Similarities or points of comparison for V
for Vendetta and Children of Men through how style visually creates the idea of
dystopia?
In V for Vendetta, the technological
advances in medicine portrays visually to the audience that this film is
possibly set in the future and suggests an idea of dystopia.
In
Children of Men, the camera pan across Theo's workplace portrays the
technological advances that Britain has made. This gives the idea to the
audience that this film is possibly set in the future and also suggests an a
visual idea of dystopia.
In V for Vendetta, Sutler's rallies give
the idea of a totalitarian society which are similar to the Nuremberg rallies
in Nazi Germany. This gives the idea of a dystopian society since the setting
of V for Vendetta is in the future and it is a different society to what we are
living in now. The style in which this scene is filmed represents dystopia but
makes the audience feel that this could be a realistic possible future for the
human race if we allow war and disease to fester.
These two images from Children of Men are
showing the struggle that this society is dealing with, there is a shortage of
water and jobs in Britain, which represents a dystopian society which is
deteriorating into anarchy which is presented through mis-en-scene and visual
style.
The use of placing the Koran in this scene
shows the audience the amount of control the government have over Britain by
being able to make certain religions, attitudes and values made illegal. This
creates the idea of a dystopian totalitarian society through the use of props
and visual style.
Through the use of visual style the idea of a
broken dystopia is presented since this is 2027 London but it just looks like
an inner city street that does not look very futuristic. However, the huge
advertisements represents a technological society. On the other hand the idea
of a broken dystopia is represented through overcrowding and the pollution in
this city street which are threats that we fear that will grow to a large
threat in the near future, portraying a message through the use of visual
style.