NARRATIVE THEORIES

Levi-Strauss – Binary opposites

Strong (Elysium – people who live on Elysium) Vs. Weak (poor people on earth)

Wealthy (people wealthy enough to live on Elysium) Vs. Poor (have to suffer living on earth)

Healthy (people on Elysium, machines to cure them of any sickness) Vs. Sick (Exposed to deathly substances)

Good (help others get to Elysium) Vs. Evil (depriving people of living on Elysium just because they aren’t privilege)

Equilibrium – getting through life on earth, people try now and then to get to Elysium illegally. Everyone on earth is poor, ill and suffering.

Dis – Equilibrium – Max gets exposed to deathly substance and needs to get to Elysium in order to stay alive and be cured, however he needs to get past security and to Elysium in time. New – Equilibrium – Max and Spider save everyone on earth, by making everyone on earth legally allowed into Elysium. However Max dies in order to do his.

Todorov: Equilibrium

Popp: Character types:

Hero – MaxEvil – Delecourt, Kruger, John Calyle Helper – Spider Girl – Frey, saves her and her daughterDispatcher – Spider Sidekick – Spider/Julio

Popp: Character types