Friday, 2 January 2015

Representation exam notes

1hr - representation
Question is at top of most recent post
5 things to compare
MES is from scenes, E. Micro is evidence, also E.
HOW REPRESENTATION CREATES MESSAGES
PEA structure, write in margin

HyperMasc:
V is leader, is. theo avoids conflict, is not.
V subverts hypermasculinity by displaying female traits. Has a lot of influence
Theo does not and has little influence

Phallic
CoM Phallic is destructive, hypermasculinity is a detriment. Women are hope for manking, sacrifice
V Women are not shown with phallic objects, have little power, men are dominant.

Male Gaze
Voyeuristic to Evey in opening
CoM noone is being objectified, gender neutral in opening
V conforms to Male Gaze, pope scene, evey is objectified, vulnerable, only saved by v, a man.
Kee is not sexual when naked, not shot in sexual manner. CoM does not conform.

Nationality
V and CoM are both future Londons. Opening shows polluted London.
V has London as clean city
both have corrupt governments, different policies and views
CoM Hopelessness in future (conc camp), againdt immigrants, compare to hitler.
V has government made disease, voted in to cure, genocide dor power. We became what we fought. The opening (TV) talks about immigrants

Mother father roles
V motherly, follows stereotypes (cooking, apron, long hair etc)
Kee is stereotypical,  literal mother (gives birth) Theo is father
Sutler, father to creedy (controlling, bigger)
Jasper is father to theo, self s acrifice (pov, shock)
Evey, feminine, vulnerable (long hair, dress) Evey reborn as masculine (short hair, loose clothes)
Kee is feminie, there to birth, barn = nativity stable

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