Notes

V for vendetta is Hollywood

Children of men is indendent

V for vendetta conforms to superhero comic story

Children of men is like a documentary so relatable

V for vendetta is style over substance

Children of men is messages over visual experience

Both are sci if thrillers

Narrative

Escape from dystopian future. V for vendetta is a rebellion over the government. Children of men is a story of a baby giving hope and a revolution

Themes

Dystopian future

Style: CoM realistic

V is more comic book 

Reason: warning- style makes it more realistic (genre)

Genre

Although similar themes v has elements of a comic book where children of men is conforming to a thriller. Both thrillers. Both science fiction films. Sub genre: dystopian sci fi.

Which conforms more to sci fi genre? V for vendetta due to superhuman abilities

Set in future so gives a warning. 

Narrative

Neither film follows classic Hollywood narrative- no resolution

-theo dies which gives clouded resolution

-v has a clear resolution

-v is both protagonist a and antagonist- does not follow the hero's journey ( terrorist/freedom fighter)

-v is manipulating everyone (domino scene) 

-evey follows hero's journey (is reborn after torture)

-follows layout of beginning, middle, end and has clear identifiers as to who the hero, heroine and villain are

-subvert (undermine/ rebel against) expectations

-narrative reflects the government's manipulation and character's feelings

MACRO representation apply to CoM and v

Representation

-female

-male

-national identity