Theory’s
Props theory isn’t obvious in
this film and the characters don’t fit outlines of Props 7 character profiles.
Not all of the Props characters exist like the father which suggests it isn’t a
typical film any the character layout is different. This could be because
rather than having these 7 characters in the film to create a good plot, it has
characters which are all connected to each other.
Levi Strauss –There are binary opposites in
this film as well as a lot of other comedy films. In this film the main
character and his cousin are opposite, the main character gets the ladies, has
a very good job with a good income, and he is down to earth and funny. Whereas
his cousin isn’t making a good income, he relies on his cousin to pay for his
flight ticket, he doesn’t attract the ladies and he is very weird. This makes
the main character stand out more as a good guy who should get the girl. Binary
opposites are also used in comedy to make the ‘stupid’ character stand out as
the one the other characters get a laugh out of.
Todorov- In this film it is a lot harder to spot
Todorov’s theory.
o A state of equilibrium – the beginning when the
main character meets the girl he wants to marry.
o Disequilibrium –When he lies to the girl he wants
to marry and says that he is getting a divorce.
o New equilibrium – When the main character realises
that he’s going for the wrong girl, decides not to marry her and marries the
other woman.
Narrative
structure
The story is in chronological order. There are no
flashbacks so it is a linear structure. The dialogue in this scene is very
strange. The ‘stupid’ character firstly has a funny exaggerated German accent,
which is obviously fake and he pretends to know about sheep. When they go out
for dinner one day a lady shouts out for help as her sheep is unconscious. So
the man who pretends he knows about sheep has to try to do something. It is
funny because the audience know he doesn’t know anything about sheep and the
way he reacts is very humorous. Also there are binary opposites from this
scene. The girl who’s sheep is
unconscious makes the ‘stupid’ character seem even more funny because she is
being serious and normal, but he is being funny and has no clue what he is
doing. He says a lot of funny sarcastic things like when the girl says:
“please, please come this way” he asks “Now?” which is comedic as the situation
is meant to have a sense of emergency.
Structure
This film begins with a flash back. This it to
support the film and to give the audience background information of the main
character.
This film begins and finishes with a voice over.
This is to support the film. To open and close it, clearly telling the audience
what they need to know, and want to know at the end.
This has a closed ending and answers all questions
that people may have had during the film. At the end, the main character does a
voice over to explain what happened with the other characters. The locations
and costumes aren’t a big factor in determining that this is a comedy film, as
these could be classed as ‘normal’.
There isn’t much score/soundtrack, through this
film. Music kicks in at emotional bits to try to get the audience emotionally
attached rather than to make them just laugh. There isn’t any score/soundtrack
in the scene I picked. There is only diegetic sound.
Technical
factors
The camera work seems very realistic, the image
seems realistic. The lighting is quite bright. It is a bright happy film, which
gives it a happy sense and a light feel, not a dark and dull film.
In this scene there is only diegetic sounds, there
is no added soundtrack onto the scene. You can hear the birds tweeting in the
background which gives a sense of location.
In the script there are a lot of jokes, the scenes
are unrealistic in a sense of the events being exaggerated, or unlikely to
happen.
