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Traditional Hollywood narrative structure:

This is a three act structure and this is the typical Hollywood narrative. The first part of the structure is set up and that is 25% of the structure. Furthermore, the middle part of the structure is conformation and this is 50% of the structure. Additionally, the final part of the structure is film time and this takes up 25% of the structure. In addition, Linear also known as chronological has few and if any there will be sub-plots and tendency used towards closure at the end of film.

Tadorov- Narrative theory

Tadorov in 1969 had produced a theory in which he believed to be applied to any film. However, he believed that all films followed the same narrative pattern. Furthermore, they all went through stages of narrative. Each stage had a different meaning to it. There are five different stages the narrative can progress through stage 1); this is a state of equilibrium in other words its perfect and all is as it should be. Stage 2); this is a disruption of that order by an event. Also, Stage 3); this is a recognition that the disorder has occurred. As well, Stage 4); this is an attempt to repair the damage of the disruption and the final stage which is stage 5 is a return or restoration of a new equilibrium.

Tadorov shows a great representation of an equilibrium in the film "North by North West". This is because at the start of the film all the people that are featured in it are living there everyday normal life. Then there is a mysterious event that happens including a man and a women getting into a problem. Next, the problem starts to repeat its self and the story gets bigger and bigger and the problem increases. On the other hand the man takes action for it

Vladimir Propp-character types

Vladimir Propp- character types are analysed traditionally for folk stories and there are eight different key character roles. The eight key roles that there are, are Hero/Villain/Helper/Donor (this is the provider)/ Father/Dispatcher/Princess/False Hero.

Representation of women in film

The ‘Male Gaze’ is a tenure conversed by Laura Mulvey in her essay, “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema”. This is used to designate when the audience is put into viewpoint of a (Heterosexual) man. However Female characters are sexualized and the camera may zero in on female genitals that are measured as being sexual. Furthermore, in 1975 Laura Mulvey showed representation of women in film by showing “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema”. Likewise the representation of women is show in the film “Rope”. This is presented because of the male gaze. This is where the women were viewed as the objects of male erotic desire, this is shown in film and by the audience. Also, Men were seen as active and Women were seen as passive. Similarly, Women do not have agency, this indicates that they do not move the plot forward. Equally, the audience is forced to identify with male gaze. Therefore, the cinema reflects a ‘Patriarchal’ society as the cinema is dominated by men.