Saturday, 2 August 2014

Narrative Theory

Narrative is the way a story is organised and it connects different element of the plot to create a logical order. Its generally broken down into several segments by Tzvetan Todorov.

Equilibrium is the balance, or peacefulness before the conflict, which then leads into the disruption, the problem which then leads to a resolution, the conflict ending by some means, creating the new equilibrium, which is not the same as the old equilibrium, as the characters and scenario have been changed due the events of the films.

Elements of a narrative include:
- Time (e.g. real time - chronological time)
- Closure (the relief the audience feels at the end of the movie)
- Enigma (problems that need to be solved - questions that are asked - to achieve closure, all of the questions must be answered).

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