Children of Men Style, Theme, Genre mood board

Conclusion for COM

In V for Vendetta we have to take a side with V (freedom fighter or terrorist) or the government and the police (who are typically the heroes.) War is a nessessary way to resolve conflict. However, in Children of Men, there are rebels and the army. They both have selfish intentions, therefor it's not a 'good vs bad' situation in which the audience has to take sides, it's a 'war vs peace' situation in which we have to decide to be with or against the war

Conclusion for COM

In V for Vendetta we have to take a side with V (freedom fighter or terrorist) or the government and the police (who are typically the heroes.) War is a nessessary way to resolve conflict. However, in Children of Men, there are rebels and the army. They both have selfish intentions, therefor it's not a 'good vs bad' situation in which the audience has to take sides, it's a 'war vs peace' situation in which we have to decide to be with or against the war

Conclusion for COM

In V for Vendetta we have to take a side with V (freedom fighter or terrorist) or the government and the police (who are typically the heroes.) War is a nessessary way to resolve conflict. However, in Children of Men, there are rebels and the army. They both have selfish intentions, therefor it's not a 'good vs bad' situation in which the audience has to take sides, it's a 'war vs peace' situation in which we have to decide to be with or against the war

Mother/father roles

What significance of fathers/mother roles - which characters?

Which scenes demonstrate birth? 

Eveys rebirth phallic by water (purify life giver.) Vs rebirth fire. Juxtaposed. Eveys is free. V is born through vengeance. V is hyper masculinised through the fire

How are the relationships with parent figures used?

What psycho- sexual meaning & symbols?

Eveys rebirth orgasm. Her being born juxtaposition with vs birth

Why is gender important in this film- what is it saying/what's it's purpose? V - unable to tell is he's male/female - androgynous feminine activities 

Evey starts off as vulnerable and feminine. When V puts her in the camp, Evey becomes masculine. Hair is shaved, baggy shirts. Also she becomes hardened by her removal of fear. V makes all the people masculine by removing fear from the population of London. Mask makes everyone gender neutral 

Sutler telling off creedy

-parent role. Sutler telling off his 'son' creedy

Eveys parents get black bagged

-Evey scarred makes masculine man to protect. Introduce Dietrich

Eveys being reborn

-juxtaposition with V being born. Orgasm with both of them after. Eveys birth is masculine. Hyper masculine V rebirth

Steven fry taking in Evey 

-Oedipal complex. Men act women appear

Torture scene

Key terms:

Hyper masculinity - dench

Phallic and yonic objects - phallic - penis. Yonic - Rose. Shows love. V Birthed out of hate

Mother/father birth procreation nurturer

Oedipal complex

Men act women appear - male gaze, women gaze, queer gaze

V is mother

Valerie is mother to Evey. Gives Evey hope

Oedipal complex - creedy and Sutler (the father land fuhrer***

Dietrichs father to Evey homosexuality is feminine

Gender roles are subverted. Don't be passive, be active (don't be feminine, be masculine) 

Revolution scene: 

Gun phallic objects. Phallic object (Trafalgar Square) leaver, phallic. Blows up parliament. Orgasm 

Roses yonic objects

Juxtaposition. Detective and army flop their cocks

Birth of train (orgasm explosion) Evey births train

Yonic orgasm explosion. Destroying traditional government 

Structure

Themes: 

Dystopia - chaotic near future, bleak, it's realistic, don't trust government, fear of technology, divide between rich and poor, climate change, over population, food, 

government, dictators, murder, role of rebellion, revenge, revolution 

V is feminine.

Evey is vulnerable then turns masculine 

Gender neutral masks

Media is biased- propaganda 

Government is Marxist 

Artwork is banned - V had loads, banned art represses identity 

Sutler "big brother."

Curfew- government controls everything

P - themes

E - how the theme is constructed in the scene

A - the purpose/the reason/message of the film. 

S - synthesis. Your answer to the question. Subvert Hollywood narrative   Adding realism so the film is more powerful

Fascists - Valerie's letter

Religion - bishop and evey

Revolution - Ending, Eveys roll

Roll of rebellion - Vs speech

Gender - Eveys torture 

Genre cont.

Genre: what is a category in which the film fits in depending on it's content. Action, thriller, sci fi. Cinematography shows character by the angle of the shot, if he's powerful (low angle shot.) as also the blocking on screen (in the middle, everything revolves around them.) Cinematography shows a narrative (the way the stories being told,) close up would show emotion Valerie's Letter. Eyeliner, both at the same level, both equal, Valerie is close to screen, focus of scene, basically all about Valerie, tracking pan, follows her shows it's all about Valerie, shallow focus to show her first lesbian experience, focuses on her first sexual experience to show the impact of her sexuality, frame rate, slow when happy, when the government takes over it speeds up, to show calm then sped up to show how the impact of the government affected them

Cinematography: Shot types, Angle, Composition/framing, movement, focus, frame rate, Mise En Scene

Genre

Genre - types on film, categories 

Stereotypically it's a male film, corruption, dictatorship, no freedom, not a convention sci fi, fascist, nazi themes

V for Vendetta 

V - terrorist, usually antagonist, been experimented on, superhero film, mutant, actionishhh, activist/terrorist. Detective tries to catch him

Experiment on terrorists, immigrants, disabled, homosexuals, Steven Fry,

Evey - no power ----- terrorist

            Passive ----- active

             Feminin ----- masculine

Why is it sci fi?

Not a sci fi, no unrealistic stuff, near future, negative near future,

Dystopia

Film could be from detective, evey or Vs POV. Adds mystery, generates conversation

Mystery - who's behind the mask? Why does he have a vendetta? How did the government get to power? Conspiracy theories

Action - explosions, fights, weapons, entertaining stabbing, 

Not an action - not a good or bad character, V is a terrorist/criminal, we tortures Evey, V destroys the symbol of government, everyone's the leader, EVIL IS THE REPRESSION OF INDIVIDUALITY 

FREEDOM VS PROTECTION 

Theme of clip Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes - scientific experiments, 

*****conventions

Define film study

Define film studies:

Characters - Marty McFly, Dog, Doctor. Inquisitive. Doctor is mad

Genre - Adventure

Settings (time and place) - Lab, 80s

Themes - Totalitarianism

MISE EN SCENE

Lighting, performance, framing composition, props, setting and decor, colour, costume.

Lighting - dim, intense

Performance - anger, upset, pain

Framing composition - Godfather in the centre, everything revolves around him

Props - cat, phone, desk

Setting and decor - office, expensive furniture, business like, 

Colour - dark, his business is dark, mafia boss

Costume - suits. Powerful