Narrative Theories in relation to Batman Begins.
Characters:
Vladimir Prop:
1. Hero - Bruce Wayne
2. Villain - Ras Al Ghul
3. Doner - Alfred
4. False Hero - Ras Al Ghul
5. Dispatcher - Ras al Ghul
6. Helper - Gordon
7. Princess - Rachel
8. Father - Rachel's Mother.
Binary Opposites:
Levi Strauss:
- Moral and Immoral
The family (mother father and bruce) and the homeless man who shoots his parents.
- Hero and Villain
The shooter and the Police who catch him & The shooter and Bruce
- Male and Female
Bruce, Bruce's Dad, Alfred, Ras Al Ghul, Gordon & Bruce's Mother, Rachel, Rachel's Mother
- Young and old
Bruce, Rachel and The Parents and helpers.
- Police and Criminal
Police who investigate the crime and the criminal who committed the crime
- Rich and Poor
Bruce and Rachel's Families and the Homeless man who shoots to get man's wallet.
- Weak and Strong
Bruce (older) and the prisoners who he fights with at the beginning.
Todorov's Theory states that there is 5 stages the narrative can process through:
1. A state of equilibrium - Introduction
2. A disruption of that order - Occurs to change the equilibrium
3. A recognition that the disorder has occurred
4. An attempt to repair the damage
5. New equilibrium that is usually better that the previous one as it is an improved version.
From watching the first 15 minutes of Batman begins we see the introduction as an explanation of the little boys living situation, wealth, well-being and attitude, this is the equilibrium as its all as it should be.
We also see him as an older figure who is able to fight well and asked to overcome his fears which were of Bats from an incident that happened when he was younger.
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