Essay On V For Vendetta
The film V for Vendetta directed by James McTeigue uses key ideas and serval film techniques to illustrate the parallels between the two main characters. It portrays a futuristic dystopian society where the United Kingdom is ruled by a tyrant. The film displays two protagonists one a shadowy freedom fighter, known only by the alias of ‘V.’ The other a young woman called Evey, who becomes part of V’s plot against the government by chance. The director of the film uses key ideas and several film techniques to illustrate the parallels between the two main characters. The opening scene of the film shows the similarities between the characters by displaying them getting ready in front of a mirror, whilst watching TV. As the film progresses McTeigue
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This is due to V being portrayed as a masked man separate from his emotions, more of an ‘idea’ than a human being. In contrast, Evey is provided with a background containing flashbacks of scenes showing her memories of her family. This allows the audience to connect with her on a deeper more personal level. Her past ultimately is what shaped her mistrust and natural rebelliousness towards the government. This level of familiarity is non-existent with the char enter V. McTeigue makes a point of never allowing the audience to see what he really looks like, this is done through the that he wears his Guy Fawkes mask for the entirety of the film. The reason behind this is so that the audience can't develop an emotional connection to this characters, despite the fact that the audience knows he went through a traumatic event that left his body scarred forever. The purpose behind each of the characters actions is another distinct difference between them. V has a clear goal in mind and targets that he plans to either destroy or murder to achieve his goal. Whereas the only reason Evey got involved in the first place was because she was coincidentally in the wrong place at the wrong time. It is very clear that the director wanted the audience to determine the similarities between the characters whilst keeping a divide that created differences between the logical and the
This is due to V being portrayed as a masked man separate from his emotions, more of an ‘idea’ than a human being. In contrast, Evey is provided with a background containing flashbacks of scenes showing her memories of her family. This allows the audience to connect with her on a deeper more personal level. Her past ultimately is what shaped her mistrust and natural rebelliousness towards the government. This level of familiarity is non-existent with the char enter V. McTeigue makes a point of never allowing the audience to see what he really looks like, this is done through the that he wears his Guy Fawkes mask for the entirety of the film. The reason behind this is so that the audience can't develop an emotional connection to this characters, despite the fact that the audience knows he went through a traumatic event that left his body scarred forever. The purpose behind each of the characters actions is another distinct difference between them. V has a clear goal in mind and targets that he plans to either destroy or murder to achieve his goal. Whereas the only reason Evey got involved in the first place was because she was coincidentally in the wrong place at the wrong time. It is very clear that the director wanted the audience to determine the similarities between the characters whilst keeping a divide that created differences between the logical and the