![]() You can easily see the lead chief show some questionable looks to Sutler’s demands and we can also decipher that his mindset of the government has somewhat changed after making some crucial discoveries. The English totalitarianism in V for Vendetta, however, has some disdain from its citizens as well as highly ranked members. The brainwashed hopeless sacks of skin of Oceania are uncontrollably yet honestly in love with the party and big brother. Big Brother is a mysterious figure that is not known by the reader if he exists at all while Chancellor Adam Sutler is a real and tangible person as shown in the final scene of the movie.Īlso peoples attitude towards each of the figures vary remarkably. However even within these comparisons, stark contrasts still persist. In V for Vendetta there is a head responsible for each branch of the government such as police or the media. The English government is even constructed in similar fashion to the inner party. The high ruler of England was an obvious nod to Big Brother as he also chooses to output himself visually in the same manner. Usually visualized as a Totalitarian ruler on that prodigious screen showing only his magnified head, he strikes a strong affinity with Chancellor Adam Sutler. The link from V for Vendetta to 1984 grows substantially with each passing scene yet still differentiating itself from the classic novel at the same time Big Brother, with his Stalin- like features, is an iconic figure in George Orwell’s 1984 as is the inner party. The one of the many differences between these works of fiction and perhaps the most significant one is the fact that the main character in V for Vendetta takes action. Even being in the same genre and heavily borrowing, they still have their wild diversity from on each other. Both of these leaders use intricate methods to keep control. Yet varying with their degree of control, both the novel and the film depict despotic leaders and repressive governments. 1984 and V for Vendetta have their similarities and differences yet their worlds are built around these basic tenets. Oppressive governments and the psychological manipulation of the people are the strong themes and warning signs that these two powerful works of art, 1984 and V for Vendetta, attempt to delineate. I don't have any of Moore's performance CDs, or any issues of Negative Burn, and there are loads of other things listed in his bibliography I don't have.A Comparison Between “V for Vendetta” and “1984” I only have one issue of Taboo, one of From Hell and one of A1. Although I have virtually everything in digital form, I don't have physical copies of any of the Star Wars or Doctor Who stories, or any of his pre-Marvel stuff. One thing that surprised me looking at my own collection today is that, impressive as it looks, there are still a number of things missing, for example there are no 2000AD comics there, only reprint collections of Moores's stories. ![]() I have included a few books about Moore, on the basis that at least most of them quote his words to some extent. With dvds and blurays I included Show Pieces and The Show which he wrote, but not adaptations like Watchmen or V For Vendetta etc. I left out things like Sandman #8 and Gerard Jones's Men of Tomorrow which only have a very brief blurb by Moore. Before taking the photo I removed the Tom Strong issues that Alan didn't write, and one issue of Swamp Thing and one of Miracleman. ![]() ![]() Some just contain an interview, or an introduction or a review he wrote. Obviously most of the items contain material by Moore. Maybe I should clarify in general terms what's included in the picture. If there's something in particular in the picture you want to know more about, I'd be happy to explain. (Too many 'would's in that sentence but I think it makes sense.) I guess I'd be willing to do it if enough people wanted it. Even leaving out the obvious stuff such as Moore's major works, there would still be a lot of items of varying levels of obscurity that would mean making a list of them would be quite time consuming.
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