The Outsider

We began looking at Todorovs "chain of cause and effect". This means that any film can have a number of different events, and it can be changed round to gain different narratives, for example:

EQUILIBRIUM > DISRUPTION > NEW EQUILIBRIUM > CLOSURE A film doesnt always contain closure at the end. Sometimes it is called "Apeture" where the film is left on a cliffhanger.

For example, looking at a plot of a crime film, this series of events could be changed round to form different narrative plots:
EG:

A) CRIME COMMITTED
B) CRIME DISCOVERED
C) CRIME INVESTIGATED
D) CRIME SOLVED
E) CRIME'S CRIMINAL CAUGHT/ KILLED/ ESCAPED/ IDENTIFIED

Here are 6 different ways of using this narrative: 1) ABECD
2) EABCD
3) ABCED
4) ACBDE
5) BACED
6) EABCDE

We then looked at 3 films that all share a similar narrative, A Fistful of Dollars (1964), Yojimbo (1961) and Last Man Standing (1996).
A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS
1) Arrival in town on horse.
2) Sees dead man on horse- DANGER WARNING
3) Cruelty/Crime is witnessed
4) Mocked by gang
5) Seeks refuge in inn
6) Takes revenge!

YOJIMBO
1) Arrival in town (throws stick to decide on direction) on foot.
2) Sees a dog with a hand- DANGER WARNING
3) Witnesses a crime/cruelty
4) Mocked by gang
5) Seeks refuge with inkeeper
6) Takes revenge on gang

LAST MAN STANDING
1) Arrives in town (spins a bottle to decide direction) in car.
2) Sees a dead horse- DANGER WARNING
3) Mocked by gang
4) Seeks refuge inside inn
5) Takes revenge

All of these films share similar music, same or similar jokes and the same type of characters. We were then asked to create our own movie called "The Outsider" Using this narrative theme.

Our version: Action horror movie. There has been a nuclear attack on a town, there are 2 gangs: survivors and zombies/infected people from the attack. A female survivor from a different town arrives.

1) Arrival in town on motorcycle
2) She sees a dead, infected person- DANGER WARNING
3) To decide which way to go, she uses a gun, right is a blank left is a bullet. She goes left.
4) As she walks into town, people mock her for being a woman, telling her she cant help. A zombie then attacks her and a man runs to help and gets scratched , they both seek refuge in the inn.
5) The inkeeper gives her food and information on the coffin maker, he is the only one being useful
6) she leaves, and takes revenge on the zombie that scratched the man. Everyone sees her bravery and realises her capability.