Conflicting Perspectives:
Julius Caesar + V for Vendetta
JULIUS CAESAR: Individual responses towards the process of searching for the
true and moral leadership thus revealing CP
in what is to be considered an “honest” and “noble” leader
“Caesar shall go forth” because “Danger knows full well
that Caesar is more dangerous than he”
“O noble Caesar! ... We will be revenged!”
Irony of Brutus’ “honourable” decision to conspire against his “good friend”
“Et tu, Brute!” drives a chaos of emotions
“For Brutus is an honourable man” questions the reason for this murder
“not that [he] loved Caesar less but that [he]
loved Rome more” Caesar’s true leadership
ambitions were unrevealed
“Caesar, now be still: I kill'd not thee with
half so good a will” reveal mixed opinions
challenges the values of leadership through the meaning of
nobility and honour, which comes to a crux at Caesar’s death
JULIUS CAESAR: Vs can influence their p on soc. as well as - instilled familial upbringings of
abiding by the republic government
third person, “Than that poor Brutus with himself at war”
envisions Caesar metaphorically ascending upon ‘ambitions
ladder’ symbolic of his concern with JC'
Conversely, Brutus holds ‘no personal cause to
spurn at him’, personal reluctance
anchor statement for his future actions; “I slew by my best lover for the good of Rome, I have the same
dagger for myself when it shall please my country to need my death” foreshadowing
ghost of Caesar becomes a spiritual omen
Even Antony regards Brutus as “a man”, “the noblest Roman of them all”
V FOR VENDETTA: Diverging values moral leadership
surfaces F vs. A with an underlying discussion
shadowed c-u introducing V - secretive figure; his following
l.shot - his wide steady stance presents him as a typical hero
mysterious saviour that “means [her] no harm” vs. his
controversial mocking act -“Old Bailey”
settled in his contrasting view which “Violence can be used for good… justice”
morals being enforced on “all the televisions in London” ... fostering a sense of irony to
21th century sensitive topics of “immigrants, Muslims, homosexuals” and “terrorists”
Government “promised order” and “peace” he “demanded in return your
silent, obedient consent” restricting individuality and originality
dark room - (similar to Caesar), a sense of
open-ended mystery about his leadership intentions
V FOR VENDETTA:V’s traumatic past, which ignites his raging
ambition to overrule the current dictatorship
labelled a “terrorist” and personal aversion against the government his deep
passion for justice - revolutionary freedom fighter
empowering final scene with a wide, overlooking panning shot of
London flooded with people dressed in V’s attire
magnificent victory is “never to be forgot” - his destructive plan
throughout the film challenge the audience’s p
murders of the government officials, political dissidence and the destruction of parliament
torturous experience in which Evey (whom he cares for) suffers despite being for her own good
his intentions (similarly to Brutus) are questionable
questioned through conflicting arguments to challenge the audience
to reconsider their values of typical leaders