In Bruges - Propp's Theory

1. Which characters in the film correspond to each archetype? Do any of the characters fulfill more than one role? Are any of the roles fulfilled by more than one character?

The Hero - Ray, seeking for redemption. (Ken, could be seeking for Ray's second chance.)
The Villan - Harry, wants to kill Ray as revenge for the 'little boy' who Ray has killed on his 'job'. Eirik wants revenge from Ray for shooting the blank in his eye.
The Donor - ???
The Helper - Ken, helps Ray slow Harry when they are all in Bruges.
The Princess - Chloe could be seen as the princess. if Ray survives then he would be together with Chloe.
The Dispatcher - Harry, Tells Ray and Ken to hide in Bruges after the killing of the 'little boy'
The Father - ???

2. Does the film subvert any of the archetypes? Which characters seem to fit into one category but twist it or surprise us?

Harry fits into the role of The Dispatcher at the beginning of the film and seems to be a 'good guy' to the Hero Ray. however near the end of the film he also plays the role of The Villain which is a twist and also a surprise to the audience. I think that this also subverts to the archetype that the Dispatcher is a good guy and aides the hero. (As the example on website shows)

3. Evaluate Propp's theory as a method to help us understand the film. How much does it apply? How much does consideration of the archetypes and characters and the extent to which they are similar or subverted help us to analyse the movie?

I think that Propp's theory helps us understand the roles of the characters in the film. This theory can be applied to every movie to a certain extent. This is helpful to us to analyse the movie because we can look at the character's role individually and analyse on how well the individual character plays this role. We could also use this to help us analyse the movie as a whole on how well it fits genre conventions. However I think that Propp's theory may not work with movies which has very contrasting genres and sub-genres. this is because the archetypes could not be applied when analysing the film, and the characters would have usually more than one role which could make Propp's Theory more complicated when analysing.

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From Studio Ghibli I have decided to talk about 'Princess Mononoke' because I really like the film, however I cannot find a suitable animation to compare with 'Princess Mononoke' the moral promotes protecting the environment and the animals, however i couldn't find an animation from Pixar which is similar to this. currently looking for different animations from different studios to compare with Princess Mononoke.

Psycho Scene Analysis

At the beginning of this scene we see Norman and Marion talking inside the office, and Norman suggests that they eat in the parlour. we assume that Norman would have more power as Marion is agreeing to whatever he suggests. This relates to our knowledge of what a typical women virtue where the women would listen to the man and not question him or talk back.

When they're inside the parlour it looks as if they both have equal power, the way that the camera looks at them at eye level as they speak suggests that they are equally important.

As we see Marion eating the sandwich brought by Norman I noticed that Marion was in the light more than Norman. This suggests to us that Although Marion has stolen the money and was seen as impure (Color change of lingerie) in a scenes Norman looks as if he is mysterious in a sinister way.

We can see from this scene that Marion takes more of a passive role compared to the previous scenes (e.g. with the car dealer she takes more of an active role), this suggests that Norman has control over the situation. This also relates to the stereotypical roles of women.

From this scene the actors performance also suggests the character in control in the scene. Throughout this scene Marion appears to me to be afraid or nervous in from of Norman. This becomes more obvious when Norman says 'I think that.. we're all in out private traps' he also mentions being clamped in traps and people 'scratching' their way out. The word 'scratching suggests to me that it is in a way foreshadowing the death of Marion when she dies and falls in the shower scene.  at this point of the scene Marion seems to be very nervous and her dialogue decreases and Norman does most of the talking, And when Marion suggests sending Norman's Mother to a mad house it is more obvious that Marion is in fear. To me it seems that 'Fear' is another factor that gives people authority, in this case it is seen that Marion's fear of Norman gives Norman more Authority and Power in this scene. 

Scene: 02.15-04.50

In this scene Men was presented to the audience as being more powerful than women. 

The part where when the king asks the servants about how much of the medicine is left 

the male servant nudges and the female servant who then is forced to answer the question. 

This shows that despite both of them being servants the male servant has authority over the female servant.

Another example is when the king tells the queen to drink the medicine. The queen was seen to have a fair amount 

of power at the beginning of the conflict when she talks back to the king, However as the scene progresses we see that

at the end the queen has to give in and listen to what the king said. this suggests that women are less powerful.

In the scene women are shown to keep what they're thinking to themselves. This is shown when we can tell from the queen's facial expression

that she doesn't want to drink the medicine, however she doesn't say this aloud to other characters and tries to get the idea across in a less 

obvious manner.