theories put into practice

Propp writes about the eight characters and he argues that narratives are driven by males. This theory is trye in the case of Max's thriller as the two main characters of the sequence were both males.

He also said all narratives feature the same eight character roles based on traditional tales, because it is two minutes we don't have all characters, but if we did carry on with this film we probably would seen at least 6 of the eight  characters. In this sequence however we are already presented with the dispatcher (man character who gets shot) as his death sets the story in motion, his death will get the hero involved and thus the story begins. We are also presented with the villain (man character who shoots him) and his story will be revealed later but for now, he remains an enigma.
Propp also talk about story arcs, implying that each story has
preparation, complication, transference, struggle, return and recognition
at the moment, this sequence falls under preparation (something happens to set off his journey), but will later become a complication (hero struggles and needs help).

Strauss talks about binary opposites, suggesting that in narratives, every character has an opposite to then, a ying for a yang. In this sequence, we cleary has a brief binary opposite with the assassin and the target. Villain/hero, moral/immoral, weak/strong (cause assassin had a gun) and criminal/idealistic politician, rich/poor (as the politician is rich and the assassin is for hire)

Todorov says that each story has five stages
Equilibrium, Disruption of that order, Recognition that the disorder has occurred, Attempt to repair the damage and Return to a new equilibrium. This sequence has an equilibrium and a disruption of it but not the other three as the story doesn't progress any further.

In conclusion, most of the theories presented here are proven true for this sequence as it was only two minutes and followed many conventions of a thriller. It was quite difficult to present every segment of all the theories and if the film went further through the narrative, we would have included all of the segments of the theories.