Vladimir Propp, the Russian structuralist, studied fairy stories and established a number of character types and events associated with them.
He called these events ^functions' and suggested their number was limited to 31. His work has been related to film and media studies, and it is possible for example to use Propp's theory to fit the character types in a range of texts, especially feature films.
Indiana Jones - The temple of doom.
ReplyDeleteHero - Indiana Jones - As he gets the diomand and releases the prisoners.
Villain - Mola Ram - As he made the palace and keeps prisoners and
wants to kill Indiana.
Dispatcher - Lao Che - He sends Indiana + promises him a diomand in return but instead poisons him.
Helper - Short Round - A boy he finds who helps him escape from the palace.
Princess - Willie Scott - Gets caught up in the adventure and into bad situations.
False Hero - Captain Phillip Blumburt - Who is part of the government and visits the palace but doesn't actually do anything to help free the prisoners or indiana.
Lord of the Rings
ReplyDeleteHero: Frodo - Mission to take and destroy the ring in Mordor.
Villain: Sauron - Created the ring and wants it back so he can conquer the world.
Dispatcher: Elrond - Convenes meeting to discuss what should be done about the ring and creates the Fellowship.
Donor: Blibo - Gives Frodo the ring in the first film along with a piece of armour.
Helper: Sam - Helps Frodo throughout, saving him numerous times throughout the films.
Princess: Eowyn - Fights with her uncle in the third film and avenges his death with the help of Merry. Saved from being killed by Merry.
False Hero: Boromir - Member of the Fellowship however out of greed tries taking the ring before seeing error of his ways and dying.
Film - Twilight, New Moon
ReplyDeleteHero - Edward Cullen as he is trying to save Bella from evil and from being killed.
Villain - Jacob as he is part of the wolves which puts Bella's safety in danger although he is also the helper.
Helper - Jacob as he helps Edward to save Bella.
Princess - Bella as she is in danger and could be killed at any point.
False Hero - Lauren the evil vampire as at first she is friends with Bella at first but then turns against her.
Taken
ReplyDeleteHero is the DAd - Bryan - despite him already saying that it was not a good idea to go touring in Paris he will do anyhting to get his daughter back and is prepared to risk his own life
Villain - Peter - He is the man they meet at the airport, he tricks the girls into thinking there is a party on they night and asks them to go, they share a taxi and he remembers their address he then phones the albanians who kidnap the girls
dispatcher - Lenore - the Mother, although Bryan was obviously going to find his daughter she pushes him to make sure that she is found, she turns to him for hlep
Donor - Step Father - Stuart - He provides Bryan with the quickest flights to get to Paris, he also offers him money. The CIA officers he trained with also in the past as they helped to teach Bryan all he knows
Helper - Sam - Bryans friend - he is there for Bryan throughout he tracks the voices and comes up with matches, he gives Bryan the history or that area and the trafficing, he estimates how long Bryan will have to find his daughter
Heroine - The daughter Kim and Amanda, as well as the other girls which have been used for trafficing, they are all totally helpless and now drugged up, they cannot do anything to help save themselffs without getting caught
False Hero - Jean - Claude - He is one of Bryans old good friends, he was in the CIA also however he has chosen to turn his back on the Albanians trafficing girls and is taking Bribes to ignore the situation - he refuses to help his 'friend'
Film - Harry Potter
ReplyDeleteHero - Harry Potter, Defeat Voldemort, other characters look up to him and have high expectations of him. He is seen as a leader by the other characters.
Villain - Voldemort, A huge threat to the other characters, Everyone fears him even his followers 'the death eaters'.
Dispatcher - Dumbledore , Gives Harry clues and tells him any important information he needs to know.
Donor - Dumbledore, Gives Harry Griffindors sword and also gave him his invisibility cloak.
Helper - Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, They stick with Harry and are always there when he needs them.
Princess - Ginny Weasley, needs rescuing in the second film, the chamber of secrets.
False Hero - Gilderoy Lockhart, He lies about things he has done and brags to everyone about how he can help them but in the end he cowards out and admits he lied.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End. (mainly)
ReplyDeleteHero: Will Turner
He seems to do most of the hard work, always getting into trouble to help others and is constantly saving Elizabeth. He looks for adventure and isn't afraid to fight when needed.
Villain: Davy Jones
From the moment you meet this character in Dead Man's Chest, you know he isn't the nicest of people. He kills because he hates love, and this is what happens in the last film. He kills Will because he is in love with Elizabeth. He is a very jealous character, who is also full of hatred.
Dispatcher: Lord Cutler Beckett
We only really get to know him in the last film, but he clearly tells people what to do. He doesn't tell our hero what to do but he does tell smaller characters like James Norrington what they have to fulfill. He is slightly evil but he shows no mercy until he meets his end, then we see what he is really like.
Donor: Captain Teague
He is Captain Jack Sparrow's dad, and he only plays a small part, but in this third film, he gives Jack something to help him get to Worlds End and back again, I'm not sure what it is, but I think it is part of the map.
Helper: Gibbs
He is always helping the crew out and making sure the ship is running smoothly. He cares for Will and Jack, but that doesn't stop him saying what he really thinks.
Heroine: Elizabeth Swan
She is always being captured by other pirates and puts herself in danger. She does tend to let herself build up adventures from childhood memories, which soon go wrong and put her in danger.
False Hero: Captain Jack Sparrow
He does come across as a hero, but all the way through the films he does seem to deceive his crew a lot. And he only seems to do this when he needs to save himself. He doesn't really care about anyone and he does everything secretly. Keeps it from his crew.
Harry Potter
ReplyDeleteHero - Harry Potter. Harry Potter is the obvious hero in this film as he is the only one who can defeat Voldemort. He is courageous and always helps out.
Villain - Voldemort. Voldemort is the baddy of the film as he wants to control the whole wizard world. He also killed Harry's parents.
Dispatcher - Dumbledore. I chose Dumbledore because he has always looked after Harry and helps him when he needs it.
Donor - Dumbledore. In the film, Dumbledore leaves Harry possessions in his will that help Harry when defeating Voldemort.
Helper - Ron and Hermione. These two always help Harry when he needs them, and always goes with Harry wherever he goes.
Princess - Ginny Weasley. The girl that Harry loves, he had to save her when they where in the chamber of secrets.
False Hero - Gilderoy Lockhart, come across as a hero that accomplished all these things, but the truth came out and he hadn't in fact done nothing like it.