1. Film title: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Director: Gavin Wood
Year: 2009
Genre: Action/Super Hero/ Fantasy
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
In a world where genetically
mutated people exist a
mutant called Wolverine sets
out to get revenge for the
death of his partner.
Explosions and environments created by CGI
and special effects.
Yes No
Setting
Canada, America, Vietnam,
Three Mile Island
There is a scene towards the end of the film
where three characters are fighting on top of
a tower on Three Mile Island. The setting was
made with CGI as it would affect the safety of
the characters if they were actually on top of
a tower.
Yes No
Character
Wolverine, Victor, Striker,
Fred Dukes, Gambit, John
Wraith, Wade, Agent Zero,
DeadPool.
Fast paced editing and a lot of different shot
within a few seconds. Costume also
contributes to this film conforming to the
genre. There are people in soldier’s uniform
and other people in battle attire.
Yes No
Themes
Revenge, the fight against
bad people.
- Yes No
Narrative
The story is linear but there
are some scenes where they
look back at past events.
- Yes No

2. Iconography
American Civil War, Vietnam
War
Yes No
Ideological message
In all of the X-men films they
portray a world where being
different isn’t always a bad
thing. They also show the
problems that someone who
is different may encounter
and how they manage to live
with that problem.
Yes No