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    The first step was to eliminate the so-called “cause” of the struggle. Hitler blamed the Jews for causing these issues. Throughout the movie in V for Vendetta there is similar events and images that remind the audience of Hitler and the Holocaust. Several scenes show the Chancellor Adam Sutler in front of a camera and a crowd expressing his view of the world with very elaborate detail and very…

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    even darkness, just nonexistence. And the reason why my biggest fear is death as whenever I think of death, pain is the first word that comes into my mind. Although in the movie V for Vendetta, V overcomes the fear of death. “I see you do not fear death”(V for Vendetta 2005).The word you in this dialogue is being referred to V, where he overcame the fear of death because of his fearless, determined revenge on the government on what they had done to him and the whole society in the…

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    V for Vendetta and 1984 speak of a society similar to our own needs such as leadership, stability, and freedom from an autocratic government. In 1984, Winston Smith struggles under a dystopian government where the Party has complete control over society, with Big Brother monitoring even their thoughts. In V for Vendetta, London is under fascist rule of a dictator named Sutler who demands control over society, to the extent of using humans as a scientific experiment even if it resulted in their…

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    Genre theory is the study of films so that they may be put into the correct categories or genres. This helps allow the audience understand the type of film they will be watching before they watch it. Any film made will fall under one or more genre with some being broken down into sub-genres. There are several major genres such as, romantic comedy, mysteries, documentaries, fantasy, musicals, gangster films, and my favorite horror. The horror genre can be broken into many subgenres which can…

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    It is popularly said that movies reflect life. Directors and writers of movie production usually aim to send some form of message to their audience that may be adhere to the political, social, economic, or moral aspects of modern life. Some of these movies directly refer to modern events and entangle them into the plot of the movie. This event or policy usually directly affects the main character. This is reflected in the movie Saw VI, directed by Kevin Greutert in 2009. Saw VI reflects a real…

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    V For Vendetta Essay

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    under the skin of the system they do not find legitimate. Two protagonists, Christoper McCandless aka Alexander Supertamp from Into the Wild and V from V for Vendetta take both approaches respectfully,…

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    remember the 5th of November. The gunfire, treason, and plot. I know of no reason the why the Gunpowder Treason should ever by forgot.” That is the opening sentence for V for Vendetta. V for Vendetta is a movie about a guy in a Guy Fawkes mask, “V”, in an alternate future where Germany won WWII and Great Britain is now a fascist state, while “V” uses hit and run tactics against the British government he ends up crossing paths and rescuing a woman from police, he makes her his ally that he can…

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    V for Vendetta is a graphic novel written by Alan Moore and illustrated by David Lloyd (with additional art by Tony Weare), published by Vertigo. The story depicts a dystopian and post-apocalyptic near-future history version of the United Kingdom preceded by a nuclear war in the 1980s which has left most of the world destroyed. There was movie adaptation made in 2005 but changed some aspects so it would reach a larger audience. This essay will specifically be looking at the comparisons between…

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    V For Vendetta

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    The film V for Vendetta directed by James McTeigue is a dark thriller set in futuristic, totalitarian Britain. V for Vendetta tells the story of a mild-mannered young woman named Evey who is rescued from a life and death situation by a masked vigilante known only as "V." McTeigue uses a wide variety of film techniques to help express thought and emotion of the characters. In the opening scene of ‘V for Vendetta’ McTeigue establishes the setting to be an oppressive, totalitarian society in need…

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    We open the story,”V for Vendetta”, to a woman getting ready in here apartment. The setting is a dystopian London town. The woman’s name is Evey. She goes out on the street but gets stopped by fingermen. A masked man named V, swoops in and saves her by killing two fingerman. He then takes Evey back to his Shadow Gallery, where he holds a lot of art and music that were taken by the government. V then goes after Mr. Prothero and captures him by killing all of bodyguards. He takes Prothero to a…

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