Get Carter: Narrative February 27, 2014

Chain  of  cause  and  effect?

NARRATIVE STRUCTURE

Information  point:

The  narrative  in  Get  Carter  is  called  a  Linear  narrative  (it  is  a  reaction  to  events  (cause  and  effect  chain)

It  takes  Jack  (and  us)  a  while  to  realise  what’s  going  on  (  real  life  is  like  that)  Themes  come  out  of  the  narrative  (fate,  lack  of  control,  revenge  being  pointless)

What  is  the  difference  between  

SUSPENSE  and  SURPRISE?

Exam question:

How far do the films you have studied for this topic use suspense in order to capture a feeling of ‘living with crime?’

key words

This is what you would need to do in the exam:

· Use narrative theory· Discuss character functions· Examine genre conventions· Show you understand key representations.

Get Carter: Narrative February 27, 2014

Task

Apply these to Get Carter

(tip – use a very specific example from a scene)

Todorov's 6 elements to a narrative

1. How is suspense created in the narrative structure?

2. What point is the director making about living with crime by constructing the narrative like this?

3. Is Carter going to die? How do you know?

4. How is this a ‘hero’s journey?

5. How are micro elements used to create suspense?

Omniscient or restricted narrative?

Are there times we know more than Jack?

How does knowing/not knowing affect suspense?

Goal oriented plot?

quest

psychological state of the character

inner struggles drives the plot

ending left open to interpretation.

steps to achieve