What works.
- The story begins with an equilibrium or status quo where any potentially opposing forces are in balance.
- This is disrupted by some event. setting in chain a series of events.
- The problems are not resolved.
- The theory makes you think about what sets the film off.
What works.
- There is a sense of the binary opposition, good/evil.
- No concrete boundaries, jack was 'good' to start with, then later he crosses over to evil.
- Shows how themes can be juxtaposed in one film.
What works.
- A series of changes occur according to a pattern of cause and effect, finally a new situation arises that brings the end of the narrative.
- Narrative shapes material in terms of space and time, it defines where, when, how etc, events take place. uses techniques e.g. flashbacks, jumping between places and times.
- We made sense of what is happening with our own conclusions, we make presumptions.
- Restricted narrative.
What works.
- The idea of propps stages work, preparation, complication, transference, struggle, return, recognition, in most films, but the shining is most complex, and the 31 stages (most) fit, but re - ordered.
- To conventional to make work you have to think outside the box for it to work, it doesn't obviously fit.
- Stops us thinking of the film as simply people in a hotel. Theres more complexity.
This is a good but very brief summary of your thoughts. I would have been good to explain the theories and how they fit in slightly more detail. Also you do need to try to "exploit the full potential of the medium of the blog" by illustrating your writing with images, clips, links etc.
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