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    Bowling for Columbine film by Michael Moore is a film in which its central argument is that Americans are afraid of each mainly because of the media whose goals are to put fear in the American community. Unlike several documentaries this one is unique; this film is intended to appeal to the audience who are against guns or are pro-gun control and safety. Across this film, Moore’s takes all of the audience through an exploration of the history of guns and violence, and with the big question, we all

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    Despite the fact that some believe the everyday people do not contribute to the rise of dystopian societies, Alan Moore argues otherwise in Book Two, Chapter Three of his graphic novel, V for Vendetta, as he compares the citizens of London to an incompetent company worker. V criticizes how mankind has become complacent with their current lifestyle. V first commends people for the advancements and successes they had in the past, such as when man first landed on the moon. He refers to these advancements

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    V for Vendetta is a political thriller film directed by James McTeigue and written by the Wachowski brothers that has as audience politicians, people who were imprisoned in concentration camps, political opponents, England people, and people who like movies in general. In this film, V the main character is a charismatic, shadowy, and very powerful individual who is fighting for other people’s freedom that were taken by their government. In that time, England was ruled by fascists, when homosexuals

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    The Bond franchise has majorly influenced popular culture worldwide since it started in 1962. Everyone orders their drink shaken, not stirred, because of Bond. The film industry will forever owe 007 for all that it has brought to the big screen. Spy movies all started with Dr. No in 1962. Cars in the Bond films will be remember as some of the classics. Every young teenage boy wants to be Bond after he watches one of the films. The lifestyle of driving fast, never looking back, and living on the edge

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    V For Vendetta Comparison

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    Both the original text and the adaptation of V for Vendetta provokes us to analyze fascism, dystopian societies, and anarchism in order to establish an idyllic society. Through specific attention to detail, they both share a narrative, which centers on the characters V and Evey, provoking us to question V and at some point Evey’s morality. V for Vendetta serves as an interpretation on England in the later 20th century. The graphic novel and the movie adaptation of V for Vendetta carry many major

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    In V for Vendetta (2006), James McTeigue uses several editing techniques to emphasize the dystopian environment the movie is set in. One of the film’s most compelling scenes is a domino montage where the protagonist, V, is seen setting up dominoes while Eric Finch, the detective in charge of capturing V, is in his office telling a colleague about his findings. McTeigue uses juxtaposition to connect these seemingly unrelated scenes and add suspense to this pivotal scene in the film. McTeigue incorporates

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    subject of fear in the United States. Directed by Michael Moore, this film centres around the idea that fear plays a big role in America’s current society, and aims to shed light on this negative theme. In this film, Michael Moore focuses on fear, and how American businesses use it to influence the American people. In this societal reading of the documentary ‘Bowling for Columbine’, I will first discuss the societal issue of fear that Michael Moore targets in the documentary and how we conveys this message

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    From 007 to Austin Powers Austin Powers is the Comical Version of James Bond. Their movies have some similarities, from movie titles, to characters and props. Austin powers looks nothing like James Bond but both are Spies working for British Intelligence. In the movie Austin Powers: International man of Mystery, If you are searching for similarities in the movies you would notice Dr. Evil has an obsession with Sharks. Many James Bond villains have obsessions like Ernst Stavro Blofeld which is the

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    Fahrenheit 9/11 Analysis

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    Something similar was done in the Fahrenhype 9/11 and Fahrenheit 9/11 documentaries. Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 film is an opinion piece, he used information that backs up his point of view. This makes the film unfair. In the film, he interviewed people that agreed with him and his beliefs about President Bush. Throughout the film, he questioned Bush administration's motives for wars in Iraq. The film argues that President George W. Bush had close ties with the royal house of Saud of Saudi Arabia

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    Copyrighted in 2009, ten years after the horrific massacre at Columbine High School, Columbine by Dave Cullen strives to delve deeper into the mystery of that April shooting. Cullen was introduced to Columbine when he entered the scene as a journalist, but didn’t finish his research until nearly nine years later with the publishing of his book (Cullen xiv). However, Columbine was well worth the wait, landing him an Edgar Award, Goodreads Choice Award, Barnes and Noble Discover Awards, and the Top

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