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    prove to be very threatening. The 2005 dystopian political thriller film V for Vendetta explores the idea of how a central power can cause conflict. Throughout the film many forms of power are apparent. Traditional type of power, revolutionary, naked, psychological and physical power are all present. Naked power stands out as the power which provokes and has the most effect on the central power conflict. V for Vendetta takes place in a dystopian future where a neo-fascist regime, the Norsefire party

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    Comparing and Contrasting 1984 and V for Vendetta The novel 1984 and the graphic novel V for Vendetta have similar views on how society is being run. However V for Vendetta was based on 1984 since 1984 was written before V for Vendetta. Both of these novels are similar in a way like the themes and how the male protagonists are the one in charge of overturning the government. The first similarity between 1984 and V for Vendetta is that the society is being run by totalitarian rule. It is the government

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    is a major theme portrayed in the film “V for Vendetta”, and the short stories “Harrison Bergeron” and “Repent, Harlequin!” These works all take place in a totalitarian government, and represent individuality through its characters and setting. The ways in which these stories explore individuality are different; however, the main purpose of these stories is to warn against the danger of conformity. In the film, “V for Vendetta”, individualism is represented through the actions

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    “We are told to remember the idea, not the man because a man can fail. He can be caught. He can be killed and forgotten. But four hundred years later an idea can still change the world” (V For Vendetta). This quote comes from the movie V For Vendetta. In the movie V (Hugo Weaving) sets out to destroy the current government: the Fascist Norsefire party (“the party”) and ruled by the chancellor (John Hurt). Almost the entire world population have been destroyed by war, and the St. Mary's virus

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    In the film “V for Vendetta” directed by James McTeigue, the sequence I close read was the killing of Sutler, Creedy, and V. This sequence was extremely intense and had me sitting on the edge of my seat all throughout. Four techniques that were used in this sequence by McTeigue that made this so consuming were camera angles, camera shots, camera movement and sound effects. Firstly, let us take a look at the technique, camera angles. McTeigue uses camera angles to show us who has the power and more

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    James McTeique’s V for Vendetta explores several different themes common to the Science-Fiction genre, but focuses mainly on the concept of a dystopian political environment. The film depicts an autocratic government that rules over an oppressed society by controlling almost every aspect of their lives, such as their jobs and even the types of foods they are allowed. Although the film is set in the near future, it draws significant parallels to the past. Originally a graphic novel by Alan Moore

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    “1984”, by George Orwell and the movie “V for Vendetta”, by  James McTeigue, describe the life and struggle faced in a totalitarian government, with one leader or a party who runs the nation. The novel “1984”, by George Orwell is a gripping novel written post World War Two, that is represents a world with dictatorship and nations fighting with each other for people, which are not a human being for the governing party. While the movie “V for Vendetta” is set in an alternative future where a neo-fascist

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    novel ‘The Book Thief’ by Markus Zusak and the film ‘V for Vendetta’ by James McTeigue emphasising the concepts of totalitarianism and rebellion by subjected governments. ‘The Book Thief’ parallels with the contextual influences of the Nazi Party ruled by Adolf Hitler in the 1930s. Whereas ‘V for Vendetta’ draws a direct correlation from the horrendous acts in Iraq governed by George Bush subsequent to the infamous attack of 9/11. V for Vendetta is a mirroring film of the contextual influence of the

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    V For Vendetta Guy Fawk

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    V for vendetta, V wears the Guy Fawkes mask to hide his identity and the physical scars. The Guy Fawkes mask was to design to look like Guy Fawkes stylised by David Lloyd. The Guy Fawkes mask shows only one facial expression which is a charming smile. This gives a dark secret behind who is in the mask which in this case V hides his scars and to keep his identity in hiding. When V wears the mask you don’t know what are his intensions almost like he is looking down on you, in other words having a

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    With the recent uptick in the activity of populist, nationalist, and, dare I say, fascism movements, one can only wonder what could be the meaning of this. Whether it be Great Britain’s departure from the European Union (mostly over open immigration), the election of Donald Trump, or the meteoric rise of the alt-right, led by such lovely and tolerant figures as Richard Spencer and Steve Bannon, the political winds and tides are shifting. Ideas of globalism are on their way out, being replaced by

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