MindMap for the 2-minute Four Lions sequel.
Thursday, 16 January 2014
Tuesday, 17 December 2013
Textual Analysis: How are modern day themes in The Dark Knight Rises and Four Lions used to affect modern day audiences?
How are modern day themes in The Dark Knight Rises and Four Lions used to affect modern day
audiences?
In The Dark Knight Rises, the
modern day themes are used as components to build an action film and make the
narrative relevant for modern day audiences. However, in Four Lions, these
modern day themes are used to build satire and amuse the audience despite this
contrasting with The Dark Knight Rises which uses these themes in a
serious context.
One of the
relevant modern day themes in these films is terrorism.
In this clip of The
Dark Knight Rises, we see Bane detonate multiple bombs around Gotham City.
The use of editing
is relevant and important in this clip because the use of short and quick cuts
shows the impact and scale of Bane’s terrorists. This has been done by the director,
to create a feeling of shock in his audience. There is a lot of emphasis on the
attacks by having lots of different angles and shots in the film. This shows
that the scene is important for the narrative or the rest of the film.
In this clip of Four
Lions we see a terrorist shooting a rocket launcher the wrong way, and he
falls over from the impact of the rocket leaving the launcher
The use of
Mis-en-scene here is important to the scene. The actor is dressed in
stereotypical terrorist wear and is holding a weapon. The use of costumes and
props is used by the director to represent the character and make the audience
think he is a terrorist. The use of mis-en-scene can also make the audience
connect with stock characters. For example in this clip, the audience would
associate the terrorists as Villains. But by having them do a foolish and
stupid thing, the stock character stereotype is subverted to create humour.
These two clips
both show terrorism in different ways and in different contexts. The theme of
terrorism is used in The Dark Knight Rises to make the audience
antagonize Bane whilst in Four Lions, the terrorism is used in a
slapstick style manner, by having the terrorist fail to destroy a spy plane and
instead blow up their terrorist base. The two films have different attitudes to
terrorism. In The Dark Knight, the attitude is serious. The film’s
attitude relies heavily on the theme of terrorism being a current and topical
issue in the world. The film uses a taboo subject like terrorism in order to
structure its narrative and make the audience judge its characters. Whilst, in Four
Lions, the theme of terrorism is used in a light-hearted manner, with the
use of terrorist stereotypes relevant to the audience in order for them to
laugh at it and understand that the film is making fun of these stereotypes. Four
Lions also relies on the audience’s attitude towards terrorism but instead
of using it as a narrative device, it instead uses it in order to create humour
and satire.
Another theme the
two films use is justice. Justice isn’t a topical issue like terrorism but it
is instead a theme that can be considered a personal matter for the audience,
who might have their own opinion on justice and how people deserve it. Both
films have differing opinions on justice and this is shown by how the theme is
presented within them.
In The Dark
Knight Rises, this clip shows Batman and Bane fighting as the people of
Gotham rise against the terrorists who have taken over the city.
In this clip, the
Mis-en-scene is important. The use of acting from the actors Christian Bale
(Batman) and Tom Hardy (Bane) depicts them as two powerful figures fighting.
Gradually over the course of the scene, Batman starts to overpower Bane. We can
tell all this from the acting in the sequence.
In Four Lions,
the clip below shows two policemen arguing over who they have shot, a terrorist
dressed as a bear or an innocent person dressed as a Wookie.
In this clip, the
sound is important because it shows the arguing and dialogue in the scene
between the two policemen. The message and point of the scene revolves around what
the policemen are saying. Another equally important feature of the scene is the
mis-en-scene. The use of costumes with the two policemen in riot armour and
holding guns (props) shows that a serious incident has happened but the film
subverts the audience expectations by having them shoot an innocent person.
The two films and
their portrayal theme of justice are contrasted and are complete opposites. In The Dark Knight Rises, the
theme of justice is shown as good portraying over evil, which links with The
Dark Knights, use of the classic Hollywood narrative. This scene acts as a
resolution to the disruption of the equilibrium in the narrative. However, in Four
Lions, there are almost no consequences or a sense of justice in the film.
The characters actions are left largely unpunished. This makes it more
realistic than The Dark Knight Rises and because of this; it can be
considered a black comedy. The reason these themes have been presented in these
ways is because The Dark Knight Rises status as a Hollywood film means
it is not allowed to take risks which could disappoint or not meet the viewer’s
expectations whilst Four Lions status as an independent film means it
can take risks with its story. Four Lions lack of justice in the film is
so prevalent in the film is that we can’t align with the main characters and
determine if they are heroes or villains because of the lack of consequences
and subversion of audience expectations in the film. The two different
attitudes to justice in the film affect a modern day audience because in The
Dark Knight Rises, the justice leaves the audience satisfied whilst in Four
Lions, the sense of injustice can leave the audience unsatisfied.
Another theme in
the films is redemption. Both films feature scenes of redemption or their
characters trying to redeem themselves.
In The Dark
Knight Rises, Batman is captured by Bane and put in a prison. However he
redeems himself by climbing up the wall and escaping. The screenshot here is
from the scene.
In this scene, the
use of cinematography is important. The camera is used at a low angle to
emphasise Batman’s perspective of being stuck in the prison. The low angle
makes the escape more daunting to the audience. This is to show what Batman
must overcome in order to redeem himself. This makes the audience root for
Batman. This is an example of how The Dark Knight Rises uses these
themes in order to structure a narrative.
In Four Lions,
This scene shows Omar having a change of heart about suicide bombing and he
calls his best friend Waj to try to make him change his mind too. However Waj
is already surrounded by police and blows himself up anyway.
http://viooz.co/movies/1783-four-lions-2010.html 86:43 -87-54 (There is no clip on youtube)
In this scene, the
use of editing is relevant. It shows an example of an omniscient narrative,
with the audience able to see both ends of the conversation. The humour in the
scene derives from the fast quick cuts, between the characters in their
conversation. The editing also adds pace to the scene and symbolises Omar’s
panic.
The two clips show
contrasting themes of redemption. In The Dark Knight Rises, Batman is
able to redeem himself because the character he portrays is depicted as good
whilst in Four Lions, the character of Omar, despite having a change of
heart, is unable to redeem himself when he wants to finally do something good. The
Dark Knight Rises follows the conventions of the superhero genre by having
Batman redeem himself, by being imprisoned, Batman dies metaphorically and has
to be ‘reborn’ and that is how he redeems himself. By following conventions, it
is another example of how Batman uses modern day themes to construct its
narrative. In Four Lions, the satire and comedy from the film derive
from its mimicking of terrorist stereotypes and the war on terror, however the
end, the only serious moment in the film, the director decides to ‘’punish’’
Omar even when he tries to redeem himself. This is an example of irony which
links to Four Lions being a black comedy. By having Omar’s best friend
die in a darkly ironic twist is an example of how Four Lions affects an
audience. It is presenting a message to the audience about how people ignore
the human beings behind suicide bombings.
Lastly, the final
theme present in both films is morality.
In The Dark
Knight Rises, this clip shows Bane expressing that he is ‘necessary evil’
and killing someone.
The use of
cinematography is relevant in this scene. The use of low angle from the
businessman’s perspective shows that Bane has power in the shot. This is
suggesting that when Bane talks about his own morals, he becomes powerful and
that other people become frightened of him.
In Four Lion’s
this clip shows Omar telling his son an allegory about jihad and western
culture by using The Lion King as an example. Omar is telling his son a version
of the Lion king where Simba kills his dad and lies to his friends in order for
them to defeat Scar so that Simba can become the lion king. This is an allegory
to how Omar is going to kill himself and others (Simba's dad, Musafa) so he can
express his belief that he is fighting against western culture (Scar). Simba
becoming the lion king is Omar's belief that he will go to heaven.
The use of sound is important in the
clip. Omar and his son talk in hushed tones, implying an intimate close father
and son bonding relationship. This shows that Omar is very passionate about
jihad, to the point where that he believes it is an acceptable thing to tell
his son about.
The two portrayals
of themes here are a point of comparison. Both main characters in the scenes
have examples of twisted morality which they believe strongly in. In The
Dark Knight Rises, Bane believes that taking over Gotham City will free it
of its corrupt police force and government. This alludes to the topical issue
of terrorism where jihadists have the belief that what they seek to do is
absolutely right and this theme inside the film would shock audiences. In Four
Lions, a more obvious allusion to a jihadist believing that what they
believe is right is Omar. Omar telling his son and encouraging jihadist behaviour
would shock an audience, especially with the use of a child. However because of
the Lion King allegory, the audience can laugh at the same time. This type of
shock humour is typical of Chris Morris the director of Four Lions, and is
similar to his previous television work, Brass Eye.
Friday, 13 December 2013
Essay Plan Feedback
Can you negotiate with the stereotypes presented-stock characters?
Examples of stock characters in ''The Dark Knight Rises'' are...
. Action Hero, Superhero, Secret identity
- Batman
. Femme Fatale- Catwoman
. Killbot- Bane's terrorists
. Supervillain, Town Bully, - Bane
. Sidekick, Legacy Hero- Blake (Robin)
The use of stock characters and their relation to stereotypes in 'The Dark Knight Rises' because it helps set the audience's expectations of what they are going to watch. By using these stock characters, the director can apply the stereotypes he wants to use and link them to the messages and themes of the film. For example, portraying Bane and his army as Killbot's and Supervillains and them giving them the stereotypes of terrorists, he can convey a message with the film that the audience is familiar with.
''Four Lions''
. Anti-Hero- All of them
. Byronic Hero, Tragic Hero - Omar
. Sidekick, Jock- Waj
.Scapegoat- Mahmood
. Redshirt- Faisal
. Villain - Barry
The use of stock characters and their relation to stereotypes in 'Four Lions' is different than Batman because the director uses stereotypes without linking them to stock characters. He instead portrays the terrorists as stereotypes and lets the audience link what stock characters they are. For example, at the begining of the film, we see Omar and Barry acting like stereotypical terrorists and a audience would classify them as antiheroes but over the course of the film, we see Omar is less ridiculous than Barry and that Barry is the villain of the story. The humour comes from the film and its characters because the audience has to define what stock characters the terrorists are represented as and the foolish things they do surprises the audience and their expectations.
In four lions, are we aligned with the heroes or villains?
The narrative of the story in four lions is structured in a way that we cant decide if they are heroes or villains and the film relies on the viewer and topical events to create a depiction of the characters as heroes or villains. Whilst the viewer may despise terrorists, the film's narrative aligns with them as normal people, neither heroes or villains. It is up to the viewer to create their own opinion or interpretation.
If Four Lions is parodying terrorism and Dark Knight is showing the importance of fighting it, why are they offering such different views? Which is more dominant in cinema.
The two different films have such different views because in Dark Knight, the incorporation of the theme of terrorists sends a message about terrorism , it also has a job as a narrative device in classic hollywood narrative and as a disruption to the equilibrium. In Four Lions, the message it sends is more important than the narrative of the story, which is why it is an non hollywood narrative, The director wants the topical issue of terrorism and terrorists satirized in order for people to laugh about it and break the taboo of it as a subject. The classic hollywood narrative is much more dominant in cinema than an non hollywood narrative because it provides familiarity to the audience who have expectations on what they are going to be watching.
Consider the impact and style of the director for Four Lions and his previous work.
The director of Four Lions, Chris Morris is a comedian and writer known for his controversal satire and style of humour. He has created a satirical news show, in the past called Brass Eye, which saw media attention for the episode 'Paedogeddon!' This style of satire and making humour of taboo or dark subjects is typical of Morris and Four Lions is an example of his style also. Morris's use of shock humour is also carried on in Four Lion's with the theme of his work, that shocking people to send a message is prevalent.
Examples of stock characters in ''The Dark Knight Rises'' are...
. Action Hero, Superhero, Secret identity
- Batman
. Femme Fatale- Catwoman
. Killbot- Bane's terrorists
. Supervillain, Town Bully, - Bane
. Sidekick, Legacy Hero- Blake (Robin)
The use of stock characters and their relation to stereotypes in 'The Dark Knight Rises' because it helps set the audience's expectations of what they are going to watch. By using these stock characters, the director can apply the stereotypes he wants to use and link them to the messages and themes of the film. For example, portraying Bane and his army as Killbot's and Supervillains and them giving them the stereotypes of terrorists, he can convey a message with the film that the audience is familiar with.
''Four Lions''
. Anti-Hero- All of them
. Byronic Hero, Tragic Hero - Omar
. Sidekick, Jock- Waj
.Scapegoat- Mahmood
. Redshirt- Faisal
. Villain - Barry
The use of stock characters and their relation to stereotypes in 'Four Lions' is different than Batman because the director uses stereotypes without linking them to stock characters. He instead portrays the terrorists as stereotypes and lets the audience link what stock characters they are. For example, at the begining of the film, we see Omar and Barry acting like stereotypical terrorists and a audience would classify them as antiheroes but over the course of the film, we see Omar is less ridiculous than Barry and that Barry is the villain of the story. The humour comes from the film and its characters because the audience has to define what stock characters the terrorists are represented as and the foolish things they do surprises the audience and their expectations.
In four lions, are we aligned with the heroes or villains?
The narrative of the story in four lions is structured in a way that we cant decide if they are heroes or villains and the film relies on the viewer and topical events to create a depiction of the characters as heroes or villains. Whilst the viewer may despise terrorists, the film's narrative aligns with them as normal people, neither heroes or villains. It is up to the viewer to create their own opinion or interpretation.
If Four Lions is parodying terrorism and Dark Knight is showing the importance of fighting it, why are they offering such different views? Which is more dominant in cinema.
The two different films have such different views because in Dark Knight, the incorporation of the theme of terrorists sends a message about terrorism , it also has a job as a narrative device in classic hollywood narrative and as a disruption to the equilibrium. In Four Lions, the message it sends is more important than the narrative of the story, which is why it is an non hollywood narrative, The director wants the topical issue of terrorism and terrorists satirized in order for people to laugh about it and break the taboo of it as a subject. The classic hollywood narrative is much more dominant in cinema than an non hollywood narrative because it provides familiarity to the audience who have expectations on what they are going to be watching.
Consider the impact and style of the director for Four Lions and his previous work.
The director of Four Lions, Chris Morris is a comedian and writer known for his controversal satire and style of humour. He has created a satirical news show, in the past called Brass Eye, which saw media attention for the episode 'Paedogeddon!' This style of satire and making humour of taboo or dark subjects is typical of Morris and Four Lions is an example of his style also. Morris's use of shock humour is also carried on in Four Lion's with the theme of his work, that shocking people to send a message is prevalent.
Tuesday, 10 December 2013
Friday, 6 December 2013
Essay Plan For The Dark Knight Rises and Four Lions
Thesis: How are modern day themes in The Dark Knight Rises and Four Lions used to affect modern audiences?
Essay Plan
Point 1- Terrorism
Example- The Dark Knight Rises- Bane takes over Gotham city
Four Lions- Drone Attack
Analysis (Micro)- Bane Takes over Gotham City- Editing- The clip shows cuts of Bane destroying numerous parts of Gotham, blowing up bridges, and trapping the police underground. The fast editing here shows how organised and ruthless Bane's terrorism is. This would shock an audience.
Drone Attack - Mis En Scene- The clips shows a terrorist trying to blow up a U.S Drone. He holds the rocket launcher (prop) the wrong way and it fires backwards, destroying their terrorist base. The mis-en-scene in this scene is typical of what an modern day audience would expect terrorists to look and sound like.
Synthesis (Comparison)- These two clips are comparable because they both show examples of terrorism. However the dark knight rises uses terrorism to shock and draw the audience in but four lions uses it to parody conventional film terrorists by making them look stupid.
Point 2- Justice
Example- The Dark Knight Rises- Batman and Bane second fight
Four Lions- Wookie or a bear?
Analysis- Batman and Bane second fight- Mis-en-scene- Batman and Bane fight it out when the citizen of Gotham start to fight back. Batman defeats Bane with the classic hollywood narrative of good prevailing over evil. This theme of justice prevailing is what people would expect from an action film hollywood film
Wookie or a bear?- Sound/Mis-en-scene- The police shoot an innocent man instead of Omar. They argue about whether they were told to shoot a wookie or a bear. (costumes) This scene shows that the theme of justice is satirized by having the police shown just as bumbling and foolish as the terrorists. This would relates and satires the topical issue of police fighting terrorism.
Synthesis- These two clips are comparable because they show opposite view on justice in the films. batman has justice prevailing whilst four lions has no sense of justice or consequences for its characters.
Point 3 - Redemption
Example - The dark knight rises - Batman escapes from prison
Four Lions- Waj blows himself up in kebab shop
Analysis- batman escapes from prison- Cinematography- The camera is used here to show bruce waynes perspective of being stuck in a prison with a hole in the ground. It shows low angles and makes the hole and handholds look intimidating and look difficult. This is to show what Batman must overcome in order to redeem himself. Redemption is a theme in the film that is used to fufill the superhero movie convention of death and rebirth for the hero. The theme affects an audience because it appeals to the audience rooting for Batman and for him to succeed.
Waj blows himself up in kebab shop- Editing- Editing is used to show Waj and Omar talking on the phone. It uses the audience being able to see whats going on at both ends important for the dark humour of the scene. The editing is also fast and cuts quickly to introduce pace in the clip. The theme of redemption in this clip is prominent because it shows Omar trying to get Waj to turn himself in rather than kill themselves and others. He is trying to redeem himself and his best friend. However, Omar is too late and misses out on his chance of redemption. This affects an audience because it is portraying suicide bombers as human beings who aren't just crazed killing maniacs like the media portrays them as.
Synthesis: We can compare the clips because they both feature contrasting themes of redemption. Batman is able to redeem himself because he is a stereotypical good character that the audience like and associate with. Waj in Four Lions cant redeem himself because even though the film focuses on the terrorists and their stupidity and a lot of time is spent character developing, he is still a suicide bomber and should be punished for attempting to kill people. This is an attitude that would make an audience reflect and think about the human beings behind terrorist attacks.
Point 4- Morality
Example- The Dark Knight Rises- Bane's necessary evil
Four lions - lion king allegory
Analysis- banes necessary evil- cinematography- the cinematography in this scene is used to show Bane's power over the scene. The use of low angle from the businessman's perspective and high angle from Bane's over the shoulder perspective show that Bane is dominant in the shot. The theme of morality is here because Bane, by his own morals, believes that by taking over Gotham City and terrorising its inhabitants, he thinks he is getting rid of its corrupt police force and government. These type of twisted morality affects an audience because its comparable to the sort of twisted morals that terrorists have (e,g suicide bombers) and the belief that what they are doing is right. This is an topical issue that the audience can relate to.
Lion King allegory- Sound- The use of dialogue in the clip in this clip is important because it spoken in a hushed tone, which implies a father-son bonding relationship happening. Omar is telling his son a version of the Lion king where Simba kills his dad and lies to his friends in order for them to defeat Scar so that Simba can become the lion king. This is an allegory to how Omar is going to kill himself and others(Simba's dad, Musafa) so he can express his belief that he is fighting against western culture (Scar). Simba becoming the lion king is Omar's belief that he will go to heaven. The theme of morality in the clip shows Omar's morals and what he believes he is doing is absolutely right, and that he should teach his son to be a terrorist also. This type of morality is very twisted and would shock an audience but in a way that they can laugh at it because of the ridiculous allegory.
Synthesis: Both characters in both films have twisted morals and this is a point of comparison. They believe what they are doing is 100 percent correct and that they are helping everyone by doing it. The audiences reactions are the same also. Both would be shocked by how twisted these characters morals are.
Conclusion: In The Dark Knight Rises, the modern day themes are used as components to build an action film and make the narrative relevant for modern day audiences. However, in Four Lions, these modern day themes are used to build satire and amuse the audience despite this contrasting with 'The Dark Knight Rises' which uses these themes in a serious context.
Essay Plan
Point 1- Terrorism
Example- The Dark Knight Rises- Bane takes over Gotham city
Four Lions- Drone Attack
Analysis (Micro)- Bane Takes over Gotham City- Editing- The clip shows cuts of Bane destroying numerous parts of Gotham, blowing up bridges, and trapping the police underground. The fast editing here shows how organised and ruthless Bane's terrorism is. This would shock an audience.
Drone Attack - Mis En Scene- The clips shows a terrorist trying to blow up a U.S Drone. He holds the rocket launcher (prop) the wrong way and it fires backwards, destroying their terrorist base. The mis-en-scene in this scene is typical of what an modern day audience would expect terrorists to look and sound like.
Synthesis (Comparison)- These two clips are comparable because they both show examples of terrorism. However the dark knight rises uses terrorism to shock and draw the audience in but four lions uses it to parody conventional film terrorists by making them look stupid.
Point 2- Justice
Example- The Dark Knight Rises- Batman and Bane second fight
Four Lions- Wookie or a bear?
Analysis- Batman and Bane second fight- Mis-en-scene- Batman and Bane fight it out when the citizen of Gotham start to fight back. Batman defeats Bane with the classic hollywood narrative of good prevailing over evil. This theme of justice prevailing is what people would expect from an action film hollywood film
Wookie or a bear?- Sound/Mis-en-scene- The police shoot an innocent man instead of Omar. They argue about whether they were told to shoot a wookie or a bear. (costumes) This scene shows that the theme of justice is satirized by having the police shown just as bumbling and foolish as the terrorists. This would relates and satires the topical issue of police fighting terrorism.
Synthesis- These two clips are comparable because they show opposite view on justice in the films. batman has justice prevailing whilst four lions has no sense of justice or consequences for its characters.
Point 3 - Redemption
Example - The dark knight rises - Batman escapes from prison
Four Lions- Waj blows himself up in kebab shop
Analysis- batman escapes from prison- Cinematography- The camera is used here to show bruce waynes perspective of being stuck in a prison with a hole in the ground. It shows low angles and makes the hole and handholds look intimidating and look difficult. This is to show what Batman must overcome in order to redeem himself. Redemption is a theme in the film that is used to fufill the superhero movie convention of death and rebirth for the hero. The theme affects an audience because it appeals to the audience rooting for Batman and for him to succeed.
Waj blows himself up in kebab shop- Editing- Editing is used to show Waj and Omar talking on the phone. It uses the audience being able to see whats going on at both ends important for the dark humour of the scene. The editing is also fast and cuts quickly to introduce pace in the clip. The theme of redemption in this clip is prominent because it shows Omar trying to get Waj to turn himself in rather than kill themselves and others. He is trying to redeem himself and his best friend. However, Omar is too late and misses out on his chance of redemption. This affects an audience because it is portraying suicide bombers as human beings who aren't just crazed killing maniacs like the media portrays them as.
Synthesis: We can compare the clips because they both feature contrasting themes of redemption. Batman is able to redeem himself because he is a stereotypical good character that the audience like and associate with. Waj in Four Lions cant redeem himself because even though the film focuses on the terrorists and their stupidity and a lot of time is spent character developing, he is still a suicide bomber and should be punished for attempting to kill people. This is an attitude that would make an audience reflect and think about the human beings behind terrorist attacks.
Point 4- Morality
Example- The Dark Knight Rises- Bane's necessary evil
Four lions - lion king allegory
Analysis- banes necessary evil- cinematography- the cinematography in this scene is used to show Bane's power over the scene. The use of low angle from the businessman's perspective and high angle from Bane's over the shoulder perspective show that Bane is dominant in the shot. The theme of morality is here because Bane, by his own morals, believes that by taking over Gotham City and terrorising its inhabitants, he thinks he is getting rid of its corrupt police force and government. These type of twisted morality affects an audience because its comparable to the sort of twisted morals that terrorists have (e,g suicide bombers) and the belief that what they are doing is right. This is an topical issue that the audience can relate to.
Lion King allegory- Sound- The use of dialogue in the clip in this clip is important because it spoken in a hushed tone, which implies a father-son bonding relationship happening. Omar is telling his son a version of the Lion king where Simba kills his dad and lies to his friends in order for them to defeat Scar so that Simba can become the lion king. This is an allegory to how Omar is going to kill himself and others(Simba's dad, Musafa) so he can express his belief that he is fighting against western culture (Scar). Simba becoming the lion king is Omar's belief that he will go to heaven. The theme of morality in the clip shows Omar's morals and what he believes he is doing is absolutely right, and that he should teach his son to be a terrorist also. This type of morality is very twisted and would shock an audience but in a way that they can laugh at it because of the ridiculous allegory.
Synthesis: Both characters in both films have twisted morals and this is a point of comparison. They believe what they are doing is 100 percent correct and that they are helping everyone by doing it. The audiences reactions are the same also. Both would be shocked by how twisted these characters morals are.
Conclusion: In The Dark Knight Rises, the modern day themes are used as components to build an action film and make the narrative relevant for modern day audiences. However, in Four Lions, these modern day themes are used to build satire and amuse the audience despite this contrasting with 'The Dark Knight Rises' which uses these themes in a serious context.
Tuesday, 3 December 2013
What makes V for Vendetta an dystopian thriller? (Genre Conventions)
Star wars is an science fiction film. It has lots of sci-fi conventions. One of these is the rebellion against a higher power. Many dystopian thrillers have this is because the thrill from the film comes from the characters trying to reverse or reduce the affects of dystopia on their society.
Here, V for Vendetta has V killing the governments men in order to rebel.
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