Literary Analysis-
Although the text uses a metaphor to compare the government’s rule to “an iron hand”, the tone is fairly neutral as it neither favours nor criticizes the information. The lack of a bias in the text not only provides information so that viewers can formulate their own opinions but it also shows the effect that the police state has on the characters in the movie. By providing information in a neutral tone, the viewers are able to interpret that the government’s absolute rule causes the lack of self-expression. Through the quotation, it is evident that the narrator acknowledges the government's control. However, it does not criticize the effect of the control showing how opinions are censored and only information that is upholds the government can be provided to the general public.
The negative diction such as “collapsed” and “short supply” reveals the post-apocalyptic setting of the movie. Lacking in many resources, it is hinted that the movie is just recovering from a devastating event. Although it is revealed that the economy collapsed, no further information is given about the setting of the movie in the text. The vagueness helps create a mysterious atmosphere for the movie. In fact the lack of information on the setting foreshadows the characters ignorance to the government’s falsification of history later on …show more content…
The collapse of the economy and the shortages in supplies reflect the decay of values in the movie. In the movie, a decay of values is evident as individuals watch the killing of individuals on the game show “The Running Man” as a form of entertainment. In fact, the more gruesome the games are, the more excited the audience are. The parallelism between the shortages and the diminishing values in the movie formulates juvenalian satire. The movie uses the biting satire to criticize the evil tendencies of our
Although the text uses a metaphor to compare the government’s rule to “an iron hand”, the tone is fairly neutral as it neither favours nor criticizes the information. The lack of a bias in the text not only provides information so that viewers can formulate their own opinions but it also shows the effect that the police state has on the characters in the movie. By providing information in a neutral tone, the viewers are able to interpret that the government’s absolute rule causes the lack of self-expression. Through the quotation, it is evident that the narrator acknowledges the government's control. However, it does not criticize the effect of the control showing how opinions are censored and only information that is upholds the government can be provided to the general public.
The negative diction such as “collapsed” and “short supply” reveals the post-apocalyptic setting of the movie. Lacking in many resources, it is hinted that the movie is just recovering from a devastating event. Although it is revealed that the economy collapsed, no further information is given about the setting of the movie in the text. The vagueness helps create a mysterious atmosphere for the movie. In fact the lack of information on the setting foreshadows the characters ignorance to the government’s falsification of history later on …show more content…
The collapse of the economy and the shortages in supplies reflect the decay of values in the movie. In the movie, a decay of values is evident as individuals watch the killing of individuals on the game show “The Running Man” as a form of entertainment. In fact, the more gruesome the games are, the more excited the audience are. The parallelism between the shortages and the diminishing values in the movie formulates juvenalian satire. The movie uses the biting satire to criticize the evil tendencies of our