ideology and narrative:
narrative theories:
- equilibrium- Todorov (equilibrium, disruption, realisation, attempt to repair, equilibrium)
- linear/non-linear/cyclical
- character types- Propp
- three-act-structure- (setup, confrontation, resolution)
- binary opposition- Levi-Strauss
- enigma vs action codes- Roland Barthes (action= what will happen next, enigma= audience question why)
formalism(distinction between story and plot- story=events of the narrative, plot=how the story is presented)
Propp (formalist scholar) analysed plots of Russian folk tales and identified 8 character types (villain, helper, princess of prize, father, donor, hero, false hero, dispatcher)
The Oedipal Trajectory- film theory based on Freud's conception of the Oedipal complex.
in a film that embraces the Oedipal trajectory, the threat of castration is dispelled and the masculine role of the patriarch is assumed. in film the female is passive and the male is actively seeking her. man feel threatened by women as they resemble their mothers, leading to fetishisation and the male-gaze, rather than the whole female body.
girls look towards a father figure and male subjectivity even though they desire their mother, and failure to do so will result in punishment, marginalisation or death.
how useful has an ideological critical approach been in understanding the narrative resolution of your chosen films?
how useful has an ideological critical approach been in understanding binary oppositions in the narratives of your chosen films?
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