Hacker/V for Vendetta
The mask- This was used to hide the hacker’s appearance and show his desire to hide his face showing that the reason behind this desire must be one of malicious intent. This made the antagonist a terrifying enigma to the audience and also showed how he does not conform to normal social groups putting him in the social group of outcasts and misfits. The reason behind v’s mask is also to show how he too lives outside the normal accepted terms of society, the mask similarly reflects v’s malicious ideals in regards to the state by covering his identity. The character V in V for Vendetta does in fact murder people as does our antagonist. Finally the mask does convey a sophisticated intelligence for the character, in V’s instance this is backed up by his moral compass and extensive vocabulary clear signs reinforces of his characters intelligence where as our antagonists fits into this social group through manipulation. He uses the tools of the modern world fir his own personal gain. The cunning and devious trickery of both characters is shown through the masks sharp features and the slight smirk permanently plastered on it.
The hoodie/dark clothing- the black hoodie is a contemporary piece of clothing, it is commonly worn in today's society showing how this threat is rooted in reality. The dark colour is similar to 'V's' choice since it is appropriate to reflect the murderous manipulative actions both characters take due to the wide known connotations of black and evil. A difference here however is despite the colour and the clothing V wears he is in fact the hero of the production, where as our character has stuck to the more typical stereotype of creating a sinister horrific character.
Our Protagonist/Truman from The Truman Show
though the attire of these 2 characters aren't similar in terms of exact article choice they both portray the same link to reality that the audience requires to understand the film. It's through these characters eyes that the audience will see concieve the events that take place. This is shown through the style of clothing since the characters wear non distinguishable clothes, ones that fit within the realms of accepted fashion and adhere to the types of attire that are socially acceptable. Some differences between the characters is that truman is obviously older with his choice of shirts and tie where as our protagonist clad in a crew neck jumper. One similarity thats obvious in these images is that they are both carrying bags, the reason behind this choice of prop is to symbolise how they're are unknown factors about these characters and since the bag is never shown to be open it shows how even the character themselves is unaware of these secrets. The secret in both cases is that they're being watched, however in the truman show there is a less malicious and murderous intent from the spectators then there is with our Hacker thriller.
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