2. This shot is a point of This is a shot of the “Hero”
view shot from the view looking down at his
of the “Hero” looking at “Princess”. We are shown
this shot before a shot of the
“his prize”, the
“Princess” which is how we
“Princess” relating to know that he is looking at
Propp’s theory. The hero is her.
obviously the main artist of Simple
Plan.
3. This shot relates to a theory from Levi Strauss of
binary opposites. The action of the hug in this shot
makes us think that it is a good image but this is
contradicted by the facial expression of the girl that
suggests that she is a “bad” character and is
perhaps feeling guilty that she has cheated.
4. The difference between love and
The difference between good and bad is hate is also shown in this video
also relevant to the relationship between as we are shown shots that
the “hero” and the “princess” as he is suggests he loves her (the
phone with her photo as a
seen as good and she is seen as bad so background) but also the way
we are aware of who we should side he looks angry and sings “your
with, as said by Strauss in his love is just a lie” suggests that
theory. he hates her for cheating on
him.
5. Barthes’ theory relates to how the narrative
engages the attention of the audience. The
difference in scenes and other connotations
(The Semantic Code) through point of view
shots and jump cut editing suggests to the
audience that there is a problem that needs to
be resolved (The Action Code).
