Alan Ruck

Watchmen, the graphic novel written and illustrated by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons seek to question the superhero archetypes by refusing to provide a clear hero of a hero or a villain. The philosophy and motivation of the Watchmen characters were purposely created by Moore and Gibbons to defy the generic archetype of the characters. Generally, Superhero comics have characters who are shoved into simple categories which does not allow them to be multifaceted, but in Watchmen Moore and Gibbons steer

Rebellion against Oppression in V for Vendetta V for Vendetta depicts the UK as a fascist police state in the late 2030s. The movie is set post pandemic after most of the world had been torn apart by the “St. Mary’s Virus”. The Norsefire party lead by High Chancellor Adam Sutler runs the country. The people are opposed and driven into conformity by fear. “Undesirable” individuals such as those who oppose the Norsefire party, Muslims, and homosexuals, are imprisoned in concentration camps where they

Watchmen by Alan Moore is a graphic novel, it tells the story of groups of superheroes in the 1980’s. The watchmen have a very dark tone with characters that are seen as antiheroes. The reason that the superheroes in the watchmen are antiheroes is because they do not focus on saving people and helping others like regular heroes do. They seem to care more about themselves than protecting the citizens. Every superhero represents a different attitude and are linked with each other strongly and every

V for Vendetta was a movie created in early 2006 by James McTeigue and is about life after the world war. London is now a fascist government that is being attack by V, using terrorist attacks to fight the levels. 1984 was a book written by George Orwell and is about after the atomic war and how london was controlled by a fascist government big bro.., just like V for Vendetta. Both 1984 and V for Vendetta are dystopian societies, which means it’s an undesirable society, although both will have similarities

From an early age, my art making was influenced by narrative works like movies and comic books. Among these are V for Vendetta and Sin City, both movie adaptations of graphic novels. V for Vendetta is a politically charged graphic novel set in a dystopian future where most of the known world is ran by a tyrannical dictator. This dictator enforces a moral code taken from the Bible that deems all homosexuality as punishable by death. The movie and graphic novel use clean, crisp lines and striking symbols

‘V for Vendetta’ is a thrilling action about a tactical ‘villain’ and his master plan to overthrow the fascist government that is ruling over his country. The director of the film, James McTeique, uses many film techniques that help shape the narrative and ideas in the movie. One scene which showcases James McTeique’s skill with specific film techniques is the exposition and mirror scene [0.00-4.14]. McTeique effectively uses context, dialogue, symbolism, mise-en-scene and cinematography to develop

The very first thing you will hear is Sarah McLahlan's song " In the Arms Of An Angel ". Have you noticed that every American including most likely everyone in your household who has ever watched television, automatically associate this song with the pictures that are depicted in the commercial. They want you to remember the dead and sick animals they show you every time you hear and see it. It hits home as you look at your pets and wonder how they would be if they lived the lives that these animals

Howard the Duck is strange reading material and in a completely different category than what we read last week. I think it is really interesting as an example of the “funny animal” trope. This is when an animal (in a comic, cartoon, etc.) walks around on two legs like a human, and acts like a human, and is saddled with human problems. Usually, I associate this with silly characters meant for kids, like Goofy or Mickey Mouse. But I think the character type is much more interesting when its creator

Alan Menken, a famous Composer, Actor, and Artist, was born on July 22,1949 in New Rochelle, New York. Alan received a taste of the music life from the start, his mother, Judy Menken, was a young actress/playwright and his father, Norman Menken, DDS, was a piano playing dentist (Biography Comments 1). His whole family loved Broadway musicals and they spent many nights together just listening to his father play piano, Alan once said, “I showed an interest in piano at a very young age, but I hated

fairy-tale storytelling archetypes of the early Disney princess movie-musicals and a modern reinvention of these stereotypes in order to create a harmonious blend between the two. However, both “When Will my Life Begin?” and “I Have a Dream,” with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Glenn Slater, employ diverse musical references and techniques that nevertheless starkly challenge the construction of the typical Disney