Jack Jack Attack
The Narrative
The Narrative of this animated short film features elements from all the 4 narative theories. For example; Todorov's theory is shown through the use of the his idea of begining with equillibrum, followed by diruption of this, which creates a chain of events that eventually ends with the solving of problems and the restoration of balance, and therefore the equillibum. Barthes' Theory is also portrayed in the film with action codes, enigma codes, semantic codes, cultural codes and symbolism all being used in the narrative.
The Characters
The characters in the short film demonstrate Propp's theory;
The Villans(s) - the 'replacement babysitter' (Syndrome)
The Hero -
The Donor (who provides an object with some magic property) - Kari (Sitter)
The Helper (who aids the hero) -
The Princess (The sought for person, reward for the hero and object of the villan's schemes) - Jack Jack
Her Father (who rewards the hero) - Mr. Incredible
The Dispatcher (who sends the hero on their way) -
The False Hero - Syndrome, Kari (Sitter)
The Ideas Behind It
The ideas behind the short film demonstrate Levi-Strauss' Theories of binary opposites. For example; The story line contains opposites such as good and evil, normal and strange, and known and unknown.
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