Propp's Characters? - Why?
Do they follow the CHN?
-BME
-Stock Characters
-Psychological motivation
-Cause/Effect
-Binary Opposition
A2- CONTEXT AND MESSAGES - WHY HAS IT BEEN DONE?
Directors- wants to get their message out
Narratives are similar in different cultures because of old folk stories.
Todorov- Equillibrium
- Equillibrium
- Disruption
- Recognition
- Repair
- Reinstatement
Levi Strauss- Binary Opposition
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La haine-
Kassaitz- critical and political
Challenges the narrative
Realistic characters
Propp's theories vs. Realist approach
Vinz-bad boy, aspirational gangster (taxi driver) KEY SCENE- Mirror
Hubert- helper, vigilante, reformed hero
Said- sidekick
Saiid- point of view
When his eyes close, the film ends
Weak, imasculine
"so far so good", has not yet fallen into the viscous circle
It is repeated at the beginning and the end
Challenges his weak character as he is the last person standing alive
Hubert- Said- Police man = trapped in the middle
The film happens in 1 day
Cycle, clock, one day, the world at the beginning
"So far so good", eventually it will end bad however they reassure themselves
Vinz is white, he escapes the beating in the police office
Battle of the Algers- France invaded Algeria
The Satif Massaca- killing civillians
Binary opposition- French and Algerian
You get a mixed view
Hipocracy of assimilation- liberty equality fraternity
2 people killed who influenced the film
Introduction- documented riots
Themes-
Fraternity
Entrapment
Violence- police
Realistic characters
Propp's theories vs. Realist approach
Vinz-bad boy, aspirational gangster (taxi driver) KEY SCENE- Mirror
Hubert- helper, vigilante, reformed hero
Said- sidekick
Saiid- point of view
When his eyes close, the film ends
Weak, imasculine
"so far so good", has not yet fallen into the viscous circle
It is repeated at the beginning and the end
Challenges his weak character as he is the last person standing alive
Hubert- Said- Police man = trapped in the middle
The film happens in 1 day
Cycle, clock, one day, the world at the beginning
"So far so good", eventually it will end bad however they reassure themselves
Vinz is white, he escapes the beating in the police office
Battle of the Algers- France invaded Algeria
The Satif Massaca- killing civillians
Binary opposition- French and Algerian
You get a mixed view
Hipocracy of assimilation- liberty equality fraternity
2 people killed who influenced the film
Introduction- documented riots
Themes-
Fraternity
Entrapment
Violence- police
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