Friday, 26 September 2014

V for Vendetta

Sci fi, thriller and action to appeal to a bigger audience, mostly boys would watch these films. Appeals more to men because of actions and explosions(stereotypical). Male gaze. natalie's character gains power from V he helps her overcome her fears.
V is a terrorist, usually the antagonist, but not in the film. Masculine, blows stuff up.
Evie is nearly gets raped at the beginning, she is feminine (gets dressed up) by the end of the film she becomes a terrorist, becomes more masculine.
Giving you a female character to focus on, Evie is the hero.
Not a conventional sci fi film, but has parts that it is. This film is trying to get you to think that some of the things are happening now, people are actually controlling things now.
V is a mutant, he isn't actually human. Could be a superhero film, he has a cape, most mutants in films are heroes.
People who disagree with the government are classed at terrorist.
People who are tested on, immigrants, terrorists, disabled, homosexuals.
Thriller, exciting plot, crime(he is a terrorist), espionage.
Usually a thriller, police man(good person) solves mystery, goes through an investigation. Tries to catch V.
Not a normal film, quite complicated, questions are unanswered. Thriller because it creates mystery and ask questions about it. Could apply this to your life, trying to make you think about your own life.
Film is told from Evie and the detectives point of view (more than one point if view)

Who is behind the mask?, someone who doesn't agree with the government because he was in a concentration camp.
Why he is doing all of these things?, because of the detective we fins out his back story.
How did it get like that?, government started gased places secretly, told the people that it was terrorists, offered a solution so they look like heroes so they get put in power. Conspiracy theory.
Trying to make us think about conspiracy theory around our government.
Freedom vs protection
Not an action film but has action like elements  (guns, fights, explosions) usually get slow mo, sound effects (not realistic) if it was real it wouldn't be entertaining.
V is a specialist (assassin), super power from his skills.
Not really an action, not a definable hero, V is a terrorist, he is but isn't a good bad. He tortures Evie, to make her stronger, make her have no fear. No particularly good characters.
Makes you want to think there is no good guy, bad guy.
He destroys the symbol of government at the end, V dies at the end and all of the leaders are dead so all of the people are leaders.
Trying to make us think it's our personal responsibility.

2 comments:

  1. Some good points captured in your notes. Consider how the film is wither conforming to or subverting these genres to draw attention to the films message. I would suggest exploring the blog for the context to the film and rewatching the key scenes you outline above.
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  2. " film is wither conforming " - either

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