V for Vendetta Essay The highly debated precincts of post colonialism‚ contrary to popular belief can in fact be applied to the James McTeigue film‚ V for Vendetta‚ which conforms to and yet penetrates the expanses of the genre‚ using a masked megalomaniac rebelling against a futuristic totalitarian authority. Contrary to common post colonial literature‚ wherein one race often colonizes another‚ V for Vendetta portrays a rebellion against an authoritarian party which has in its own sense “colonized”
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into positions of tremendous power. Resultantly‚ they extort others. In the novel Animal Farm‚ Napoleon is the leader of a farm appropriately entitled “Animal Farm”. In a larger breadth‚ the film V for Vendetta features Adam Sutler as the High Chancellor of England. The novel and film explore the theme: dangers of an irresponsible leader. They do so by examining abuse of language as an instrument of control‚ betrayal of trust‚ and the implementation of major characters. In both pieces‚ the leader
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Through the dystopic texts of 1984 written by George Orwell and V for Vendetta directed by James McTeigue‚ the concept of a cautionary tale is portrayed by the dystopic qualities present in the highlighted texts. To which a dystopic text is an exploration of restrictive and controlling societies which reflect modern day concerns. To portray the texts as a warning story‚ Orwell and McTeigue give depictions of the dystopic qualities of their worlds‚ through the loss of independence and freedom and
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told conventionally: we follow the action with Evey‚ with V‚ and with Finch. This part of the story also makes much use of television screens‚ with events being told – or retold – via news reports. The brief reference to an avian flu outbreak helps to suggest topicality. [See below] Montage is used to show the responses of people in the city. We see them watching TV and watch with them. Several of the main characters are shown reacting to V ’s broadcast address. Gordon ’s show is screened on TV
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you cannot kill or destroy an idea. An idea is intangible. It is powerful. You cannot touch‚ hold‚ kiss‚ let alone shoot it and kill it. The person who came out with the idea can be gone. However‚ the idea will always remain there. The movie V for Vendetta is based on the Gunpowder Treason Plot idea. The Gunpowder Treason Plot was Guy Fawkes’ plan to make use of barrels of gunpowder in the basement to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London. It is a prelude to a popular revolt and they wanted
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After reading the three articles about Banksy‚ Dorothea Lange‚ and V for Vendetta I noticed great details including the historical and social background of the artists and art making visual arguments. When one understands the background of an artist and his or her work its interesting to figure out how they correspond with their personal ideologies and morals as well as what they were influenced by and how they became who they are today. It Is important to learn and understand the historical and
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The Visceral Politics of V For Vendetta: On Political Affect in cinema. By Brian L. Ott* pages 39-54 Abstract This essay concerns the role of political affect in cinema. As a case study‚ I analyze the 2006 film V for Vendetta as cinematic rhetoric. Adopting a multi-modal approach that focuses on the interplay of discourse‚ figure‚ and ground‚ I contend that the film mobilizes viewers at a visceral level to reject a politics of apathy in favor of a politics of democratic struggle. Based on the
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No Glory: Why V For Vendetta is so Gruesome In V For Vendetta‚ Alan Moore and David Lloyd throw their readers into the story of an underground protagonists quest to bring down a not-so-distant future dystopia created by an all-seeing British government. As far as plot is concerned‚ Vendetta is nothing out of the ordinary. Typical elements include an oppressive communist government‚ a much sought after young female‚ a protagonist with almost super human powers‚ chase scenes and even promiscuous
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In the film V for Vendetta‚ James McTeigue uses visual and verbal techniques to communicate significant ideas to the audience. The televised speech scene shows the character V as he infiltrates Jordan Tower and broadcasts his personal message out to the people of England. In this scene‚ McTeigue uses techniques such as cross-cutting and out-of-shot‚ over-the-shoulder shot and dialogue. These techniques are important because they effectively develop characters such as Evey and show the impact that
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governments will fail. The film “V for Vendetta” and the novel “Brave New World” both comment on the issue of misuse of technology and the control of the people. V for Vendetta is the 2006 film adaptation by the Wachowski’s of the comic book of the same name created by Alan Moore. It is set in a futuristic dystopian world in which Britain is ruled by a totalitarian-fascist party‚ and follows the events triggered by a masked shadowy revolutionary known only as the letter V. Brave New World is Aldous Huxley’s
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