Thursday, 23 January 2014

Storylines and plot in teen dramas

Binary Oppositions - Where you have texts which are organised around opposite sets of values. Good and Evil, Light and dark etc.




FILM NAME
STORYLINES SET UP IN THE
OPENING
BINARY OPPOSITIONS
ESTABLISHED IN THE OPENING
 
FILM 1
TWILIGHT
The storyline set up so far in the intro of this film is that a teenage girl tries to make her transition to a small town where strange things happen and deal with the awkward relationship with her father.
Being alone/being in a group
Good and bad
Weak and strong – deer and the creature
 
FILM 2
GREASE
Storyline set up in the intro:
Two people who live completely different life are bought together again but one is caught in a lie.
Honesty/Lying
Being alone/being in a group
 
 
FILM 3
10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU
Storyline set up in the intro:
Groups of people all in different cliques.
Strong/ weak – Patrick and the new boy
Liked/disliked –Bianca/Cat
 
 
FILM 4
ATTACK THE BLOCK
Storyline set up in intro:
Crime filled neighbourhood invaded by something very dangerous and powerful.
Strong/weak
Good/bad
Innocent/guilty

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