The film X-Men Origins: Wolverine from 2009, directed by Gavin Wood, follows the main character Wolverine across settings in Canada, America, Three Mile Island and Vietnam as he seeks revenge against Victor and Striker. The film generally conforms to the action/superhero genre with themes of revenge and the fight between good and evil, though at times the narrative comes away from the main story line. The film promotes a message that being different, as the mutants are, can have positive aspects and that difference should be embraced.

1. Film title : X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Director: Gavin Wood
Year: 2009
Genre: Action/Super Hero
Area of Analysis Example Technical feature (Camera/sound/mise en
scene/ editing)
Conforms to genre? Y/N Breaks conformity? Y/N
If yes, how?
Codes and conventions
Yes No
Setting
Canada, America, Three Mile
Island and Viet Nam.
Yes No
Character
Wolverine (Main Character),
Victor, Striker, Fred, Gambit,
Bolt, Wade. Agent Zero and
Deadpool.
Yes No
Themes
Revenge. Fight between good
and evil.
Yes No
Narrative
The film has a story line but
sometimes comes away from
that.
Yes No
Iconography
In the x-men films it shows
that being different is a good
thing and it can have many
positive points in your life.
Yes No

2. Ideological message