Get Carter: Narrative February 27, 2014
Chain of cause and effect?
NARRATIVE STRUCTURE
Information point:
The narrative in Get Carter is called a Linear narrative (it is a reaction to events (cause and effect chain)
It takes Jack (and us) a while to realise what’s going on ( real life is like that) Themes come out of the narrative (fate, lack of control, revenge being pointless)
What is the difference between
SUSPENSE and SURPRISE?
Exam question:
How far do the films you have studied for this topic use suspense in order to capture a feeling of ‘living with crime?’
key words
This is what you would need to do in the exam:
· Use narrative theory· Discuss character functions· Examine genre conventions· Show you understand key representations.
Get Carter: Narrative February 27, 2014
Task
Apply these to Get Carter
(tip – use a very specific example from a scene)
Todorov's 6 elements to a narrative
1. How is suspense created in the narrative structure?
2. What point is the director making about living with crime by constructing the narrative like this?
3. Is Carter going to die? How do you know?
4. How is this a ‘hero’s journey?
5. How are micro elements used to create suspense?
Omniscient or restricted narrative?
Are there times we know more than Jack?
How does knowing/not knowing affect suspense?
Goal oriented plot?
quest
psychological state of the character
inner struggles drives the plot
ending left open to interpretation.
steps to achieve
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