Gunpowder, Treason & Plot : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot / jbhthescots
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| 説明 | "Remember, rememberThe fifth of NovemberThe gunpowder treason and plot.I know of no reasonWhy the gunpowder treasonShould ever be forgot."As a kid, I always looked forward to Guy Fawkes Night every 5th November. And at school, the above poem was always recited as a way to make us better understand a little part of infamy in our history, when the aforementioned Mr. Fawkes attempted to blow up Parliament along with all the politicians and King James in 1605. Some say Fawkes was the only person who ever got into the House of Parliament who knew exactly what he was doing.But funnily enough, Guy Fawkes is making a comeback in the guise of the strangely stylized mask with a mustache and pointy beard - made famous by the the movie V for Vendetta, the story about one person against the system - by becoming an emblem for the anti-establishment protest groups, such as the current Occupy Wall Street brigade.Ironically the adoption of the iconic mask by hacker and anarchist groups has proved to be a not insignificant secondary stream of income for Warner Brothers who licenses that mask as part of its film properties; and last year they had profits of over $2bn. I wonder how the protesters feel about contributing further to their profits for next year's balance sheet?British graphic novel artist David Lloyd is the guy who created the original image of the mask for a comic strip written by Alan Moore. Lloyd compares its use by protesters to the way Alberto Korda's famous photograph of Argentine revolutionary Che Cuevara became a symbol for students across the world.The trouble is, as I frequently mingled among many at the occupyseattle.org group in Westlake Park, is that, in the USA, they have no idea who the hell Guy Fawkes is or what he did when you ask them about it - especially from those who wear the mask as their very visible sign of protest. The mask and full Guy Fawkes costume from V for Vendetta was also this year a popular choice for Hallowe'en. Leica M6 & 50mm SummicronKodak TMax 400 |
| 撮影日 | 2011-10-25 11:24:33 |
| 撮影者 | jbhthescots , Glasgow, UK |
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| 撮影地 | Seattle, Washington, United States 地図 |