MACRO Representation in V: Psycholanalysis & Gender

Key Content to apply

• Hypermaculinity
• Men Act, Women Appear
• Mother/nurturer/birther
• Father/procreator/protector
• Phallic/Yonic/Orgasm Imagery
• Oedipal Complex

1. What significance of father /mother roles : which characters

V takes on a parental role for Evie; cooking for her as a mother role.

2. Which scenes demonstrate birth?
Evie reborn, experiencing the rain. When V is reborn in juxtaposition in Fire. Aspects of the elements. Because Evie is birthed in water it represents phallic imagery. V is birthed in fire; orgasmic / yonic. Both elements juxtapose one another. V is reborn to hide and create his identity; vengeance which is a burning aspect. Evie is birthed with freedom (hence her stance) V is birthed in oppression (burnt). V has not died in the fire giving him a superpower; hyper masculised.

3. How are the relationships with parent figures used?

4. What psycho-sexual meaning and symbols? Yonic, phallic, orgasm

God is in the rain scene; phallic imagery; Evie in the rain. Orgasmic / yonic imagery fire.
Evie in the rain; orgasm performance. Birthing, revolution and freedom. Lightening symbolising power and life / light injected into her.

5. Why is gender important in this film ; what is it saying or purpose
 
V is genderless due to his cape and mask, he partakes in feminine activity, cooking breakfast, dancing, art and flowers.
Switching gender roles

Evie; typical vulnerable woman but when in v's mock prison camp she turns more masculine; shaved head etc. From feminine to masculine. Evie goes in with long curled hair, shaved off to de-feminise her, forced upon her; torture is a masculine force.
Evie's fear is removed from her, therefore she is de-feminised.
V is responsible for de-feminising all people in the film; taking away their fear.

Main Characters

• Evey pt1
• Evey Pt 2
• V
• Sutler
• Dr Delia
• Dietrich
• Revolutionary Population