The film V for Vendetta directed by Jimmy McTeigue presents a negative view of society and humanity; he portrays society as being repressive, cruel and creates a feeling of discontent. This is done through setting, using techniques such as lighting, dialogue, propaganda and technology. As a result the audience feels trapped by the unpleasant world of V for Vendetta and thus this creates a negative view on society. McTeigue has subtly used lighting as a technique to create a feeling of oppressiveness and establish the power that the party exerts on the public. In the scene where we witness Sutler addressing the party leaders after V has destroyed the Old Bailey, we are confronted with just the lit up faces of the leaders and darkness in the background.
In his soap box style essay, Carr attempts to antagonize the reader with the negative effects that result from internet use,” [The] detrimental effects on cognition that diminish the capacity for concentration and contemplation. (Wikipedia, Web) When in fact, all he manages to do is uncover a potential underlying personal medical condition, and supply relevant support for the opposing argument. From Carr's opening paragraph you can get a rough understanding on his skewed view, comparing "HAL" (the super-computer from Stanley Kubrick's film 2001: A Space Odyssey) to his own personal emotion of becoming mentally disconnected. The computer in the film is having its memory chips removed one at a time, and unable to stop Dave (the astronaut dismantling HAL), retorts with 'Dave my mind is going,' ... 'I can feel it. I can feel it.'
The film takes place in Britain in the year 2027, describing the devastation of the world due to nuclear and environment destruction, whereby women have become infertile. Through detailed use of the film’s mise-en-scene to the intertextual referencing present, ‘Children of Men’ reveals the dystopian conventions of oppressive governments, and the loss of hope and faith, leading to a truly unsettling reflection of modern society. The oppression of a society by its existing political system is an unsettling reflection that dystopia provides us as the desire to gain control of others will lead to a world becoming immoral. Today, we are frequently reminded of the overflow of refugees and the suppressive measures governments take to filter and refuse entry of refugees. Such a notion is deeply
‘Piggy was dead and the conch smashed to powder’ enforces that Piggy represented the need for science and intellectual endeavour in society so the break of both of these symbols at the same time shows a sudden corruption of civilisation. Loss of hope: The rules that hold together a civilised society can easily break down due lack of hope. Golding’s novel of lord of the Flies explores the complexity of hope in keeping citizens committed to the chosen path. When hope is lost, savagery ensues. Golding portrays this through symbolism.
Victor's overindulgence in science takes away his humanity, and he is left with the consequences of these actions without having reasoned out the reality that his experiments may not have the desired effects. Blade Runner is no different, with Scott’s reflection of the explosion of technological progress during the 1980’s, including the rise of computing giants IBM and Microsoft, highlighting the dangers of unrestrained progress. Most notable is the opening panoramic shot of blazing smokestacks which, together with the haunting synthetic pulses of the Vangelis soundtrack, gives the viewer a kind of technological overload, adding further to the film’s nightmarish dystopian tones. Scott’s portrayal of a decaying environment also reflects the growing ecological awareness of the 1980’s, which, whilst different to Shelley’s Romantic values, is similarly employed to highlight the destruction of mankind due to technology. Ridley scott creates the tyrell corporation as a representation of Hubris as it or the biggest building with skyword pointing lights and the blue glimmer.
No one can control this loss of freedom. People are born and rights and freedoms are instantly lost. Even though Aldous Huxley’s story, Brave New World and George Orwell’s story 1984 portrayed different predictions of what society could be in the future both stories shared a common loss of freedom of their people because of restrictions, the governments overstepping power, and brainwashing techniques. In both stories there was evidence of restrictions that lead to the loss of freedom of the people in their societies. One of the main pieces of evidence in George Orwell’s novel 1984 was the use of constant surveillance of their people with telescreens and spies.
The Clay of Human Nature In M.T. Anderson’s novel “feed”, the zealotry of science represents the imminent eradication of Human nature at the hands of technology. Karl Marx once said “ If you want to understand an age in history you must understand the technology.” In this age of the feed, People are overridden by the technology they have and become slaves to it as a result. And this slavish behavior eliminates the nature of humans, effectively making them hollow people. People no longer learn of our history in school, they no longer learn of math, they learn of how to use the feed, and privacy is a thing of the past.
Loss of freedom in Nineteen Eighty-Four The literary piece Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell is truly a complex and intricate story about the pursuit and deprivation of freedom. The novel is not a reflection of the author’s lifestyle, but of a potential society overcome with corruption. Orwell predicts that the futuristic society would spread hate and terror amongst its people and freedom would no longer be existent. He conveys these thoughts by revealing the implications of several strategic and efficiently crafted scenarios that leave the citizens of Oceania with no liberty of their own. Orwell warns the modern era of an impending government control that will suffocate society’s freedom through a defined class system, perpetual warfare and a society with suppressed thoughts and emotions.
Also, there were rarely any customers so the store was as dead as a ghost town. Another bad feature was that none of the other employees were very helpful at all. Every time I would ask another associate for help, I was always referred to the supervisor. When I would call the supervisor, the supervisor would refer me to the associates. I was caught in the middle and was depicted as someone that was not worth talking to.
The reader can interpret the two short stories as a warning to today’s and future generations on abusing technology. “Harrison Bergeron” and “By the Waters of Babylon” demonstrate that; over-dependency on technology will result in demeaning the human race, and or the end of the human race. “Harrison Bergeron” is about an American society in the future that has taken a “turn for the worse”. Individuals are restricted from having unique talents or attractive features. They are ordered by the government to wear heavy metal and ugly masks, which they refer to as “handicaps”.