Film Review: V for Vendetta “People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.” Based on the comics of the same name‚ V for Vendetta is a mind-opening feature film from 2005 that alters our perception towards how much freedom we‚ as citizens‚ really hold. The masterpiece itself serves as a refreshing cinematic experience amongst the repetitive action films made today that serve no meaning and hold no passion. James McTeigue was the hard-working man
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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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WRITING A BOOK / FILM REVIEW Reviews are brief accounts of books‚ films‚ plays‚ CDs‚ etc. Their purpose is to inform readers and viewers‚ while also giving opinions and recommendations about whether or not they should buy a CD‚ read a book‚ watch a film‚ etc. A good film / book review should include: ( An introduction which gives facts and background information concerning the book‚ film‚ etc‚ its credits. Some good examples of them are the following: Credits: • Title and year
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Films versus books Nowadays‚ in the century of the technological progress‚ people tend to read less and instead of it they prefer to watch movies. It depends on people‚ but for me books are much better. Firstly‚ books develop in us the power of the imagination. Readers create their own world‚ they decide for themselves‚ how the characters look like‚ how they speak and other details. This imagination is the creative process‚ which is missing in the film. Books let us live everything that happens
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Books‚ TV‚ Films… There are myriad of media types for information communication nowadays. Comparing with a traditional media‚ such as books‚ TV and film are more up-to-date media means. However‚ all of them have their own benefits and drawbacks. Ancient people of different countries used dried palm leaves‚ silk‚ stones‚ papyrus to write texts and transmit them. Therefore‚ books linked to humans’ desire to create long lasting records and since they played very essential role in human’s life. They
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Similarly‚ McTeigue demonstrates how the corruptive nature of men‚ amplified by power causes destructive historical cycles through his allegorical film V for Vendetta. Like the Handmaid’s Tale‚ V for Vendetta sets in a fascist police state run by the Norsefire party‚ an allusion to the Nazi party of WWI. Here‚ control is extremely practiced as their government “uses lies to hide the truth‚” euphemising its objectives and hyperbolising on “war‚ terror‚ disease… conspired to rob common sense” and “coercive
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Literature vs. Film Literature can‚ at times‚ have a fascinating connection with film. In some cases‚ it is evident that the two are intertwined in many more ways than the average person may realize. Whether it is a film or a piece of literature‚ both are written by someone that wants to impact readers or a viewing audience. With that being said‚ it is always a question of whether or not the author accomplished his or her goal and if the audience was impacted in the way he or she wanted. Is this intent
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There were a few changes that were made to make a smooth transition from stage to film‚ but there were many things that stayed the same. The plot of both versions was basically the same. The play and film centers on Father Flynn‚ Sister James‚ and Sister Aloysius. Sister Aloysius is convinced that Father Flynn has acted inappropriately around the male students at the school‚ and Sister James is the naïve young teacher that wants to see the best in everyone and tries her hardest to believe that the
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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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ABSTRACT: This paper discusses the viability of certain aspects (the sex lottery) of Plato ’s Republic‚ book V. It is college level ’A ’ paper. Book V of The Republic finds Socrates explaining the practical details necessary in the creation of an ideal polis. He proposes a system for population control and human eugenics based on a lottery of sorts which will determine who will mate with whom and when. The lottery is "rigged" by the rulers in order that the best of the "herd" will mate much more
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