The long take where the soldiers stop firing as they notice the baby.
Why is this scene important for the themes?
Shows one of the themes of war,
Why is this scene important for the representation of gender?
He was protecting her and the baby masculine role, she was holding the baby feminine role.
Why is this scene important for the style?
Tracking the characters making it more realistic,
L T?
Long takes
Independent films challenge the classic hollywood narrative ending. Children of men could be an independent film because it doesn't have a happy ending.
If you take children away, makes women redundant. No high placed women. Masculinity replaced maternal. Hyper-masculinity masculine army is put to a stop when a child is born.
Children of Men-
Themes: war, infertility, hope, realistic. Independent film so it will challenge themes.
Style: strike entertainment is an in dependant production company so it would not follow the classic hollywood narrative.
Genre:
V for vendetta there a war between V and the government. V is either a freedom fighter or a terrorist. If V is a terrorist, the government is seen as good, but if he is seen as a freedom fighter, the government is bad. The war is seen as necessary, it is the resolution. But in Children of Men the war is the bad. The baby represents peace in Children of Men, so when Theo dies at the end, he is sacrificing himself for peace and innocence.
Visceral impact- Like watching a horror film so it scares you
Audiences between hollywood films and independent films, are opposed, they are different.
Independent film viewers want to be challenged.
Children of men doesn't particularly fit into a certain genre.
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