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CLASSICAL HOLLYWOOD NARRATIVE?
Opening scene of Oden Marsh completely deserted
and destroyed by blazing fire and potentially the
crazies. The scene doesn’t start with a equilibrium
therefore doesn’t follow the Classical Hollywood
Narrative.
At the end of the film it shows Judy and David
walking to their new town therefore their new life
which suggests a new equilibrium however before
after the credits it show the government following
them as well as the news reporter broadcasting
that the new town is now infected. OverallThe
Crazies doesn’t follow the Classical Hollywood
Narrative.
DOES THE CRAZIES FOLLOW THE CLASSICAL
HOLLYWOOD NARRATIVE? WHY OR WHY NOT?
• NO, ASTHE CLASSICAL HOLLYWOOD NARRATIVE SUGGESTS THATTHE OPENING SCENE SHOULD BE A
EQUILIBRIUM ANDTHEN GETS DISTRUSTED BY AN EVENTTHAT LEADS INTO A SERIES OF BAD EVENTS. WHICH
THEN GETS RESOLVED AND ENDING UP WITH A NEW EQUILIBRIUM.
ATTHE START OFTHE FILM,THE CRAZIES,THE OPENING SCENE SHOWS PRESENT DAY WITHTHETOWN ODGEN
MARSH BEING INFECTED BYTHEVIRUS AND CAUSED ALLTHESE CRAZIES. THETOWN IS DESTROYED; WITH
EXPLOSIONS AND FIRE BLAZING EVERYWHERE ASTHETOWN LOOKS DESERTED. AS AN AUDIENCE WE CAN
IDENTIFYTHATTHE OPENING SCENE IS NOT A EQUILIBRIUM DUETOTHAT CHAOS ANDTHETOWN ALREADY BEING
INFECTED BYTHEVIRUS. ALSO ATTHE END OFTHE FILM, JUDY AND DAVID BELIEVE THIS ISTHE START OFTHEY
NEW LIFE ASTHEY OPENS THEIR ARMSTOTHEY BABY HOWEVER THE GOVERNMENT ARE STILL FOLLOWING THEM
AS JUDY AND DAVID WILL INFECTEDTHE NEWTOWN AND DISASTER WILL STRIKE AGAIN. THEREFORE NOR ATTHE
START OR END OFTHE FILMTHEIR SEEMS TO BE NO EQUILIBRIUM WHICH IS STEREOTYPICAL OFTHE GENRE
HORROR ASTHERE IS NO HAPPY ENDING AND LETS THEIR HAVETHE POTENTIAL FOR A SEQUEL. OVERALL THE
CRAZIES DOESN’T FOLLOW THE CLASSICAL HOLLYWOOD NARRATIVE.
HOW MANY OF PROPP'S CHARACTER TYPES
CAN BE IDENTIFIED IN THE FILM?
MANY OFTHE CHARACTERSWITHINTHE FILM,THE CRAZIESCAN BE IDENTIFIEDWITH PROP’SCHARACTER
TYPES SUCH AS:
• THE VILLAINS – THE ‘BADDIE’
• THE HERO – THE MAIN ‘PROTAGONIST’ AND VICTOR
• THE HELPER – WHO AIDS THE HERO
• THE PRINCESS – THE ‘REWARD’ FOR THE HERO AND OBJET OF THE VILLAINS SCHEME.
• THE FALSE HERO – WHO REWARDS THE HERO
HOWEVERTHE OTHER CHARACTERTYPESTHAT AREN’T IDENTIFIEDWITHINTHE FILM ARE:
THE DONOR – WHO PROVIDES AN OBJECT WITH SOME MAGIC PROPERTY
THE FATHER – WHO REWARDS THE HERO
THE DISPATCHER – WHO SENDS THE HERO ON HIS WAY
VLADIMIR PROPP FIRST DISCOVEREDTHESE CHARACTER ROLESWHEN HE STUDIED OVER 100 FOLKTALESWITH RESULTED
IN 8 CHARACTER ROLES AND 31 NARRATIVE FUNCTIONS WHICH CAN BE APPLIEDTO ALL KINDS OF NARRATIVE.
PROPP’S CHARACTER TYPES IN THE CRAZIES
The Military =Villains/ False HeroThe Crazies =Villains
David =The Hero Russell = Helper/False HeroJudy = Princess/ Helper
HOW MANY OF PROPP'S CHARACTER TYPES CAN BE IDENTIFIED IN THE FILM?
• THE HERO = DAVID,THE SHERIFF,WHICH IS DUETO HIM SHOOTINGTHE FIRST CRAZIES, RORYWHO
WAS POTENTIALLYA DRUNK MANWITH A GUNWHO HAS INTERRUPTEDA LOCAL BASEBALL GAME. ALL
OFTHIS LINKSTO HIM BEINGTHE SHERIFF DUETOTHE AUTHORITY ROLE AND DAVID SAVING HISWIFE
THROUGHOUTTHE FILM. THE DEPUTY SHERIFF IS RUSSELWHO IS CONVEYEDASTHE HELPER FOR DAVID
AS HE ALWAYS HAS HIS BACK IN ANY SITUATION.AS RUSSELL ISTHE DEPUTY SHERIFFWHEREAS DAVID IS
THE SHERIFFWHICH SHOWS DAVID ISTHE MORE DOMINANTCHARACTERWITHINTHE FILMASWELL AS
HIS ROLE CONVEYS BEING A PROTAGONIST. THIS IS EVIDENTWHEN DAVIDAPPROACHES RORYAND
RUSSELLWALKS BEHIND DAVID IN DOINGTHIS.
THE HERO
David, the ‘hero’ approaches Rory (an crazies) and tries to
persuade him to put the gun down. David protects the citizens
while Russell stands in the back which portrays David has more
power.
When David I protecting his wife and a civilian he stands
in front of them as well as Russell which shows bravery
and charge again supporting David is the protagonist.
David’s job also justifies him as an person as to
be a sheriff you have to be brave, strong minded
and dominant unlike the deputy sheriff.
THE PRINCESS/ HELPER
• THE PRINCESS/ HELPER = JUDY, DAVID'SWIFE, JUDY IS SAVEDTHROUGHOUTTHE FILM BY DAVID,
‘THE HERO’WHO ISALSO HER HUSBAND.WHENEVER JUDY SEEMSTO BE INTROUBLE SUCH ASWHEN SHE
WAS QUARANTINEDANDVIEWED ASA POTENTIALCRAZIES, DAVID RESCUED HER SAFELY AND AGAINAT
THE QUICK FILL STATIONWHICH SUGGESTS DAVID IS HER HERO.THIS SUPPORTS DAVID BEINGTHE HERO
ASWELL AS JUDY BEINGA DAMSEL IN DISTRESS. JUDY ALSO BEING BLONDEAND ATTRACTIVE SUPPORTS
THE STEREOTYPE OFTHE PRINCESS/VICTIMAS BEING PORTRAYEDTO BEWEAKWITHOUTA MAN BY HER
SIDE.ALSO JUDY IS AN ‘HELPER’ AS SHE HELPS DAVID ESCAPE ODEN MARSHALONGWITHTHE HELP OF
RUSSEL.
HOW MANY OF PROPP'S CHARACTER TYPES CAN BE IDENTIFIED IN THE FILM?
Judy shows more emotion within the
film rather than David, making her
more feminine character. This then
makes Judy a burden for David as he
needs to protect her as she isn’t as
strong as him as well as him being her
husband supports this.
Judy is prepared to
shoot the crazies to
save herself or David
her husband, the true
aspects of a ‘helper’.
THE HELPER/ FALSE HERO
• THE HELPER/ FALSE HERO = RUSSELL, DEPUTY SHERIFF, RUSSELL IS ‘THE FALSE HERO’
THROUGHOUTTHE FILMAS ATTHE START HE IS ALWAYS LOOKINGOUT FORTHE SHERIFF, DAVID
WHENEVER HE IS IN NEED OF HELP SUCH ASWHEN DAVID SHOOTS RORYANDWHEN RUSSELL HELPS
DAVID SAVE HISWIFE, JUDY.THIS SHOWSTHAT RUSSELL IS SIGNIFICANTCHARACTERWITHINTHE FILM
HOWEVER NOTA S DOMINANTAS DAVIDAS RUSSELL SEEMSTO BE ALWAYS INTHE BACKGROUND.ALSO
RUSSEL IS ‘THE HELPER’ AS HE HELPS JUDY AND DAVID ESCAPE ODEN MARSHAND GET PASTTHE
SOLDIERS.WHEN RUSSELL REALIZESTHAT HE HAD BEEN INFECTEDTHENTELLS DAVID AND JUDY
THEREFORE HE SACRIFICESTO DISTRACTTHE SOLDIERS SOTHATTHEY CANGET PAST AND ON ROUTETO
THEIR ‘GOAL’-A NEWTOWN,TO LIVETHEIR LIVES IN PEACEWHICH MAKES RUSSELA ‘FALSE HERO’ TOO
ESPECIALLYWHEN HETHREATENSTO KILL BOTH JUDY AND DAVID.
HOW MANY OF PROPP'S CHARACTER TYPES CAN BE IDENTIFIED IN THE FILM?
Russell is infected by the virus
therefore distracts the army’s
attention so that Judy an David
can get past which results in
Russell’s death.
Russell is the deputy sheriff who is
supposed t protect the town as well as
the sheriff. This juxtaposes in the film
to when Russell threatens David, the
sheriff due to being infected by ‘Trixie’.
THEVILLAINS
• THEVILLAINS =THE CRAZIES,VIRUS, THE CRAZIESARE INFECTED BYTHEVIRUS ‘TRIXIE’ WHICH
TRANSFORMSTHE HUMANS INTO MURDEROUS PEOPLEWHOWILL STOPAT NOTHINGTO KILLANYONE
THATTHEY COMEACROSS.THE CRAZIESARE SIMILARTO ZOMBIES HOWEVER INSTEAD OF HUNTING FOR
SURVIVALTHE CRAZIES KILL FOR SPORT.THE MAJORITYOF CHARACTERSAPART FROMTHE CRAZIESARE
AFFECTED BYTHE CRAZIESWHICHCAUSE CHAOSAND HAVOCTOWARDSTHESE CHARACTERS PUTTING
ALL IN DANGER,THEREFORETHE CRAZIESARETHE ANTAGONISTANDTHE ‘VILLAIN’.
HOW MANY OF PROPP'S CHARACTER TYPES CAN BE IDENTIFIED IN THE FILM?
The Crazies can be identified by their appearance such as blood and angry
facial expressions.The longer the virus, ‘Trixie’ is inside the appearance
develops more which supports Russell being infected throughout the start
without being compromised.
Trixie suffers attack anyone who they see. However the
crazies appear to be smart as they tend to sneak up behind
people as well as acting calm until they start to attack.
THEVILLAIN/FALSE HERO
• THEVILLAIN/ FALSE HERO = GOVERNMENT, MILITARY, THE GOVERNMENTAND MILITARYARE
PORTRAYEDASTHE HERO’S AND HELPER’S ASTHEY AREVERY DOMINANTAND HASAUTHORITY
COMPAREDTOTHE SHERIFF.ALSOTHEY CONVEY SAFETY. HOWEVERTHE GOVERNMENTORDERED
SOLDIERSTO COME INTOTRYTO RIDTHETOWN OFTHEVIRUSWHICH SUPPORTSTHE ‘FALSE HERO’
CHARACTERTYPE. WHICH ENDS UPWITHTHEMTAKINGANYONEWHO IS SICKTHEREFORE INNOCENT
CIVILIANS JUST LIKE JUDY.THIS IS DUETO JUDY BEING PREGNANTWHICH GIVES HERATEMPERATURE DUE
TO HER BEING PUT IN QUARANTINE.THE SOLDIERS END UP SHOOTING EVERYONETHEREFORETHE
‘VILLAINS’. ALSOTHE PLANE INTHE LAKE ISWHAT CAUSEDTHETRIXIEOUTBURSTWHICHWAS
SUPPOSEDTO BE INTEXAS ORDERED BYTHE GOVERNMENT INSTEAD CRASHED INTOOGDEN MARSH.
HOW MANY OF PROPP'S CHARACTER TYPES CAN BE IDENTIFIED IN THE FILM?
TheArmy took everyone who
was ill and strapped them
down for testing which lead to
their potential death.
The government wanted to
transport theTrixie toTexas
instead it crashed into
Ogden Marsh lake which
lead to this crazies
outburst.
LIST EXAMPLES OF BINARY OPPOSITIONS IN THE
FILM AND EXPLAIN THEM BRIEFLY
• KNOWNVS UNKNOWN
• GOVERNMENTVS CITIZENS
• GOODVS BAD
• HEROVSVILLAIN
• NOVIRUSVSVIRUS
• INNOCENCE VS CORRUPTION
• HUMANVS CRAZIES (CIVILIZEDVS UNCIVILIZED)
• WORLDVS ODEN MARSH
• SAFETYVS DANGER
• POWERVS WEAKNESS
LIST FIVE EXAMPLES OF BINARY OPPOSITIONS IN THE FILM AND EXPLAIN
THEM BRIEFLY
• THIS ISTHE FIRST BINARY OPPOSITIONTHAT I CAN IDENTIFTYWITHINTHE FILM. BOTHWHAT IS
KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CHANGES DRAMATICALLY THROUGHOUTTHE FILMTHE CRAZIES. AT
THE BEGINNING OFTHE FILM, IT IS KNOWNTHATTHIS IS QUITEAN ORDINARY AND QUAINT
TOWN WHICH PORTRAYS LOTS OF INNOCENCE. HOWEVERWHAT IS UNKNOWN ISWHY
PEOPLE ARE ACTING IN PECULIAR MANNERS AND BEING UNRESPONSIVE WHICH RESULTS IN A
MURDEROUS BEHAVIOUR.
• ASTHE FILM GOES ON IT BECOMES APPARENT TOTHE CHARACTERS SOMETHING ISWRONG
WITH PEOPLE ASWELL ASTHETOWN. FROMTHISTHE GOVERNMENT INTERVENE AND ORDER
MILITARY INSIDETHETOWNTO CREATE A QUARANTINETO PREVENTTHEVIRUS ‘TRIXIE’ OUT
BURSTING.
KNOWNVS UNKNOWN
This is the first scene that
crazies are apparent where
Rory is acting very distant
to the current universe
which is all due to the virus.
The army comes into
the town to prevent
the virus spreading.
• THIS BINARY OPPOSITIONSTHE GOVERNMENTVS CITIZENS IS EVIDENTTHROUGHOUTTHE FILM
ESPECIALLYWHENTHEVIRUS, ‘TRIXIE’ BECOMES KNOWNTO BOTHTHE GOVERNMENTANDTHE
PEOPLE.WHEN IDENTIFIEDTHE GOVERNMENTORDERSTHE ARMY INTOTHE OGDEN MARSHTO GET
RID OFTHEVIRUS,WHICH ALLOWSTHEMTO KILL ANYONEWITHTHE POTENTIAL SYMPTOMS JUST
LIKE JUDY. FROMTHIS INNOCENT PEOPLEARETAKENTO BE QUARANTINEDAND POTENTIALLY
KILLEDWHENTHEY JUST COULD BE ILL OR PREGNANT LIKE JUDY. IF ANY CITIZENTRIESTO LEAVE
THETOWNTHEY CAN GET KILLED IF CAUGHTTO PREVENTANY OUTBURST OFTHE ‘TRIXIE’VIRUS.
THEREFORETHETOWN GETS BLOWN UPTO BANISHEDTHISVIRUS.
LIST FIVE EXAMPLES OF BINARY OPPOSITIONS IN THE FILM AND EXPLAIN
THEM BRIEFLY GOVERNMENTVS CITIZENS
Judy and David watch as
their town and whole life
gets blown up due to the
Trixie virus potentially
out bursting.
As Scotty’s (Becca’s Boyfriend)
runs after his mum he gets
shoot by the army and the
same happens to his ,um
second slater Scotty has been
shot.
• POWERVS WEAK IS ALL APPLIEDTO ALLTHE MAIN CHARACTERS, DAVID, JUDY, RUSSELL AND
BECCA ASYOU CAN IDENTIFYTHERE IS A FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL BETWEENTHE FOUR. HOWEVER
BECCA SEEMSTO DIE FIRSTWHILE INTHE CAR WASH SCENE.THIS IS DUETO HER BEINGYOUNG
AND A FEMALE DUETOTHE STEREOTYPE OFTHIS CHARACTER ALSO SHE HAS DEPENDED ON
ALLTHE OTHER MAIN CHARACTERS TO SAVE HER. FROMTHISYOU CAN IDENTIFY SHE ISTHE
WEAKNESS WHERE ASTHE PROTAGONIST, DAVID ISTHE STRONGEST.THIS ALSO EVIDENT
WHEN FIGHTINGTHE CRAZIES BECCA NEVER SEEMSTO HELP INSTEAD STAND INTHE BACK
WHILETHE OTHERS FIGHT FORTHEIR SURVIVAL. THIS IS BECAUSE HE SAVES HELPSTO SAVE
EVERYONE'S LIFE ASWELL AS HIS JOB ASTHE SHERIFF SUPPORTSTHIS ROLE.
LIST FIVE EXAMPLES OF BINARY OPPOSITIONS IN THE FILM AND EXPLAIN
THEM BRIEFLY POWERVSWEAK
From this you can see
Becca hiding behind
everyone therefore she
depends on them for her
own survival.
This is the scene where
Becca dies due to her
not being strong
enough to defeat the
crazies unlike Judy,
David and Russell.
• FROMTHE MOMENT RORYWAS IDENTIFIEDTO BE A CRAZIESTOTHE END OFTHE FILM,
HUMANVS CRAZIES BINARY OPPOSITIONS IS OBVIOUS.THE CRAZIESWHICH ACT NORMAL
UNTILAPPROACH OR LAY EYES ONA HUMANAND FROMTHISTHEYWOULD SNEAK UP ON
THEIRVICTIMAND BECOME MURDEROUSTOWARDSTHEM.THISWAS AL DUETOTHE
VIRUS, ‘TRIXIE,TRANSFORMING HUMAN INTOTHESE CRAZIESANDTHE LONGERTHE
VIRUS IS INTHE BODYTHE MOREVICIOUSTHEY BECOME. ONTHE OTHER HAND HUMANS
FIGHT BACKTOWARDSTHE CRAZIESTO PREVENT BEING INFECTEDAND FORTHEIR
SURVIVAL.THE GOVERNMENTTRYTO HELPWHICH ONLY MAKESTHE SITUATIONWORSE.
LIST FIVE EXAMPLES OF BINARY OPPOSITIONS IN THE FILM AND EXPLAIN
THEM BRIEFLY
Rory is the first
crazies to be
identified as he
tries to kill the
sheriff, David.
From this you can
tell the crazies are
every murderous as
‘Trixie’ has taken
over the human.
HUMANVS CRAZIES
• THIS BINARY OPPOSITION, INNOCENCEVS CORRUPTIONCAN RELATETOTHE FOLLOWING:
• HUMANVS CRAZIES =THE HUMANSARE INNOCENT AND BEINGTAUNTED BYTHE CRAZIESWHO ARETRYINGTO KILLTHE HUMANS
CAUSINGCORRUPTION.
• OGDEN MARSH BEFOREVSAFTER = OGDEN MARSHWAS A NORMALTOWNWITH NORMAL CIVILIANS LIVINGTHEIR DAILY LIFE UNTILTHE
PLANCRASH INTOTHEWATER CONTAMINATEDTHE DRINKINGWATERCAUSINGTHEVIRUSTO SPREADTOTHETOWN RESULTINGTHE
CRAZIES.
• OGDEN MARSHWITH ‘TRIXIE’VS SAFEAREA = CHAOS HITTHE OWNWHEN ‘TRIXIE’WAS IDENTIFIEDTHEREFORE JUDY, DAVIS, RUSSELL
AND BECCATRIEDTO LEAVETOA NEW SAFE PLACETOCARE FORTHEIR UNBORN BABYASWELLASTHEIR SELVES.
LIST FIVE EXAMPLES OF BINARY OPPOSITIONS IN THE FILM AND EXPLAIN
THEM BRIEFLY INNOCENCEVS CORRUPTION
The
Crazies
vs
Humans
This is
Ogden
marsh
while the
‘Trixie’
outburst
Trying to
escape to
new safe
area.
IDENTIFY THE THREE ‘DURATIONS’ AND GIVE AN
ESTIMATE OF THE EACH DURATION COVERS.
• SCREEN = 92 MINUTES
THE SCREEN DURATION IS 92 MINUTES LONG
• STORY = 1 – 2YEARS
THE STORY DURATION ISTHIS LONG DUETOTHE PLANNINGOFTHE PLANE CARRYINGTHE ‘TRIXIE’VIRUSTOTEXAS
TOGETTESTEDTOA INCINERATORWHICHWAS ORDERED BYTHE GOVERNMENT. HOWEVERTHEVIRUS MAYBETOOK
AT LEAST 6 MONTHSTO BE CREATEDTO DESTABILIZE A POPULATION.ALL OFTHIS LEADTOTHE PLANE CRASHAND
THEN CONTAMINATEDTHE DRINKINGWATER IN ODEN MARSHTHEREFORETHE CRAZIESOUTBURST.
• PLOT = 4 DAYS
THIS ISTHE AMOUNTOFTIMETHAT HAS PASSED INTHE STORYOFTHE FILM.THIS IS BECAUSEWE CAN IDENTIFY
THAT ITWASTHREE DAYS INTHE CRAZIES BECAUSEWHILST DAVID ,JUDY AND RUSSELLARETAKINGTOTHE
GOVERNMENT MAN HETALKS ABOUTTHE INCUBATION PERIOD BEING 48 HOURS.ALSOWHEN DAVIDAND JUDY
REACHTHE QUICK FILLTO LEAVETHETOWN IT BEGAN AT NIGHTTOTHE EARLY HOURSOFTHE NEXT DAY MAKING IT
AROUND 4 DAYS.
GIVE TWO EXAMPLES OF EVENTS THAT CAUSE LATER EVENTS
IN THE FILM BUT WHICH OCCUR BEFORE THE FILM ‘STARTS’
• THE PLANE CRASHWHICHWAS DISCOVERED BY DAVID, RUSSELL
ANDANOTHERTOWN CIVILIANWHICHWAS NOTIFIED BY A NOISE
AWEEK BEFORETHE ‘TRIXIE’OUTBURST.WE NEVERWATCHED
THE PLANE CRASH INTO OGDEN MARSH HOWEVERWE
IDENTIFIED ITTHE SAMETIME DAVIDAND RUSSELL SAW ITTOO.
THE PLANE CRASH ISTHE REASON FORTHEVIRUS
CONTAMINATINGTHE DRINKINGWATER FOR OGDEN MARSH
RESIDENTSTHEREFORE CREATINGTHE CRAZIESWITHIN OGDEN
MARSH. HOWEVERTHIS PLANEWAS SUPPOSEDTO BE
TRAVELINGTOTEXAS FOR EXAMINATION.
PLANE CRASH
GIVE TWO EXAMPLES OF EVENTS THAT CAUSE LATER EVENTS
IN THE FILM BUT WHICH OCCUR BEFORE THE FILM ‘STARTS’
• BEFORETHE FILM STARTED, JUDYWAS IMPREGNATED BY HER
HUSBAND DAVID.THISWAS NO SURPRISEASTHEY HAVE ALREADY
DECORATEDA BEDROOM FORTHEIR UNBORN BABY INTHEIR
HOUSEASTHEVIRUSWAS UNKNOWNTO OGDEN MARSH
RESIDENTS.WHILEAT QUARANTINED JUDYWASTAKENAWAYTO BE
TESTED FORTHEVIRUSAS SHE HADTHE POTENTIALTO HAVE IT DUE
TOA HIGHTEMPERATURECAUSED BY HER BEING PREGNANT. DAVID
SAVES HER FROM BEING KILLED BYTHE CRAZIES.THIS MAKES
DAVID JOB SAVING JUDYCONSTANTLY HAVE MORE PRESSUREAS HE
TRIESTO KEEP HIS UNBORN BABY SAFE ATTHE SAMETIME.THIS
CAUSEDTHE NARRATIONOFTHE FILM.
JUDY PREGNANT
LIST TWO EVENTS FROM THE 92 MINUTE FILM THAT HAPPEN IN
A DIFFERENT TIME AND SPACE TO THE ONE WE ARE SHOWN
•THE OFTHETWO EVENTSTHAT HAPPEN IN A
DIFFERENTTIME AND SPACETOTHE ONEWE ARE
SHOWN ISWHEN JUDY GETS HER BLOODTESTED
TO BE CHECKED FORTHE ‘TRIXIE’WHICHTURNS
OUT POSITIVE. JUDY IS POSITIVE AS SHE IS
PREGNANT WHICH GIVES HER A HIGH
TEMPERATURE THEREFORE LOOKS LIKE SHE HAS
THE SYMPTOMS OFTHEVIRUS. SHE IS SEPARATED
FROM HER HUSBAND DAVID BEFORETHIS
HAPPENS AND SHE ISTAKENTOTHE HIGH
SCHOOL.
BLOODTESTED
LIST TWO EVENTS FROM THE 92 MINUTE FILM THAT HAPPEN IN
A DIFFERENT TIME AND SPACE TO THE ONE WE ARE SHOWN
• WHEN JUDY AND DAVIDVISITS QUICK FILLS GAS
STATIONTHEY IDENTIFIED DEAD BODIES
EVERYWHERE AS WELL AS CRAZIES.THIS INFORMED
THEM ANDTHE AUDIENCETHATTHE MILITARY HAD
BEEN SHOOTING ALL SAFE AND NONVIRUS HUMANS
IN CASETHEVIRUS OUTBURSTS INTO OTHER AREAS.
THEY ALSO BURNEDTHE BODIESTO MAKE SURE.
WITHINTHESE BODIES MILITARILY PEOPLE WERE
THERETOO DEADWHICH CONVEYED THATTHE
CRAZIES ARE STILL INSIDEWITH JUDY AND DAVID.
QUICK FILL STATION

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The crazies

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  • 2. CLASSICAL HOLLYWOOD NARRATIVE? Opening scene of Oden Marsh completely deserted and destroyed by blazing fire and potentially the crazies. The scene doesn’t start with a equilibrium therefore doesn’t follow the Classical Hollywood Narrative. At the end of the film it shows Judy and David walking to their new town therefore their new life which suggests a new equilibrium however before after the credits it show the government following them as well as the news reporter broadcasting that the new town is now infected. OverallThe Crazies doesn’t follow the Classical Hollywood Narrative.
  • 3. DOES THE CRAZIES FOLLOW THE CLASSICAL HOLLYWOOD NARRATIVE? WHY OR WHY NOT? • NO, ASTHE CLASSICAL HOLLYWOOD NARRATIVE SUGGESTS THATTHE OPENING SCENE SHOULD BE A EQUILIBRIUM ANDTHEN GETS DISTRUSTED BY AN EVENTTHAT LEADS INTO A SERIES OF BAD EVENTS. WHICH THEN GETS RESOLVED AND ENDING UP WITH A NEW EQUILIBRIUM. ATTHE START OFTHE FILM,THE CRAZIES,THE OPENING SCENE SHOWS PRESENT DAY WITHTHETOWN ODGEN MARSH BEING INFECTED BYTHEVIRUS AND CAUSED ALLTHESE CRAZIES. THETOWN IS DESTROYED; WITH EXPLOSIONS AND FIRE BLAZING EVERYWHERE ASTHETOWN LOOKS DESERTED. AS AN AUDIENCE WE CAN IDENTIFYTHATTHE OPENING SCENE IS NOT A EQUILIBRIUM DUETOTHAT CHAOS ANDTHETOWN ALREADY BEING INFECTED BYTHEVIRUS. ALSO ATTHE END OFTHE FILM, JUDY AND DAVID BELIEVE THIS ISTHE START OFTHEY NEW LIFE ASTHEY OPENS THEIR ARMSTOTHEY BABY HOWEVER THE GOVERNMENT ARE STILL FOLLOWING THEM AS JUDY AND DAVID WILL INFECTEDTHE NEWTOWN AND DISASTER WILL STRIKE AGAIN. THEREFORE NOR ATTHE START OR END OFTHE FILMTHEIR SEEMS TO BE NO EQUILIBRIUM WHICH IS STEREOTYPICAL OFTHE GENRE HORROR ASTHERE IS NO HAPPY ENDING AND LETS THEIR HAVETHE POTENTIAL FOR A SEQUEL. OVERALL THE CRAZIES DOESN’T FOLLOW THE CLASSICAL HOLLYWOOD NARRATIVE.
  • 4. HOW MANY OF PROPP'S CHARACTER TYPES CAN BE IDENTIFIED IN THE FILM? MANY OFTHE CHARACTERSWITHINTHE FILM,THE CRAZIESCAN BE IDENTIFIEDWITH PROP’SCHARACTER TYPES SUCH AS: • THE VILLAINS – THE ‘BADDIE’ • THE HERO – THE MAIN ‘PROTAGONIST’ AND VICTOR • THE HELPER – WHO AIDS THE HERO • THE PRINCESS – THE ‘REWARD’ FOR THE HERO AND OBJET OF THE VILLAINS SCHEME. • THE FALSE HERO – WHO REWARDS THE HERO HOWEVERTHE OTHER CHARACTERTYPESTHAT AREN’T IDENTIFIEDWITHINTHE FILM ARE: THE DONOR – WHO PROVIDES AN OBJECT WITH SOME MAGIC PROPERTY THE FATHER – WHO REWARDS THE HERO THE DISPATCHER – WHO SENDS THE HERO ON HIS WAY VLADIMIR PROPP FIRST DISCOVEREDTHESE CHARACTER ROLESWHEN HE STUDIED OVER 100 FOLKTALESWITH RESULTED IN 8 CHARACTER ROLES AND 31 NARRATIVE FUNCTIONS WHICH CAN BE APPLIEDTO ALL KINDS OF NARRATIVE.
  • 5. PROPP’S CHARACTER TYPES IN THE CRAZIES The Military =Villains/ False HeroThe Crazies =Villains David =The Hero Russell = Helper/False HeroJudy = Princess/ Helper
  • 6. HOW MANY OF PROPP'S CHARACTER TYPES CAN BE IDENTIFIED IN THE FILM? • THE HERO = DAVID,THE SHERIFF,WHICH IS DUETO HIM SHOOTINGTHE FIRST CRAZIES, RORYWHO WAS POTENTIALLYA DRUNK MANWITH A GUNWHO HAS INTERRUPTEDA LOCAL BASEBALL GAME. ALL OFTHIS LINKSTO HIM BEINGTHE SHERIFF DUETOTHE AUTHORITY ROLE AND DAVID SAVING HISWIFE THROUGHOUTTHE FILM. THE DEPUTY SHERIFF IS RUSSELWHO IS CONVEYEDASTHE HELPER FOR DAVID AS HE ALWAYS HAS HIS BACK IN ANY SITUATION.AS RUSSELL ISTHE DEPUTY SHERIFFWHEREAS DAVID IS THE SHERIFFWHICH SHOWS DAVID ISTHE MORE DOMINANTCHARACTERWITHINTHE FILMASWELL AS HIS ROLE CONVEYS BEING A PROTAGONIST. THIS IS EVIDENTWHEN DAVIDAPPROACHES RORYAND RUSSELLWALKS BEHIND DAVID IN DOINGTHIS. THE HERO David, the ‘hero’ approaches Rory (an crazies) and tries to persuade him to put the gun down. David protects the citizens while Russell stands in the back which portrays David has more power. When David I protecting his wife and a civilian he stands in front of them as well as Russell which shows bravery and charge again supporting David is the protagonist. David’s job also justifies him as an person as to be a sheriff you have to be brave, strong minded and dominant unlike the deputy sheriff.
  • 7. THE PRINCESS/ HELPER • THE PRINCESS/ HELPER = JUDY, DAVID'SWIFE, JUDY IS SAVEDTHROUGHOUTTHE FILM BY DAVID, ‘THE HERO’WHO ISALSO HER HUSBAND.WHENEVER JUDY SEEMSTO BE INTROUBLE SUCH ASWHEN SHE WAS QUARANTINEDANDVIEWED ASA POTENTIALCRAZIES, DAVID RESCUED HER SAFELY AND AGAINAT THE QUICK FILL STATIONWHICH SUGGESTS DAVID IS HER HERO.THIS SUPPORTS DAVID BEINGTHE HERO ASWELL AS JUDY BEINGA DAMSEL IN DISTRESS. JUDY ALSO BEING BLONDEAND ATTRACTIVE SUPPORTS THE STEREOTYPE OFTHE PRINCESS/VICTIMAS BEING PORTRAYEDTO BEWEAKWITHOUTA MAN BY HER SIDE.ALSO JUDY IS AN ‘HELPER’ AS SHE HELPS DAVID ESCAPE ODEN MARSHALONGWITHTHE HELP OF RUSSEL. HOW MANY OF PROPP'S CHARACTER TYPES CAN BE IDENTIFIED IN THE FILM? Judy shows more emotion within the film rather than David, making her more feminine character. This then makes Judy a burden for David as he needs to protect her as she isn’t as strong as him as well as him being her husband supports this. Judy is prepared to shoot the crazies to save herself or David her husband, the true aspects of a ‘helper’.
  • 8. THE HELPER/ FALSE HERO • THE HELPER/ FALSE HERO = RUSSELL, DEPUTY SHERIFF, RUSSELL IS ‘THE FALSE HERO’ THROUGHOUTTHE FILMAS ATTHE START HE IS ALWAYS LOOKINGOUT FORTHE SHERIFF, DAVID WHENEVER HE IS IN NEED OF HELP SUCH ASWHEN DAVID SHOOTS RORYANDWHEN RUSSELL HELPS DAVID SAVE HISWIFE, JUDY.THIS SHOWSTHAT RUSSELL IS SIGNIFICANTCHARACTERWITHINTHE FILM HOWEVER NOTA S DOMINANTAS DAVIDAS RUSSELL SEEMSTO BE ALWAYS INTHE BACKGROUND.ALSO RUSSEL IS ‘THE HELPER’ AS HE HELPS JUDY AND DAVID ESCAPE ODEN MARSHAND GET PASTTHE SOLDIERS.WHEN RUSSELL REALIZESTHAT HE HAD BEEN INFECTEDTHENTELLS DAVID AND JUDY THEREFORE HE SACRIFICESTO DISTRACTTHE SOLDIERS SOTHATTHEY CANGET PAST AND ON ROUTETO THEIR ‘GOAL’-A NEWTOWN,TO LIVETHEIR LIVES IN PEACEWHICH MAKES RUSSELA ‘FALSE HERO’ TOO ESPECIALLYWHEN HETHREATENSTO KILL BOTH JUDY AND DAVID. HOW MANY OF PROPP'S CHARACTER TYPES CAN BE IDENTIFIED IN THE FILM? Russell is infected by the virus therefore distracts the army’s attention so that Judy an David can get past which results in Russell’s death. Russell is the deputy sheriff who is supposed t protect the town as well as the sheriff. This juxtaposes in the film to when Russell threatens David, the sheriff due to being infected by ‘Trixie’.
  • 9. THEVILLAINS • THEVILLAINS =THE CRAZIES,VIRUS, THE CRAZIESARE INFECTED BYTHEVIRUS ‘TRIXIE’ WHICH TRANSFORMSTHE HUMANS INTO MURDEROUS PEOPLEWHOWILL STOPAT NOTHINGTO KILLANYONE THATTHEY COMEACROSS.THE CRAZIESARE SIMILARTO ZOMBIES HOWEVER INSTEAD OF HUNTING FOR SURVIVALTHE CRAZIES KILL FOR SPORT.THE MAJORITYOF CHARACTERSAPART FROMTHE CRAZIESARE AFFECTED BYTHE CRAZIESWHICHCAUSE CHAOSAND HAVOCTOWARDSTHESE CHARACTERS PUTTING ALL IN DANGER,THEREFORETHE CRAZIESARETHE ANTAGONISTANDTHE ‘VILLAIN’. HOW MANY OF PROPP'S CHARACTER TYPES CAN BE IDENTIFIED IN THE FILM? The Crazies can be identified by their appearance such as blood and angry facial expressions.The longer the virus, ‘Trixie’ is inside the appearance develops more which supports Russell being infected throughout the start without being compromised. Trixie suffers attack anyone who they see. However the crazies appear to be smart as they tend to sneak up behind people as well as acting calm until they start to attack.
  • 10. THEVILLAIN/FALSE HERO • THEVILLAIN/ FALSE HERO = GOVERNMENT, MILITARY, THE GOVERNMENTAND MILITARYARE PORTRAYEDASTHE HERO’S AND HELPER’S ASTHEY AREVERY DOMINANTAND HASAUTHORITY COMPAREDTOTHE SHERIFF.ALSOTHEY CONVEY SAFETY. HOWEVERTHE GOVERNMENTORDERED SOLDIERSTO COME INTOTRYTO RIDTHETOWN OFTHEVIRUSWHICH SUPPORTSTHE ‘FALSE HERO’ CHARACTERTYPE. WHICH ENDS UPWITHTHEMTAKINGANYONEWHO IS SICKTHEREFORE INNOCENT CIVILIANS JUST LIKE JUDY.THIS IS DUETO JUDY BEING PREGNANTWHICH GIVES HERATEMPERATURE DUE TO HER BEING PUT IN QUARANTINE.THE SOLDIERS END UP SHOOTING EVERYONETHEREFORETHE ‘VILLAINS’. ALSOTHE PLANE INTHE LAKE ISWHAT CAUSEDTHETRIXIEOUTBURSTWHICHWAS SUPPOSEDTO BE INTEXAS ORDERED BYTHE GOVERNMENT INSTEAD CRASHED INTOOGDEN MARSH. HOW MANY OF PROPP'S CHARACTER TYPES CAN BE IDENTIFIED IN THE FILM? TheArmy took everyone who was ill and strapped them down for testing which lead to their potential death. The government wanted to transport theTrixie toTexas instead it crashed into Ogden Marsh lake which lead to this crazies outburst.
  • 11. LIST EXAMPLES OF BINARY OPPOSITIONS IN THE FILM AND EXPLAIN THEM BRIEFLY • KNOWNVS UNKNOWN • GOVERNMENTVS CITIZENS • GOODVS BAD • HEROVSVILLAIN • NOVIRUSVSVIRUS • INNOCENCE VS CORRUPTION • HUMANVS CRAZIES (CIVILIZEDVS UNCIVILIZED) • WORLDVS ODEN MARSH • SAFETYVS DANGER • POWERVS WEAKNESS
  • 12. LIST FIVE EXAMPLES OF BINARY OPPOSITIONS IN THE FILM AND EXPLAIN THEM BRIEFLY • THIS ISTHE FIRST BINARY OPPOSITIONTHAT I CAN IDENTIFTYWITHINTHE FILM. BOTHWHAT IS KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CHANGES DRAMATICALLY THROUGHOUTTHE FILMTHE CRAZIES. AT THE BEGINNING OFTHE FILM, IT IS KNOWNTHATTHIS IS QUITEAN ORDINARY AND QUAINT TOWN WHICH PORTRAYS LOTS OF INNOCENCE. HOWEVERWHAT IS UNKNOWN ISWHY PEOPLE ARE ACTING IN PECULIAR MANNERS AND BEING UNRESPONSIVE WHICH RESULTS IN A MURDEROUS BEHAVIOUR. • ASTHE FILM GOES ON IT BECOMES APPARENT TOTHE CHARACTERS SOMETHING ISWRONG WITH PEOPLE ASWELL ASTHETOWN. FROMTHISTHE GOVERNMENT INTERVENE AND ORDER MILITARY INSIDETHETOWNTO CREATE A QUARANTINETO PREVENTTHEVIRUS ‘TRIXIE’ OUT BURSTING. KNOWNVS UNKNOWN This is the first scene that crazies are apparent where Rory is acting very distant to the current universe which is all due to the virus. The army comes into the town to prevent the virus spreading.
  • 13. • THIS BINARY OPPOSITIONSTHE GOVERNMENTVS CITIZENS IS EVIDENTTHROUGHOUTTHE FILM ESPECIALLYWHENTHEVIRUS, ‘TRIXIE’ BECOMES KNOWNTO BOTHTHE GOVERNMENTANDTHE PEOPLE.WHEN IDENTIFIEDTHE GOVERNMENTORDERSTHE ARMY INTOTHE OGDEN MARSHTO GET RID OFTHEVIRUS,WHICH ALLOWSTHEMTO KILL ANYONEWITHTHE POTENTIAL SYMPTOMS JUST LIKE JUDY. FROMTHIS INNOCENT PEOPLEARETAKENTO BE QUARANTINEDAND POTENTIALLY KILLEDWHENTHEY JUST COULD BE ILL OR PREGNANT LIKE JUDY. IF ANY CITIZENTRIESTO LEAVE THETOWNTHEY CAN GET KILLED IF CAUGHTTO PREVENTANY OUTBURST OFTHE ‘TRIXIE’VIRUS. THEREFORETHETOWN GETS BLOWN UPTO BANISHEDTHISVIRUS. LIST FIVE EXAMPLES OF BINARY OPPOSITIONS IN THE FILM AND EXPLAIN THEM BRIEFLY GOVERNMENTVS CITIZENS Judy and David watch as their town and whole life gets blown up due to the Trixie virus potentially out bursting. As Scotty’s (Becca’s Boyfriend) runs after his mum he gets shoot by the army and the same happens to his ,um second slater Scotty has been shot.
  • 14. • POWERVS WEAK IS ALL APPLIEDTO ALLTHE MAIN CHARACTERS, DAVID, JUDY, RUSSELL AND BECCA ASYOU CAN IDENTIFYTHERE IS A FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL BETWEENTHE FOUR. HOWEVER BECCA SEEMSTO DIE FIRSTWHILE INTHE CAR WASH SCENE.THIS IS DUETO HER BEINGYOUNG AND A FEMALE DUETOTHE STEREOTYPE OFTHIS CHARACTER ALSO SHE HAS DEPENDED ON ALLTHE OTHER MAIN CHARACTERS TO SAVE HER. FROMTHISYOU CAN IDENTIFY SHE ISTHE WEAKNESS WHERE ASTHE PROTAGONIST, DAVID ISTHE STRONGEST.THIS ALSO EVIDENT WHEN FIGHTINGTHE CRAZIES BECCA NEVER SEEMSTO HELP INSTEAD STAND INTHE BACK WHILETHE OTHERS FIGHT FORTHEIR SURVIVAL. THIS IS BECAUSE HE SAVES HELPSTO SAVE EVERYONE'S LIFE ASWELL AS HIS JOB ASTHE SHERIFF SUPPORTSTHIS ROLE. LIST FIVE EXAMPLES OF BINARY OPPOSITIONS IN THE FILM AND EXPLAIN THEM BRIEFLY POWERVSWEAK From this you can see Becca hiding behind everyone therefore she depends on them for her own survival. This is the scene where Becca dies due to her not being strong enough to defeat the crazies unlike Judy, David and Russell.
  • 15. • FROMTHE MOMENT RORYWAS IDENTIFIEDTO BE A CRAZIESTOTHE END OFTHE FILM, HUMANVS CRAZIES BINARY OPPOSITIONS IS OBVIOUS.THE CRAZIESWHICH ACT NORMAL UNTILAPPROACH OR LAY EYES ONA HUMANAND FROMTHISTHEYWOULD SNEAK UP ON THEIRVICTIMAND BECOME MURDEROUSTOWARDSTHEM.THISWAS AL DUETOTHE VIRUS, ‘TRIXIE,TRANSFORMING HUMAN INTOTHESE CRAZIESANDTHE LONGERTHE VIRUS IS INTHE BODYTHE MOREVICIOUSTHEY BECOME. ONTHE OTHER HAND HUMANS FIGHT BACKTOWARDSTHE CRAZIESTO PREVENT BEING INFECTEDAND FORTHEIR SURVIVAL.THE GOVERNMENTTRYTO HELPWHICH ONLY MAKESTHE SITUATIONWORSE. LIST FIVE EXAMPLES OF BINARY OPPOSITIONS IN THE FILM AND EXPLAIN THEM BRIEFLY Rory is the first crazies to be identified as he tries to kill the sheriff, David. From this you can tell the crazies are every murderous as ‘Trixie’ has taken over the human. HUMANVS CRAZIES
  • 16. • THIS BINARY OPPOSITION, INNOCENCEVS CORRUPTIONCAN RELATETOTHE FOLLOWING: • HUMANVS CRAZIES =THE HUMANSARE INNOCENT AND BEINGTAUNTED BYTHE CRAZIESWHO ARETRYINGTO KILLTHE HUMANS CAUSINGCORRUPTION. • OGDEN MARSH BEFOREVSAFTER = OGDEN MARSHWAS A NORMALTOWNWITH NORMAL CIVILIANS LIVINGTHEIR DAILY LIFE UNTILTHE PLANCRASH INTOTHEWATER CONTAMINATEDTHE DRINKINGWATERCAUSINGTHEVIRUSTO SPREADTOTHETOWN RESULTINGTHE CRAZIES. • OGDEN MARSHWITH ‘TRIXIE’VS SAFEAREA = CHAOS HITTHE OWNWHEN ‘TRIXIE’WAS IDENTIFIEDTHEREFORE JUDY, DAVIS, RUSSELL AND BECCATRIEDTO LEAVETOA NEW SAFE PLACETOCARE FORTHEIR UNBORN BABYASWELLASTHEIR SELVES. LIST FIVE EXAMPLES OF BINARY OPPOSITIONS IN THE FILM AND EXPLAIN THEM BRIEFLY INNOCENCEVS CORRUPTION The Crazies vs Humans This is Ogden marsh while the ‘Trixie’ outburst Trying to escape to new safe area.
  • 17. IDENTIFY THE THREE ‘DURATIONS’ AND GIVE AN ESTIMATE OF THE EACH DURATION COVERS. • SCREEN = 92 MINUTES THE SCREEN DURATION IS 92 MINUTES LONG • STORY = 1 – 2YEARS THE STORY DURATION ISTHIS LONG DUETOTHE PLANNINGOFTHE PLANE CARRYINGTHE ‘TRIXIE’VIRUSTOTEXAS TOGETTESTEDTOA INCINERATORWHICHWAS ORDERED BYTHE GOVERNMENT. HOWEVERTHEVIRUS MAYBETOOK AT LEAST 6 MONTHSTO BE CREATEDTO DESTABILIZE A POPULATION.ALL OFTHIS LEADTOTHE PLANE CRASHAND THEN CONTAMINATEDTHE DRINKINGWATER IN ODEN MARSHTHEREFORETHE CRAZIESOUTBURST. • PLOT = 4 DAYS THIS ISTHE AMOUNTOFTIMETHAT HAS PASSED INTHE STORYOFTHE FILM.THIS IS BECAUSEWE CAN IDENTIFY THAT ITWASTHREE DAYS INTHE CRAZIES BECAUSEWHILST DAVID ,JUDY AND RUSSELLARETAKINGTOTHE GOVERNMENT MAN HETALKS ABOUTTHE INCUBATION PERIOD BEING 48 HOURS.ALSOWHEN DAVIDAND JUDY REACHTHE QUICK FILLTO LEAVETHETOWN IT BEGAN AT NIGHTTOTHE EARLY HOURSOFTHE NEXT DAY MAKING IT AROUND 4 DAYS.
  • 18. GIVE TWO EXAMPLES OF EVENTS THAT CAUSE LATER EVENTS IN THE FILM BUT WHICH OCCUR BEFORE THE FILM ‘STARTS’ • THE PLANE CRASHWHICHWAS DISCOVERED BY DAVID, RUSSELL ANDANOTHERTOWN CIVILIANWHICHWAS NOTIFIED BY A NOISE AWEEK BEFORETHE ‘TRIXIE’OUTBURST.WE NEVERWATCHED THE PLANE CRASH INTO OGDEN MARSH HOWEVERWE IDENTIFIED ITTHE SAMETIME DAVIDAND RUSSELL SAW ITTOO. THE PLANE CRASH ISTHE REASON FORTHEVIRUS CONTAMINATINGTHE DRINKINGWATER FOR OGDEN MARSH RESIDENTSTHEREFORE CREATINGTHE CRAZIESWITHIN OGDEN MARSH. HOWEVERTHIS PLANEWAS SUPPOSEDTO BE TRAVELINGTOTEXAS FOR EXAMINATION. PLANE CRASH
  • 19. GIVE TWO EXAMPLES OF EVENTS THAT CAUSE LATER EVENTS IN THE FILM BUT WHICH OCCUR BEFORE THE FILM ‘STARTS’ • BEFORETHE FILM STARTED, JUDYWAS IMPREGNATED BY HER HUSBAND DAVID.THISWAS NO SURPRISEASTHEY HAVE ALREADY DECORATEDA BEDROOM FORTHEIR UNBORN BABY INTHEIR HOUSEASTHEVIRUSWAS UNKNOWNTO OGDEN MARSH RESIDENTS.WHILEAT QUARANTINED JUDYWASTAKENAWAYTO BE TESTED FORTHEVIRUSAS SHE HADTHE POTENTIALTO HAVE IT DUE TOA HIGHTEMPERATURECAUSED BY HER BEING PREGNANT. DAVID SAVES HER FROM BEING KILLED BYTHE CRAZIES.THIS MAKES DAVID JOB SAVING JUDYCONSTANTLY HAVE MORE PRESSUREAS HE TRIESTO KEEP HIS UNBORN BABY SAFE ATTHE SAMETIME.THIS CAUSEDTHE NARRATIONOFTHE FILM. JUDY PREGNANT
  • 20. LIST TWO EVENTS FROM THE 92 MINUTE FILM THAT HAPPEN IN A DIFFERENT TIME AND SPACE TO THE ONE WE ARE SHOWN •THE OFTHETWO EVENTSTHAT HAPPEN IN A DIFFERENTTIME AND SPACETOTHE ONEWE ARE SHOWN ISWHEN JUDY GETS HER BLOODTESTED TO BE CHECKED FORTHE ‘TRIXIE’WHICHTURNS OUT POSITIVE. JUDY IS POSITIVE AS SHE IS PREGNANT WHICH GIVES HER A HIGH TEMPERATURE THEREFORE LOOKS LIKE SHE HAS THE SYMPTOMS OFTHEVIRUS. SHE IS SEPARATED FROM HER HUSBAND DAVID BEFORETHIS HAPPENS AND SHE ISTAKENTOTHE HIGH SCHOOL. BLOODTESTED
  • 21. LIST TWO EVENTS FROM THE 92 MINUTE FILM THAT HAPPEN IN A DIFFERENT TIME AND SPACE TO THE ONE WE ARE SHOWN • WHEN JUDY AND DAVIDVISITS QUICK FILLS GAS STATIONTHEY IDENTIFIED DEAD BODIES EVERYWHERE AS WELL AS CRAZIES.THIS INFORMED THEM ANDTHE AUDIENCETHATTHE MILITARY HAD BEEN SHOOTING ALL SAFE AND NONVIRUS HUMANS IN CASETHEVIRUS OUTBURSTS INTO OTHER AREAS. THEY ALSO BURNEDTHE BODIESTO MAKE SURE. WITHINTHESE BODIES MILITARILY PEOPLE WERE THERETOO DEADWHICH CONVEYED THATTHE CRAZIES ARE STILL INSIDEWITH JUDY AND DAVID. QUICK FILL STATION