Human degradation is used similarly in both Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four and McTeigue’s V for Vendetta by taking away real food and replacing it with food produced by the leading authority‚ in V for Vendetta this is shown when Evey is given breakfast by V and is surprised that V has real butter‚ and in Nineteen Eighty-Four Winston complains about the coffee and is astounded when Julia has real coffee and chocolate which she stole. This connects with the readers experiences by using something extremely
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Fascist Britain: V for Vendetta V for Vendetta is a film about fascist Britain―secret police‚ religious suppression‚ concentration camps‚ death squads‚ and curfews―complete government control of life itself is in place countrywide. Britain is in trouble‚ the people need a freedom fighter to win back the country; and luckly when BTN employee Evey needs a hero most‚ V arrives. V is the newest anarchist on the block‚ with unusual powers‚ a mastery of martial arts‚ and extreme intelligence‚ V delivers the
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V: The New and Improved Fawkes On November 5th‚ 1605‚ the people of London celebrated the escape of their king from an attempted bombing called The Gunpowder Plot. A man named Guy Fawkes was in charge of the gunpowder stocked underneath the House of Parliament. Fawkes and his allies tried to destroy the government by destroying Parliament and the King because they did not agree with the views. Fawkes was found‚ questioned‚ and hanged. In the movie version of the comic V for Vendetta a freedom fighter
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V for Vendetta is a story set in a futuristic dystopian England where the totalitarian government rules over its people with fear and an anonymous anarchist named “V” aims to disrupt the government. The story was originally created in graphic novel format by author Alan Moore and artist David Lloyd between 1982 and 1985. Twenty years later‚ action director James McTeigue directed a movie adaptation of V for Vendetta. While both versions of V for Vendetta contain similar plot elements and characters
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‘V’ For Vendetta Written by the Wachowskis -- Andy and his brother‚ Larry and directed by first-timer James McTeigue‚ the movie (Travers)‚ ‘V’ for Vendetta expresses an individuals’ vengeance over the government who destroyed his life. Escaping from the torture camp‚ where he was held‚ ‘V’‚ the main character of the movie‚ seeks to take revenge on the government who changed his life forever. The movie shows the character ‘V’ turning into a mutant with special powers and skills due
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Ambiguity Foremost moral ambiguity is the concept that creates a sense of obscurity‚ as a result actions are to be judged by the roots that generated that outcome. In the film V for Vendetta two characters are portrayed as being moral ambiguous. The keen doctor that was biologically experimenting on people with a virus. Secondly‚ V himself‚ for the crimes he committed‚ the assassination of several people and most vitally the torturing of Evey to vanish her fear. “It’s you isn’t it? You’ve come to kill
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"Remember‚ remember‚ the Fifth of November‚ the gunpowder treason and plot. I know of no reason why the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot." V for Vendetta‚ directed by James McTeigue‚ opens with this quote‚ briefly describing the history of Guy Fawkes and his plan to overthrow a tyrannical government‚ a plan which the protagonist seems to follow in London some 400 years later. This film‚ while of course is meant to entertain as most films do‚ is also given the role of sending a message.
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Oppressive governments and the psychological manipulation of the people are the strong themes and warning signs that these two powerful works of art‚ 1984 and V for Vendetta‚ attempt to delineate. 1984 and V for Vendetta have their similarities and differences yet their worlds are built around these basic tenets. Yet varying with their degree of control‚ both the novel and the film depict despotic leaders and repressive governments. Both of these leaders use intricate methods to keep control.
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In the film‚ ‘V for Vendetta’‚ the director‚ James McTeigue‚ uses a variety of visual and oral features to influence my understanding of overcoming political oppression. The setting of the film is in a dystopian future‚ where the citizens of London are oppressed by the Norsefire regime. McTeigue features symbolism‚ motifs‚ camera shots‚ sound and dialogue in select scenes to convey the importance of overcoming political oppression in the film. McTeigue uses visual and oral features in the ‘Old
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Several students have told me that the film V for Vendetta is “just like” 1984. Since I’m always interested in resources that might make Orwell’s important warning clear to younger people‚ growing up as they are in a world that is so shaped by Newspeak and Doublethink–now referred to as “political correctness”–that his message is hard for them to hear‚ I watched the film. It was similar‚ in the sense that in both stories humanity is being oppressed by a totalitarian regime. Still‚ it was the differences
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