Applying theory to our trailer

Todorov: 
Equilibrium - introduction to characters

• Gabriel in school setting & introduction of Anastasia in classroom setting

Disruption - montage/fast pace editing

• Development of Anastasia and Gabriel's relationship

Levi-Strauss:

Post colonial theory - characters are all deracialised

• White female antagonist
• Black male protagonsit

Binary opposites - good vs. evil

• Anastasia - evil
• Gabriel - ambiguous/false hero/male damsel in distress

Propp's spheres of action:

Friends: heroes/helpers/donors

Gabriel: false hero/prince

Anastasia: Villain

Roland Barthes' Enigma code:

• Why does Anastasia not age?
• What does Gabriel do to make him the target?
• What are Anastasia's motives?
• What happens to Gabriel in the end?

Feminism:

- female heroes and female antagonist ---> subverts stereotypes

- subverts traditional narrative ---> subverts Steven Neale's predictable pleasures