Comparing V for Vendetta and Children of Men

The narrative of these two scenes show the two main protagonists watching ove their 'damsels in distress'. In Children of Men he's looking through the broken glass, which represents the broken society, to see Kee, who's hope for the future, so he's looking through the broken society to find that there is hope in the distance. In V for Vendetta, V offered to shelter Evie from the rain.

Theme: Dystopian future, does one conform to the dystopian future more than the other? Relates to style because Children of Men LOOKS more realistic. The style of V for Vendetta has a more supernatural and comic style to it. 

Reason: In children of Men it's a warning and the style makes it more realistic. V for Vendetta doesn't seem as realistic because of the genre.

Genre: (video essay) V for Vendetta has more of a superhero genre or has elements of a superhero genre whereas Children of Men is more of an action/thriller. Although they are both thrillers because they contain mystery and crime. They are also both science-fiction films but the sub-genre is dystopian sci-fi. Does one film conform more to a dystopian sci-fi than another? V for Vendetta has futuristic elements such as how he got his powers, however Children of Men is also quite futuristic as it is set far in the future where women are infertile and no women has conceived for years.

Reason: Both are sci-fi because they are set in the future and they have a message that if you don't do anything about it, this could happen.

Narrative: Neither films conform to the classic hollywood narrative. An example of this would be that the protagonist dies at the end of the movie. In Children of Men, there is no clear resolution as we dont actually see Kee get on the boat. However in v for Vendetta, it ties all the loose ends whereas Children of Men doesn't. V doesn't have the hero's journey as he is not the typical hero as he is a vigilant. As seen in the domino scene, V manipulates everyone because he is knocking down the system and conforming everyone to his rues, his vendetta against the government. However Evie follows the hero journey as she sends V off on the train to blow the government. Also, she is reborn again so she finds herself and finds the hero in herself. V for Vendetta is a thriller film so it has to manipulate you and twist the story so that it grips you. the narrative starts of as a comic book film but then they start adding messages to the film. The narrative of the film are trying to reflect the characters. For example V is not trying to be funny and is more of a symbolism for the people. It subverts our expectations.

Representation: Masculinity, Femininity, National Identity and Social Class.