Tuesday, 15 October 2013
Friday, 4 October 2013
end of module essay
V for vendetta is a dystopian representation of London in the alt 21st centaury.
The film conveys the themes of dictatorships, revolution, religious hypocrisy and
judgement through the means of the characters progression, their relationships
between each other and events which they carryout in the film, which
potentially can take away or get back their freedom.
The theme of dictatorships or “post-colonialism” is conveyed in the
scene were chancellor Sutlar is portrayed somewhat similar to Hitler at a
rally, with his powerful speeches and his own parties symbol which looks
somewhat like a swastika. A lot of low angle shots are also used on Sutlar to
show dominance over everyone around him. This theme in the film of dictatorship
is a warning that a similar situation to Hitler and his domination over Germany
can happen to other countries, like how
The theme of revolution is shown via the scene near the end of the film
wear the military is called open to stop the uprising of the public when
they’ve all left their homes dressed in V’s outfits so they may witness the
fall of parliament. The bird’s eye view shot of all the people gathering in he
centre of London shows the public wearing black cloaks envelop the city showing
that they have control over it now and the government can’t stop them. This
theme is a celebration of rising up from a oppressed and controlling lifestyle
and doing what is right to gain your freedom.
Another theme is religious hypocrisy, which is when a religious figure
goes against their own belief for their own gratification. This is shown in the
scene of the film were the priest believes Evey is a minor and tries to molest
her which is obviously a violation of his religion; he also curses a extreme
amount. This theme shows that even religious figures cant be trusted by the
public as they willingly go against their own belief system.
Yet another theme in the film is judgment, there is two recognisable
examples of judgement in the movie. The first is the fact that throughout the
film, any one that goes against the policy of the “Norsefire” party is judged
by them and intern punished for there “crime”. These crimes could literally be
your sexuality, religion or being out late. The other example is V, he judges
and seeks revenge on those who wronged him in his “past life”. This is a message
that shows no one can escape their past and a warning that there are in fact
some fascist governments out there that would do things like this to their
public.
Conclusively, the film is a warning to the audience that their
government could soon do something similar to this, trapping their own people
and making them live by a fascist agenda and no one having their own identity
or individuality, in the fear that it might get themselves killed. OR even
religions becoming corrupt meaning that all religious people losing faith in
the one thing that they use to make their lives better, because all their religious
figures are as corrupt as the governments that enslaved them.
Thursday, 3 October 2013
Notes
Macro
-narrative
-style
-genre
-representation
"tools"
-sound
-mise-en-scene
-editing
-cinematography
Planet of the apes (finale scene)
-the guy breaks down and becomes emotional, as apposed to the women which you would expect from her
-foreshadowing ("YOU BLEW IT UP!)
-apocalyptic style message
-chuck looks weak (literally brought to his knees)
-scfi/ post apocalyptic
moving shots (cinematography)
-whip pan:quick panning motion
-tracking shot: follows the action through a space
-tilt: stays static and pans either vertically or horizontally
-pans: reveal previously un-seeable space
steadycam shot: a shot taken from a camera attached to the cameraman via a harness
Macro
-narrative
-style
-genre
-representation
"tools"
-sound
-mise-en-scene
-editing
-cinematography
Planet of the apes (finale scene)
-the guy breaks down and becomes emotional, as apposed to the women which you would expect from her
-foreshadowing ("YOU BLEW IT UP!)
-apocalyptic style message
-chuck looks weak (literally brought to his knees)
-scfi/ post apocalyptic
moving shots (cinematography)
-whip pan:quick panning motion
-tracking shot: follows the action through a space
-tilt: stays static and pans either vertically or horizontally
-pans: reveal previously un-seeable space
steadycam shot: a shot taken from a camera attached to the cameraman via a harness
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