Female identity and National identity

female identity



national identity

08.10.13

V for Vendetta

Motherly Affection = Evey - The position (the way Evey is holding V )

The United Nation = Population - all standing together 

08.10.13

Kick Ass First Fighting Scene Comparison with V for Vendetta:

=> Disguise - Dave Lizewski's comparison with V
=> Fighting for Justice - Dave Lizewski and V, both fight for justice. They also fight because of their    personal reasons.
=> Superhero Powers 

• Mad Scientist => Deliya - Experimenting on people
• Girl Next Door => Evey - The average girl, who transforms from a damsel in distress to a fearless, strong woman. Her transformation is shown throughout the movie. 
• Vigilante => V
• Town Bully => The fingermen, Creedy or even the Sutler
• Whiskey Priest => The Bishop and Dietrich
• Hardboiled Detective => The Detective character - He changes the movie from a Superhero movie to Thriller. 

Women in Horror films and Teeth:

> Teeth Movie Trailer => The girls comparison with rose - "Every rose comes with a thorn"

                                      => Woman with power, Yonic imagery

> Woman's place in Horror films  => Usually shown as the "main victim"

                                                       =>  Damsel in Distress

                                                       => Weak, defenseless, Screaming, Helpless
 => Attacker - Hair out, covering the face, big nails, killing children (usually cause of some past experience), Sexual with the men. 

> Women portrayed in Horror movies => Victimisation - Criticism

                                                             => More longer and painful death than the men

                                                             => Painful punishment

                                                             => Damsel in Distress, Sex symbol, sexual (male gaze)

Representation of Men and Women in V for Vendetta:

> Father => Protect

               => Role Model 

               => Father - issues

               => V - Fatherly figure to Evey

               => Sutler - Father of the Nation (Commanding, the boss of the Nation)

               => Dietrich - Protects Evey (Protective father)

>  Mother => Deliyah - Motherly figure to V- Killing Deliyah with injection > Yonic imagery

                  => Evey - Gives birth to revolution - Tunnel, blast of the parliament } Yonic imagery

                                                                      - Explosion in the end > Organism

Hyper Masculine => V 

                              => Sutler - Father / Hitler - Fuhrer - They speak and everyone listens

- British National Identity:

> Powerful when united

> Patriotic

> Class system 

> Heritage => Old fashioned

                 => American stereotype on English culture

> Rights of the Individual - United and Strong community (Nation)

     

04.10.13

Notes

Point

Example

Analysis

Symbolism

Themes:

=> Fear/ Terrorism 

=> Dictatorship

=> Torture

=> Freedom

=> Oppression

=> Dystopian

=> Revolution

=> Totalitarian

=> Fascism 

Mindmap Ideas:

• Fear/ Terrorism => Evey and V
• Dictatorship => Government
• Torture => Evey and Population 
• Fascism => Homosexual, different race and ethnicity
• Totalitarian => Government
• Revolution => V
• Oppression => Corrupt Government 

27.09.13

6 MACRO ("Bigger")

> Narrative
> Genre (Mise-En-Scene) - Tool (micro)
> Representation (Mise -En -Scene) - Cinematography and Male/Female
> Messages (Edit)
> Themes (Dystopia)
> Style

V for Vendetta Opening: [Genre] => (Mise-En-Scene) - Tool

• Thriller => V and Evey dressed in Black

                          > Eerie Sound  (Mysterious Sound)
                          > Dim Lighting and Shadows
                          > Damsel in Distress (Foreshadowing)

• Narrative

                         > Doing the same thing, camera switches between Evey and
                         > "Voice of London" (close up) , leader, important
                         > Evey and V don't agree with the man on TV. Evey turns the TV off
                         > Edits

•  Themes => Dystopian (Prejudice/Facist future), Discrimination, Prejudice, Depressive 

•  Messages => "People shouldn't be afraid of the government, government need to be afraid of the people" - Said by V

•  Representation 

                               > Mask worn by V => We will never know what he looks like

                               > Male Gaze => Evey getting ready/ Make-up/ Close-up

                               > Foreshadowing their relationship

24.09.13

Classical Hollywood Narrative - V for Vendetta

1. CHN } Conclusion?         Simplistic/Predictable (3 Act)       Equilibrium/Disruption/Resolution

GENRE:

     

    2.  Hero's Journey?

         > Third Person Perspective - Cause/Effect

         > Characters are agent of the narrative (purpose in story)

         > Psychological Motivation of characters desires - Opposition Conflict?

         > Strong Resolution 

     3. Propps Archetypes - Conclusion?

[ Does V conform to CHN?]

[Justify?]

[Why?]

• V is manipulating with the minds of the audience
• Totalitarian Dictatorship {Similar to Dystopian) > Government in control for everything
• Disruption > Blows up the building and his speech to London

Destiny and Fate = Evey and V > The first opening scene

The Detective and Evey } 2 Way Narrative 

Restricted Narratives

V > Classical Hollywood Narrative?

Rocky Training Scene:

Editing > How does it create a Narrative meaning?

•  Tree/Villain knock down
• Nature VS Nurture
• Differences
• Unpredictable > Hero and Villain both working hard 
• Intense
• Tree falls/Man falls

3rd Person Perspective > Showing both working hard

JUXTAPOSITION

Juxtapose between nature and manmade

24.09.13

Using Classical Hollywood Narrative

Donkey Kong 3 Act Structure:

• Disruption
• Driven by desire
• Chain of Cause and Effect

• Act 1- Introduced to the goal, antagonist/protagonist } Rise in act (tested) - Development skill

Super Mario Uncensored:

• Driven by desire
• Disruption
• Psychological Motivation of Characters desires
• Reward = Woman (objectified prize) } Rejections

How The Dark Night Should Have Ended:

• Step-up
• Disruption
• Dramatic - Not taken so seriously
• Resolution - Not a very dramatic resolution
• Cause and Effect - No future prospects
• Objectives} Taken literally, Versimilitude, Conflict with comedy

Versimilitude (genre)  - " Believable In" } Cause and Effect

24.09.13

Classical Hollywood Narrative - 3 Act Structure, Cause and Effect, Hero's Journey

Classical Narrative Structure: It's called this because it is the way most movies are made in Hollywood. It's the most common structure of story telling in mainstream films. It's based on a three act format that organises story in the following way:

Act 1 - The setup:

The main characters are introduced in the story, as well as their goals and the obstacles that they are likely to face. The main antagonist (villain) is also introduced.

Act 2 - The Development (Disruption):

Plot complications are added to the story. Main characters encounter the obstacles that stand in the way. That's Midway through the story.


Act 3 - The Resolution:

The final segment of the film, the results of the story's main conflict come to a dramatic confrontation, which is called the Climax of the story.

3 Main Phrases

• Equilibrium (Act 1)
• Disruption (Act 2)
• Equilibrium Re-established (Act 3) OR Positive Resolution 

17.09.13

V for Vendetta

Is V the hero or the Villain?
Is he good or bad?

Close ups = Important
Good guy (hero) / Bad guy (villain) - Protagonist / Antagonist

Anti-hero
Vigilante
Terrorist/Revolutionary (for freedom)
Anonymous

Told in a way... Side with the terrorist

Messages

• Freedom
• Chaos
• Revenge 

Evey

•  Our point of view
• The audience see V from Evey's point of view

IDENTITY

•  Voyeurism } Male gaze, For aspirational, Sexually (sexual interest)  

MACRO

• Style
• Genre
• Narrative} Message, Psycological motivation, Scene tells a story, Characters and relationships
• Representation} Voyeurism, Male/Female, Male gaze, Power, Identity (mirror stage), The look?, colours?, lighting? (GRAPHIC NOVEL)

Evey's torture - V for Vendetta

• Hair shaved - Losing femininity
• Close ups- Terror - Directly looking at the camera
• Sitting in the corner of the dark room
• Implies she has to become more masculine
• Other woman doesn't fight back, deals with it dignified and silent. Takes it on the chin.