V for Vendetta

is used to influence our beliefs and concepts. This is why I have chosen the link; “Propaganda is used to distort morality.” This idea can be found in texts such as The Wave, written by Morton Rhue, The Hunger Games, written by Suzanne Collins, V for Vendetta, directed by James Mcteigue, and Equilibrium, directed by Kurt Wimmer. In the short novel The Wave, written by Morton Rhue, Propaganda is used to instil concepts of herd instinct (in addition to conformity to a singular idea) to a group of…

V for Vendetta – Response There are a lot of powerful words or phrases in the English language. The word that I think is the most powerful in the English language is terrorist. This word is important because this represents a stereotype held by many people. Specifically, in today’s society the word terrorist is being used a lot to stereotyping people. I’m Muslim and once people called me the word terrorist to insult me and make me feel unwelcome in Toronto. When I was called a terrorist I…

Within my visual representation, I have implemented an array of techniques in order to convey the comparative contextual values in both The Book Thief, and V for Vendetta. My poster features a young male looking into a mirror, and perceiving his own reflection. However the mirror itself is split evenly in half representing the dualistic nature of mankind; ‘brutality versus beauty’. On the left of the image, the concept of brutality is I believe being successfully portrayed, as through the…

This concept of fear promoting indifference and passivity has been explored many times during this novel, but I think this time, its significance was greater. After watching V for Vendetta, I’ve been wondering if the situation was indeed so terrible that they decided to impose such an appalling regime, or if they simply exaggerated small facts to increase fear and…

traffic camera by your nearest Walmart or when you go into a shopping store. There is a great deal of government surveillance within the book V for Vendetta, which is a fictional book. Also, in the non-fictional world, there are different things that our government does to watch and protect the people of the world. Surveillance is a big part of the V for Vendetta book. The government in the book uses surveillance throughout their whole city to help monitor the citizens in the city and control…

Ex machina is a film set in the isolated mountain home of the CEO of a massive internet search engine “bluebook” ,a young programmer named Caleb is brought in to test if the newly made A.I Ava would work in human society by using the turing test . Before everything there is the main conflict which should be man versus machine but that is not always the case ,when Caleb meets Nathan for the first time there conversation acts more like a psycho-analysis test then a normal conversation . It…

BBC America’s series #Killing Eve made a killer impact with audiences on Sunday, following up a strong first installment with another action-packed episode. The psychological thriller chronicles two women, in adversarial roles, who become obsessed with each other. Jodie Comer plays female assassin Villanelle with gusto; while Sandra Oh’s (formerly of Grey’s Anatomy) depiction of MI5 operative Eve may garner the Canadian actress more Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards. At times, you…

The Vendetta, a short story by Guy de Maupassant, is about an old mother who relentlessly avenging her son’s brutal death. Maupassant raises some important points for consideration about the idea of revenge. There are mainly four characters in this story, the widow of Paolo Saverini, her son Antonia, their dog “Semillante” and the assassin, Nicolas Ravolati. This story shows the strictness of the “Vendetta”, when the old mother promises to take his son’s revenge. The story takes place in…

Rebellion for Dummies The novel, 1984 by George Orwell and the movie, V for Vendetta directed by James McTiegue, both illustrates dystopias that suffer from constant warfare, poverty and totalitarianism. Both protagonists - Winston, from 1984 and V, V for Vendetta, a victim and villain, have a shared goal - to rebel, to overthrow the oppressive government. However, the results of their rebellion are significantly different as V emerges in victory and Winston brainwashes in failure. Many factors…

Have you ever tried convincing millions of citizens to overthrow their government in the name of freedom because of a tyrannical government? Maybe not, Hypnosis and overthrowing a tyrannical government are the main plots for the movies Trance and V for vendetta. In summary, the movie, Trance, Simon who is an art auctioneer and a gambling addict gets into a bit trouble because of his gambling addiction. Simon now must steal a very expensive painting to repay a debt, but in the process, is hit in…