Year 11 English – V for Vendetta
People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people. This is a quote taken from the film V for Vendetta, a dystopian film that raises some relevant points about contemporary issues and societal norms.
In this presentation, I will be showing examples of how the message of this dystopic film has been communicated through representation of characters, camera angles, and plot.
Set against the backdrop of a totalitarian Britain, V for Vendetta follows the story of Evey Hammond, a young woman who is rescued from a life-threatening situation by a masked vigilante known as "V." V ignites a revolution when he destroys two London landmarks and takes over the government-controlled …show more content…
There is no culture or personality, and the government forbids certain artwork and literature to make certain that ideology does not arise.
The second main characteristic is that the society is made to seem like a utopia. This illusion is upheld by strict regulations and the brainwashing of the public through media influence. The illusion of a utopia was not only created by England’s government, it was created equally by its people, who let themselves stand by and watch when it could have been stopped. The aspect of corporate control through the media in this film is communicated through the techniques, among others, of characters and camera angles. In V for Vendetta, propaganda and continuous acts of brainwashing are presented in trusted media outlets like the local news. This kind of corporate control allows the public to believe in the image of the utopian world that the media promotes, where the reality to the audience is a dystopia. Throughout the film we see examples of the media's influence and how the illusion of a perfect society is held in place when the media is controlled by the government and information available to the public is not always accurate. This is relevant to modern society because the media is widely trusted as a valid source of information, but the fact that the story can be manipulated to make the people hear whatever the authoritative power wants them to hear is one that is widely ignored. (show
People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people. This is a quote taken from the film V for Vendetta, a dystopian film that raises some relevant points about contemporary issues and societal norms.
In this presentation, I will be showing examples of how the message of this dystopic film has been communicated through representation of characters, camera angles, and plot.
Set against the backdrop of a totalitarian Britain, V for Vendetta follows the story of Evey Hammond, a young woman who is rescued from a life-threatening situation by a masked vigilante known as "V." V ignites a revolution when he destroys two London landmarks and takes over the government-controlled …show more content…
There is no culture or personality, and the government forbids certain artwork and literature to make certain that ideology does not arise.
The second main characteristic is that the society is made to seem like a utopia. This illusion is upheld by strict regulations and the brainwashing of the public through media influence. The illusion of a utopia was not only created by England’s government, it was created equally by its people, who let themselves stand by and watch when it could have been stopped. The aspect of corporate control through the media in this film is communicated through the techniques, among others, of characters and camera angles. In V for Vendetta, propaganda and continuous acts of brainwashing are presented in trusted media outlets like the local news. This kind of corporate control allows the public to believe in the image of the utopian world that the media promotes, where the reality to the audience is a dystopia. Throughout the film we see examples of the media's influence and how the illusion of a perfect society is held in place when the media is controlled by the government and information available to the public is not always accurate. This is relevant to modern society because the media is widely trusted as a valid source of information, but the fact that the story can be manipulated to make the people hear whatever the authoritative power wants them to hear is one that is widely ignored. (show