask and begins an elaborate‚ violent plan to murder his former captors and bring down the corrupt government. Guy Fawkes stood

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    them to one another in V for Vendetta. There is no doubt that V is a variable in V for Vendetta. In an equation‚ a variable is a representation and it can be changed. V is a representation for an idea being portrayed throughout the book and we certainly see the transformation of this variable. The names V‚ Valerie‚ and Evey act as a changing identity throughout a common idea. V is first evolved from Valerie who later turns Evey into the next V protégé. Why choose the codename V for the main character

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