V For Vendetta And 1984 Comparison Essay

Imagine living in a world where freedom of expression, thought, belief, and happiness was not allowed. In George Orwell's 1984 and James McTeigue’s movie V for Vendetta that would be completely normal. The citizens do not have these freedoms, in fact they do not have freedom at all. Both 1984 and V for Vendetta are being ruled by a totalitarian government and have similar views on how society should be run. For example they both use the media and slogans to manipulate the citizens into believing everything that they say. A second example would be that the government also does not allow anyone to have privacy. They are all constantly being watched through cameras and telescreens, and if caught committing a crime they are tortured or beaten to
Similarly, in 1984 The Party’s slogan “War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; and Ignorance is Strength,” is used to become powerful. Since both V for Vendetta and 1984 are being ruled by a totalitarian government which means that everyone and everything is under the rule of the government. The government brainwashes the people to think that they are always right. In 1984, this is done by party members that work at the Ministry of Truth. Workers at the Ministry of Truth re-write history in the favor of the state of Oceania. For example, when the citizens started to receive less food, The Party rewrote their conjectures to make it seem like they were receiving more food than ever. Likewise, in V for Vendetta, a man goes against the government and blows up a building, after hearing this, the government makes it look like they were the ones who planned the explosion so that it appears to have control over everything. Also, the government in both stories intrudes on the people at any given moment if they are deemed to have been guilty of a crime. These people are taken to prisons where they are deprived of food and tortured until the government is