Sunday 17 November 2013

Se7en (1995) Narrative Theory

The structure of the narrative was the basic equilibrium, the disruption and then the restoration of the equilibrium. The narration was restricted narration and throughout the story, we knew as much as the protagonists. 

Protagonist(s) - Mills and Somerset
Antagonist - John Doe
Enigma codes - Who is the killer? Why did Mills decide to get transferred? Why didn't Tracy want to tell Mills about the baby?
Action codes - Seeing a gun and as a viewer, knowing it would be used to kill.
Hero - Somerset
Helper - Mills (also can be regarded as the hero)
Villian - John Doe
Dispatcher - The duty of being in the police force, Somerset and Mills own curostiy to finish the case and moral push to stop the killer.
Donor - The police badge and name, gives them the power to work on the case.
Princess - The satisfaction of stopping the killer.

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