v for vendetta
Essay plan
P1 – The application of signifying systems allows the audience to relate to the information we gather that isn’t visually represented and allows V’s character to appear more real.
“A sign is anything we can see or hear or feel that refers to something we can’t – usually something absent or abstract.” V for Vendetta employs this method of signifying systems and permits the audience to interpret various signs and symbols that manifest the motives and ideals of V’s character. An example that reoccurs in various forms throughout the film is the letter ‘V’. In the beginning of the film, Evey Hammond is caught outside late at night by two corrupt policemen who intend to rape her. Fortunately V comes to her rescue thus leading to the birth of an acquaintanceship between the two. Shortly afterwards, he is accompanied by Evey as he carries out the bombing of the Old Bailey which explodes releasing gushes of sparks that form V shapes against the night sky similar to V’s emblem. The introduction of this symbol is used for the sole purpose to instil the ‘idea’ in the minds of the people and the audience alike given that the state is under the rule of a fascist government where freedom of speech/ rights and opinion have been stripped off of the people.
P2 – Semiotics is used to represent what is internally signified in the mind of the main character V. Signs are used as a reflection of V’s Psychology/character Build up. External signifiers of the ideas and emotions internally signified in his mind.
P3 - The letter V is a variable for many concepts, ideas, events and beliefs in the film. Visually and mentally represented in a number of ways that lead up to the overriding cause of V’s Character
P4 – Juxtaposition of images relay important information to the audience regarding the relationship between V and Evey and the impact it has had on the string of events planned and carried out by V.
P5 –
P1 – The application of signifying systems allows the audience to relate to the information we gather that isn’t visually represented and allows V’s character to appear more real.
“A sign is anything we can see or hear or feel that refers to something we can’t – usually something absent or abstract.” V for Vendetta employs this method of signifying systems and permits the audience to interpret various signs and symbols that manifest the motives and ideals of V’s character. An example that reoccurs in various forms throughout the film is the letter ‘V’. In the beginning of the film, Evey Hammond is caught outside late at night by two corrupt policemen who intend to rape her. Fortunately V comes to her rescue thus leading to the birth of an acquaintanceship between the two. Shortly afterwards, he is accompanied by Evey as he carries out the bombing of the Old Bailey which explodes releasing gushes of sparks that form V shapes against the night sky similar to V’s emblem. The introduction of this symbol is used for the sole purpose to instil the ‘idea’ in the minds of the people and the audience alike given that the state is under the rule of a fascist government where freedom of speech/ rights and opinion have been stripped off of the people.
P2 – Semiotics is used to represent what is internally signified in the mind of the main character V. Signs are used as a reflection of V’s Psychology/character Build up. External signifiers of the ideas and emotions internally signified in his mind.
P3 - The letter V is a variable for many concepts, ideas, events and beliefs in the film. Visually and mentally represented in a number of ways that lead up to the overriding cause of V’s Character
P4 – Juxtaposition of images relay important information to the audience regarding the relationship between V and Evey and the impact it has had on the string of events planned and carried out by V.
P5 –