Narrative Theory: Propp & Todorov

How these apply to Utopia

Propp

We feel that our film subverts the stereotypes of these character types, the audience are not given a character that they can call the 'hero', but are shown two sad and depressed lifes of Charles and Jordan and follow them on their journey to there 'Utopia'. There are also no clear cut characters like Villain, Helper, Mentor or a Dispatcher, therefore completely subverting these character stereotypes. This then lets the audience decide who they perceive as their 'Hero' which make the audience become more involved in the storyline and the film in general.


Todorov

We have not fully used Todorov's theory in our film as we have skipped the first step "Equillibrum" and have started with the "Distruption" as the two charcters Charlie and Jordan do not have a "perfect" life to begin with. So the audience will be more involved as they will more concerned for the characters as they will be more connected.