V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta is a very interesting and intriguing film about a woman named Evey Hammond, and an unknown man named V who is thought of as a terrorist to some in the movie. V has an idea in the movie and one idea only, to try and destroy the fascist governmental system in Great Britain, so that civilians have a proper voice.  Before watching this movie I was unaware of what it was about, and thought it would be completely different from what it turned out to be.  After watching this movie I would definitely say that I enjoyed watching it and would recommend it to some, because it incorporates so much detail into one story, exploring love, relationships, history, and politics.  I would definitely give this film an 8 out of 10.    

While watching this film a couple of elements stood out at me such as, costume and make-up, as well as dialogue.  In the film, V’s character wears a mask which covers his face, as well as a long cape and black leather gloves which resulted in making him look very mysterious from the start. V’s dialogue in the movie was another very important feature which the audience counted on in order to interpret all of his thoughts and emotions because there were no facial expressions being shown. Through speeches which V made in the movie people around him were able to understand that his intensions were good, and civilians began to believe that they could count on him to mend their society back together. 

I personally believe that V was a hero in the film, because his idea was not only to benefit his life, but to also benefit the lives of hundreds of other British people around him.  Through V’s love and care for Evey I was able to look more into his character and see behind his mask and brainwashes.  Although he killed a numerous amount of people involved in the governmental system the movie was mostly shown from his side and point of view. Which also made it very difficult to think that he was a villain to others in the movie, though if I saw the movie from another characters perspectives my thoughts on his characters behavior may be different. 

     

Children of Men Review

Children of men was a very interesting movie which keeps the audience thinking the entire time.  The film was set in the future in Britain, which was at the time dealing with several important issues such as terrorism, illegal immigrants, and infertility. 

When the movie first started I was very confused as to what was going on, and why everyone was so upset about this person Baby Diego dying? I understand his parents and close family members feeling upset, but the whole nation being affected confused me. A question I was left asking myself was about the infertility issues.  I still can’t understand why people would be killing other citizens due to this problem. If anything, this seemed stupid to me because more individuals would end up dying faster?

The colour and setting depicted so many emotions for this film.  The whole movie was full of depressing colours, especially black and grey, and you could see why the film maker did this.  Although this movie was set in 2027 - the future- the shots shown of the city did not depict how I would have imagined the future.  The streets were very run down and polluted and the people on them were not happy. In fact,  they seemed hopeless because everyone knew sooner or later everything would be destroyed and the whole population would be defeated. 

Clive Owen’s character Theo, was a very consistent character who we were able to come to know well while watching.  Initially, Theo was a very calm character who lived his daily life and was not bothered by many things. The death of baby Diego was not upsetting to him at all.  In addition, Theo was not easily disturbed with bombs going off on the street. If anything Theo seemed to understand the society in which he in, and the type of events that occur in that soicety.  In the movie we also learn that Theo was once married to a woman and had a child, both of whom had died.  When Theo met Kee, a young  pregnant African woman who he had to find safe transit for because of the immigration laws against refugees we see a fatherly side of his character arouse. 

From the moment Theo met Kee his character changed quickly transforming into an individual who was very protective, hopeful, and intelligent.  His character seemed very relatable. I say this because I believe that most people who were thrown in his position would have acted the same way, especially if they also went through a loss similar to his. 

Review V for Vendetta

V For Vendetta

            V for Vendetta is a very interesting and intriguing film about a woman named Evey Hammond, and an unknown man named V who is thought of as a terrorist to some in the movie. V has an idea in the movie and one idea only, to try and destroy the fascist governmental system in Great Britain, so that civilians have a proper voice.  Before watching this movie I was unaware of what it was about, and thought it would be completely different from what it turned out to be.  After watching this movie I would definitely say that I enjoyed watching it and would recommend it to some, because it incorporates so much detail into one story, exploring love, relationships, history, and politics.  I would definitely give this film 8 out of 10.   

            While watching this film a couple of elements stood out to me such as, costume and make-up, as well as dialogue.  In the film, V’s character wears a mask which covers his face, as well as a long cape and black leather gloves which resulted in making him look very mysterious from the start. V’s dialogue in the movie was another very important feature which the audience counted on in order to interpret all of his thoughts and emotions because there were no facial expressions being shown. Through speeches which V made in the movie people around him were able to understand that his intensions were good, and civilians began to believe that they could count on him to mend their society.

            I personally believe that V was a hero in the film, because his idea was not only to benefit his life, but to also benefit the lives of hundreds of other British people around him.  Through V’s love and care for Evey I was able to look more into his character and see behind his mask and manipulations.  Although he killed numerous individuals involved in the governmental system the movie was mostly shown from his side and point of view. This made it very difficult to think that he was a villain to others in the movie, though if I saw the movie from another characters perspective my thoughts on his character's behaviour could change. Hugo Weaving did an excellent job playing V in the film; he really made his character look real while playing the role, which was able to make the entire movie come to life.