Theories linking to film narrative

Theories linking to film narrative

1. Barthes (1977)

   • His theory is that a enigma in a story will create tension and lead to the resolution of the plot.
   • This can be seen in my narrative as the identity of the murderer is a mystery, her identity is then discovered at the end of the film and it leads to the death of the detective.

2. Levi-Strauss's (1958)

   • He believed that all stories operated around a binary opposite.
   • This can be seen in my film because the main protagonist is a male and the main antagonist is a female so they are binary opposites of each other.

3. O'Sullivan (1998)

   • He believed that narratives have a common structure where they with the establishment of the plot.
   • This can be seen in my film because at the beginning of the film we are introduced to the main storyline of the murderer killing the detective.