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The little details make the movie…
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Who was The Count of Monte Christo?
• “It's necessary to have wished for death in order to know how good it is to live.”
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Edmond Dantès…• The novel was written in 1844 by Alexandre Dumas• Edmond Dantès was sent to prison for a crime he didn't
commit.
• Dantes escapes from prison and with his new wealth he
creates the identity of The Count of Monte Cristo.
• He is completely driven by revenge• Dantès plans and takes revenge on those who falsely
imprisoned him (16 years after his initial imprisonment)
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If you are interested… it has been made into a film… barely like the book… but
still awesome!
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Why do you think V likes the Count of Monte Cristo?• What are the similarities between V and Edmond
Dantès? Why do you think V likes the film so much?
Use your knowledge of The Count of Monte Christo and your understanding of V in V for Vendetta.
“How did I escape? With difficulty. How did I plan this moment? With pleasure. ” Dantes
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The comic books came first… 1980s to the early 1990s.
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Names and dates• The film was released in 2006• Directed by James McTeigue• Based on the comic by David Lloyd and Alan Moore• Lloyd is quoted as saying:
"The Guy Fawkes mask has now become a common brand and a convenient placard to use in protest against tyranny – and I'm happy with people using it, it seems quite unique, an icon of popular culture being used this way…V for Vendetta is a story about one person against the system.”
• The film has been seen by many political groups as an allegory of oppression by government; libertarians and anarchists have used it to promote their beliefs.
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Use of the mask
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1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky• Written to describe and commemorate the Russian
victory over Napoleon• Cannon explosions in the song – V replaces them with
bomb explosions
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Motifs• A motif is a repeated pattern in a film; a dominant or
recurring idea in an artistic work
TASK:• Come up with a list of repeated patterns in the film• Masks• Mirrors• Roses• Long corridors and tunnels• Norsefire slogans, logos, flags,• The letter ‘V’• The Count of Monte Christo
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AllusionsAn allusion is where you see something and it calls to mind something else without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect reference.
• The count of Monte Christo• Direct comparisons drawn between Edmond Dantes and V.
Both have traumatic imprisonment, escape and plot revenge, coming back with a new persona
• Prothero (Voice of London) is based on ranting, right wing media figures in America
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• George W. Bush• George W. Bush is alluded to in Rookwood’s description of
Chancellor Sutler as “a deeply religious man… single minded… and no regard for the political processes”
• Adam Sulter (his name evokes Adolf Hitler)• His face appears on large screens, portraits in peoples
homes – reminiscent of George Orwell’s concept of Big Brother in the book 1984 AND dictatorship countries eg. North Korea
• Slogan ‘Strength through Unity. Unity through Faith’ is similar to Orwell’s ‘War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery”
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• Nazi regime• Valerie was sent to Larkhill for being a lesbian. • Nazi Germany did the same to gays during the Holocaust.
Images of Larkhill of mass graves like those of Concentration camps.
• Norsefire colours, chants and behaviour• Red and black colouring of flags like the Swastika• “England Prevails!” shouted like “Hiel Hitler!”• Rallies similar to the Third Reich• Shipping off ‘undesirables’ – ethnic and social minorities to
detention camps
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“Life is a storm. One minute you will bathe under the sun and the next you will be shattered upon the rocks. That's when you shout, "Do your worst, for I will do mine!" and you will be remembered forever.”
– Edmond Dantes