19. Narrative Theory

Vladimir propp stated that Whatever the difference between fairytales and stories they all Have the same internal structure.He stated that there are 8 character and 31 different functions. Star wars as an example fit perfectly into propps theory however recent films like pulp fiction do not. The main characters are: The villain The hero The donor The heroes helper The princess Her father The dispatcher The false hero Tzvetan Todorov another person gave another theory was about equilibrium which said that all stories are about the fight to return to normality. Its normally that an event happens and the rest of the story revolves around how to make everything normal again (equilibrium). Our Film connected to Propps theory: As our story being a thriller seems to fit almost perfectly into propps theory. There is a hero in our movie who is an ex FBI agent who is on the run, There is the villain who is the head of the FBI, the donor is his brother who gives him aid and vital information. The false hero is one who takes his place and exposes the actual hero as a bad guy. The princess in this case is the heros girlfriend who is captured and used as 'bait' to expose and get the hero under their control. The girls father in this case is part of the conspiracy and the girl does not want to have anything to do with him.