Todorov's theory was that all narratives begin in equilibrium or status quo where any potentially opposing forces are in balance. This is disrupted by an event which then sets off a chain of events. Problems are solved so that order can be restored back to a equilibrium.
He said that conventional narratives have five stages:
- A state of equilibrium at the outset
- A disruption of the equilibrium by some action
- A recognition that there has been a disruption
- An attempt to repair the disruption
- A reinstatement of the equilibrium
This structure can be seen and applied to many mainstream film narratives.
ROLAND BARTHES' THEORY
ACTION CODE - what they see, they can work out whats going on in the plot
ENIGMA CODE - where you have to work out whats going on in the plot, not sure and it isn't clear
SYMBOLIC CODE -, throuhg symbols they work it out
culture- culture specific aspects makes sense of the narative
semantic code
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