V for Vendetta

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Describe at least ONE character or individual who changed during the text(s). Explain how the change helped you to better understand the character or individual, supporting your points with examples of visual and / or oral language features. In the film V for Vendetta directed by James McTeigue a character that changed during the text was Evey. In the beginning of the visual text Evey was a vulnerable, feminine and scared character, a good citizen who was trapped by her fear of the government. However Evey changes throughout the text into a stronger and braver character. This change in character helped me to better understand Evey and the type of person she is as she voiced her thoughts through her actions similar to her activist parents that who challenged Norsefire and were killed because of it. They stood up for what they believed in which is the type of character Evey molds into through this text. This change is shown in the visual text from the visual and oral techniques costume, dialogue and In the beginning of V for Vendetta, Evey is a very feminine character. As the film continues Evey becomes less feminine. This is shown through the technique of costume. For example, at the start of the film, we see Evey applying make-up, doing her hair and wearing a dress. By the end of the film she wears casual jeans and a t-shirt with no-makeup and no hair as V had shaved it off, but she doesn’t attempt to hide it. This shows that Evey doesn’t give as much importance to how she looks because she isn’t selfish, she has greater issues to focus on like the fear society has towards the government. She wants to voice her opinion and rebel against Norsefire as she no longer fears them. Another technique that the director uses to show Evey’s change in the film is dialogue. In the beginning of the film when Evey is caught by authorities after the government enforced
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