Children of Men compared to V for Vendetta
Gender roles in V for Vendetta will be stereotypical as it is Hollywood. However, it subverts this in some way, despite having very hollywood characters. Children of men has your everyman character (alcoholism, human flaws). Britain is represented to be dystopian which helps enforce the messages of a warning. England is not presented as the stereotypical in CoM.
V is HyperMasculine, whereas Theo is realistic.
1) Fast and furious - Hypermasculinity - Reinforces (bravery, pain tolerance), Phallic imagery which also reinforces masculinity (gear stick)
2) We need to talk about Kevin - Maternal figure (caring until annoyed, where she turns uncaring) - challenging stereotype
3) Captain American week - Challenges masculinity (you don't have to be muscly to be masculine)
No Male gaze throughout
As well as representation of nationality
Micro and Macro discussion and why, then compare to next clip
PARENTS
V has more symbolic parents than actual parents, CoM has absence of children showing lack of maternal/paternal characters
Mothers = peace and hope, without them, the men turn to war
PHALLIC YONIC
Knives (penetrate) - masculine
Phallic = Power
Men = power
Roses = yonic "giving a vagina" OR birth into afterlife, freedom
Train = birth of freedom
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CoM has wound (freedom) and tunnel (freedom) both yonic. Phallic objects are destructive, men = destructive. Women are important challenging stereotype
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