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Todorov's Narrative Theory



















Equilibrium- normality and equal state of characters. Emmet is shown on the sofa watching TV.
Disruption- something breaks normality. President Business makes an announcement that "you will be put to sleep"
Recognition of disruption- the characters realise something has gone wrong. Emmet realises that he said people will be put to sleep. "Destroy him"
Attempt to repair- the characters try to solve the problem. Emmet has to save the day. Action (good vs bad)
New equilibrium- problem is solved. They don't normally show the new equilibrium as then the audience would want to see the film to see the ending instead of it being shown because then no one would watch as they know what happens.

Genre hybridity= when a film mixes elements of different genres. (Lego Movie is sci-fi, comedy, adventure, action)

Genre	Poster Campaign	TV Ad break
Codes and conventions VISUAL ELEMENTS: mise-en-scene, cinematography	The facial expressions and body language of the characters in the main poster campaign suggest panic as they are running away from danger. This conveys the action-adventure genre. The poster of Vitruvius includes him with white hair and clothing connoting his angelic nature which highlights how the genre is action as he infers through the clothing he is the 'Donor' type of character with magic (his eyes glowing=magic)	There is a clear difference between heroic protagonists and villainous antagonists – (Lego Movie trailer- Lord Business and Emmet)
Hybridity	President Business's facial expression on his close-up poster suggests he is a villainous character, which is a convention of the action-adventure genre. In contrast, some characters on the main poster convey elements of the comedy genre such as Unikitty, demonstrated by her out of place character amongst’ heroes’. This reflects genre hybridity. Emmets poster has his facial expression looking shocked so for children it maybe humorous yet infers action as something has clearly made him be this shocked.	BT infinity= romance Trailer= action/adv, comedy
Iconography Props? Sound? Location?	Props such as weaponry are examples of iconography of the action-adventure genre, as they connote danger and conflict. This reflects the genre. The use of the building infastructre infers how normal the setting is yet also shows how the setting is buisness based (high building) -Lord Buisness.	BT infinity= romance Trailer= action/adv, comedy Heart foundation= comedy

Explain how The Lego Movie is an example of genre hybridity (5).

The poster of President Business highlights how The Lego Movie is an example of genre hybridity. This is because through the use of his facial expressions and the red colour of dressing it highlights how he is the villainous character which is the convention of action- adventure genre. However, the poster of Emmet highlights comedy