Narrative Structures

Unit 1 - Narrative Structures

V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta (V4V) is the first film by director James McTeigue and was released in 2005. V4V is set in a very near futuristic London which is now under control by a very strict & fascist government which controls what the public believes through their materialised media network. One night, London is rocked by a bombing of the crown court followed soon by a mysterious character simply named �V’ taking over the news network and revealing his agenda to the public. A determined experienced detective is on the trail of �V’ but also finds out himself about the corruption within the government and a personal vendetta that V holds against the government. The way the narrative is delivered can easily be described as mainstream because of how the lives of the main & supporting actors change within the period of the film, for example the detective at the beginning is at peace, he is then exposed to trouble & corruption & then at the end he returns to peace after all, this can be described as a �Equilibrium – Disturbance – Equilibrium’ which is usually evident within movies with a �mainstream’ narrative.