- Suggests that (most) narrative starts of with a equilibrium and the protagonists are happy.
- This state is then disrupted, most likely by the antagonist, and they have to fight to gain that equilibrium back.
- There is resolution to the problem, however it will most likely be a different equilibrium to the beginning.
- Can be applied to most films.
- Trailers tend to not show the resolution in order to make the audience want to find out more.
Equilibrium -> Disequilibrium -> New Equilibrium
Barthes Theory
- Suggests that narrative works with five different codes to help the audience make sense of it.
- These are; Action, Enigma, Symbolic (connotation), Semic (denotation), and Cultural.
Claude Levi - Strauss
- Narrative contains binary oppositions, for example, if there is a bad guy in a film there will be someone - not necessarily a hero - contrasting them.
Propp's Theory
- Analysed Russian Fairytales.
- Noted that there is a specific character list made up of; Hero, Villain, Donor, Dispatcher, False Hero, Helper, Princess, and her Father.
- Although this does not directly apply to films as it is based on Fairytales, it can be applied to some film narrative in terms of the character roles.
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