Genre and Narrative

 18th October 2021

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1. A protagonist is the hero (Belle)

2. An antagonist is the villain (Gaston)

3. To assist the main character or villain

4. Equilibrium: The start or ending of the story, balanced and calm

5. Disruption: The problem or bad thing that happens

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Genre is the term for any category of literature or entertainment, based on a set of common conventions.

Science Fiction - New technology, the future, time travel, space travel, spaceships - Star Trek, The Martian

Horror - Painful, intense fear, dread, dismay astonishment giving place to horror - IT, Purge

Action - Explosions, car chases, fistfights, shootouts - Black Widow, Tenet

Musical - Singing, humour, pathos, love, movement, music, dancing - SIX, Hamilton

Comedy - Misconceptions, arguments, happy endings, fun - Instant family, Free Guy

Genre - Mystery

Film title - Death In My City

Equilibrium: set in America (Detroit), the three main characters are going to school on a normal day

Disruption: someone from the main three gets murdered

Recognition of disruption: the other two found their body in the middle of the school field 

Attempt to solve disruption: the two and the police attempt to solve the murder but it was unsolvable and named as an accident  

New equilibrium: the best friends solve it, but become best friends with the murderer