Tzvetan Todorov suggested there were five stages to a narrative:
Equilibrium
A disruption of this equilibrium by an event
A realisation that a disruption has happened
An attempt to repair the damage of the disruption
A restoration of the equilibrium which may be a new or changed one
This is a very basic film theory and can be applied to almost any movie.
It does not, however, cover all complex events.
Todarov also suggested that there is a common narrative structure as he wrote eight different story lines that are used throughout most movies:
1. The quest (Indiana Jones)
2. Redemption (Groundhog Day)
3. Journey to Another World (Interstellar)
4. The Beast transformed by love - (Beauty and the Beast)
5. Solving of Riddles - (Se7en; Da Vinci Code)
6. Biter-bit (Oppressed who rise up - The Matrix; The Hunger Games)
7. Stranger Saviour - (Book of Eli)
8. Rise and Fall (Wolf of Wall Street)
Our film would most likely contain the Redemption storyline
EJ
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