applying narrative theory
- 1. Applying Narrative Theory- VladmirPropp’s Theory of Narrative
- 2. Trapped in Abyss •The victim hero: the main man who is seen running down the street, smoking from the bong ect.. Suggests he is being watched, this is reinforced by over the shoulder shot of the man which implies he is being followed from behind and lots of central action is based around him • The villain: who can be heard but not seen (voiceover) and is speaking to directly to the man, point of view shots and jump cut used to show his presence/ seeing things from his perspective. •The princess: the blonde curly haired lady who falls victim to the villan (falls into his lair), is seen with blood on her face and a worried look and is then seen locked up waiting for her rescuers to come (her friends) infers she is reliant on other people- which reinforces the stereotypical view that victims are often female
- 3. Silent Hill revelation: 3D • The villain: a small girl, with a corpse like face who is followed by a black fog of darkness which implies she will be the character who will disrupt the narrative. • The hero: the young female who wakes from a nightmare early on in the trailer, we are then given the information that her father has been abducted to silent hill, thus she becomes what Propp highlights as the seeker hero who is now the villains victim. • The helper: the young male who walks the hero home from school he then gets abducted himself and she now has 2 people to rescue • The princess: two male characters who have been taken by silent hill and are in danger of the villain. This challenges Propps view that the victims (princess) are not the female characters, they are males. Therefore the roles have been reversed as the father (suggested by prop to be the seeker hero is the victim) and the female
- 4. Sinister • The hero: in the opening sequence we witness the new arrival of a new family into their new home. The father that does onto discover all the mysteries in the house and tried to restore all equilibrium would be considered the hero. • The villain: A pagan deity called Bacgul, who consumes the souls of human children. It’s assumed that he lives inside paintings as these are the gateways to his realm. Once children are exposed to these paintings they become vulnerable to his abduction. • The donor: The donor is the guy on the computer screen who tells the father (hero) information about Bacgul and his origins. • The princess: the hero’s little girl who comes vulnerable to Bacgul’s abduction • The helper: this could be the police man. Although we were only given a snapshot of him we can infer that he goes on to help restore the equilibrium (due to the role that police normally play in films and within society)