https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1YbOMDI59k
Insidious:
Barthes enigma code is expressed here is the window the main
character is talking to then the action code briefly follows by showing a scary
looking woman at the other side of the window holding a candle. This is then
interlinked with Propps seven spheres of action on analysing the different
types of characters. The hero is the one standing opposite the old woman Thai
is because there is more top angled lighting making him appear dominate and
powerful, where as 'the villain' has less lighting making her appear more
dangerous and evil. The donor and the princess is both expressed by his wife
the donor being her voice leading him back to his body, this also makes her the
princess in need of rescuing because the lost souls are crowding around her.
The equilibrium is when the man is closer to his body then there is an in
equilibrium when he sees the old woman at the other-side of the window, causing
him to waste time so he doesn't make it to his body, the new equilibrium is
when he starts hearing his wife's voice eventually making his way to his body.
Notorious (The
Movie):
Barthes' action and enigma codes - the action code is
discovered first in this clip when Notorious B.I.G. (protagonist) and his crew
stop at the traffic light and another car pulls up beside them - this makes the
audience wonder if there will be any tension created or a violent outbreak
possibly. This is confirmed through the enigma code when the driver in the car
next to Notorious pulls out a gun with an intimidating look - this confirms
that somebody is about to be shot.
Todorov's equilibrium - the equilibrium is created when
Notorious leaves the club with his entourage (the audience assume everybody is
safe at this point). Then the disequilibrium is constructed when the unknown
driver in the other car pulls the trigger. The new equilibrium hasn't been
restored yet as it ends on a cliff hanger. The movie overall has a documentary
type narrative and in reality the death of rapper 'Notorious B.I.G' was caused
by an unknown drive-by shooting. The murderer is yet to be discovered.
Propp's stock characters - the villain is the unknown person
who shot Notorious B.I.G. - Notorious could be viewed at the central
protagonist, despite the fact that the equilibrium isn't restored.
Criminal Minds:
Barthes enigma code is highlighted when all the computers
and lights go off after a few seconds of the characters planking as to the
source of their computers breaking down, the action code follows which is a
woman dressed all black and a lot of attitude (with a click of her fingers the
light comes back on everything is normally again). In this clip Propps character profiling may
suggest that the mysterious woman that walked through the door is the villain
because she turned off all of those bystanders’ computers, the donor was that
young boy she kissed to make her ex-boyfriend jealous, and finally the hero is
the other man that was in charge of the computers. Todorovs equilibrium theory
is expressed here ; at the beginning everything's normal everyone is doing their
own thing and then the disequilibrium when everything turns off, then the
source to the equilibrium is revealed, which then leads to a new equilibrium
being created (order is restored).
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