Representation Group 1

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Q. How does the film go against & use typical expectations of masculinity & femininity in these films to create meaning (messages)?

V&CoM comparison of representations (essay points)

Keyscenes to examine - pick 1 off each row to compare

Row 1: Evey hair shaved/torture, Opening rape, Evey Ending, Bishops school girl

Vs

Row 2: Kei reveals she is pregnant, Kei walks through guns, Kei gives birth, Kei Ending

Row 3: V opening intro, Vtv message, V kills Creedy/V dies, V looses Evey

Vs

Row 4: Theo opening meets Juliette, Theo buries Juliette, The long take, Theo ending

National identity

Row 5: England prevails, Girl getting shot/revolution, Parliament blown up,

Vs

Row 6: Fugee town/bagged on bus, Britain still stands, The uprising

CoM Characters


V Characters


Representation in V

1. Argue does this challenge or reenforce traditional stereotypes (gender roles in films) – Do Does it demonstrate that in films 'Men act, women appear”?
2. Is there voyeurism & use of the Male Gaze?
3. What meaning/reading of messages about Masculine & Feminine? Any Yonic or phalic symbols (power)?
4. What messages from this negative representation of the future of Britain?
5. Comparative - how Realistic are the characters/vision of London?

Contexts:

Justify the purpose (who are these messages directed to and who are the audience – are these mainstream, typical Hollywood films?) HOW DOES IT RELATE TO THE FILMS THEMES? (DYSTOPIA)?