The document summarizes various film techniques and tropes: 1) Narratives are often set up as puzzles to be solved, hiding details until a plot twist at the end. 2) Actions and behavior set expectations for consequences that are subverted in horror films, where the killer is not actually dead or another person must save the injured. 3) Symbolic elements, characters' appearances, and settings signify opposing forces and themes in films. 4) References to popular culture and history provide context outside the text to aid understanding.

4.  They are getting on the plane. Hoping for a
safe journey and relaxing.

5.  Thetimer ends and the snakes start to travel
around the plane, but nobody knows yet.

6.  Thepilot ends up finding a snake around his
controls. He then shows the stewardess and
the FBI. The snakes start cutting through the
wires on the plane, which drops the oxygen
mask, making even more snakes come out.

7.  The FBI agent calls the other agent to find a
lot of anti-venom for everyone on the plane.
They start building a barrier to stop the
snake from moving anymore.

8.  Atthe end, once all the snakes are gone, the
FBI agent and the witness go surfing.

10. Film Opposite 1 Opposite 2 Explanation
The Breakfast • They are opposites
Club by the way they
dress.
• Bender dresses like
a rebel, pilling
clothes on then
wearing leather
gloves.
• Brian dresses like
• John Bender, who goes by • Brian Johnson is nothing like how every parent
Bender is the rebellious one. Bender. He is the nerd of the wants their child to
• He gets into trouble all the time group. look. Plain jumper,
and ends up having even more • He likes to keep himself to normal jeans, socks
detention because of his actions himself and lacks self-
and trainers.
in the movie. confidence and does not have
• He comes from a broken home any social skills.
where his father often abuses • He is very intelligent but is
him, but puts on a tough image pressured by his father to be
for school. so.
• He gets angry quickly and seeks
attention.

11. Film Opposite 1 Opposite 2 Explanation
Spiderman • They are opposites because once
Peter found out that he had spider
powers, he used them for good,
but when The Lizard got his power,
he used it to take over the world.
• Spiderman is the • The Lizard is the
hero of the film. villain in the film.
• He saves the day • He gets obsessed
after he was the with power and
one to give „The loses control.
Lizard‟ power in the
first place.

12. Film Opposite 1 Opposite 2 Explanation
The Unborn • Casey wants
to get rid of
the family
curse, while
Matty wants
• Casey stats to see • He wants to be everyone
“Matty”. She finds born again. dead.
out he‟s her twin • He‟s evil.
brother that dead • He wants Casey
in the womb. dead and is part
• No one believes of the family
her because her curse.
mother died of a
mental disability,
so they think
she‟s mental too.

13. Film Opposite 1 Opposite 2 Explanation
iRobot • They are opposites
because as a
detective, Del
Spooner‟s job is to
protect everyone
from danger, but
then again, so are
the robots.
• Instead of following
their rules the
create their own to
take over the
• The detective Del Spooner holds • The robots live by 3 laws. world.
a grudge on the robots because • A robot must never harm
he says they are heartless as a human being or, through
they saved him from drowning inaction, allow any harm
instead of a 12 year old girl. to come to a human.
• A robot must obey the
orders given to them by
human beings, except
where such orders violate
the First Law.
• A robot must protect its
own existence unless this
violates the First or
Second Laws.

14. Film Opposite 1 Opposite 2 Explanation
Snakes On A Plane • They are opposites
because while agent
Neville Flynn plans to
save people from the
snake bites, the business
man throws a woman‟s
Chihuahua at a snake to
save himself.
• He later gets eaten
whole by a snake.
• He‟s an FBI agent and is on • A snobby business man,
the plane bringing a murder that is already angry at
witness to LA. the airline for having to
move from first class to
coach, because of the
FBI.

16.  Narratives set up as puzzles to be solved.
So Undercover.
Everything is hidden until the end, where there
is a huge plot twist.

17.  Actions
and behaviour that leads the
audience to expect certain consequences.
 Horror films:
 House at the End of the Street.
 Check to see if the killer is actually dead.
Killer is not dead.
 Other injured person has to save the one in
help.

18.  Connotative meanings of characters, objects
and location. Bright, daylight
Dark, old clothes. background.
Scary, evil
contacts. Light, natural
make-up.
Clear, empty
Cold, blue lighting. space.

19.  Symbolic features often signify oppositions
and antitheses.
 St. Trinians.
Trustafarian Chavs Geek Emo Posh Totty

20.  Outside of text and knowledge we commonly
share to bring understanding of the meaning
in the text. Often references to things in
popular culture and historical events.
 Disturbia. Camcorder and TV to
show what‟s on it.
Swimming Pool.

22.  Ona quest/search to restore the
disequilibrium.
 The Amazing Spiderman/Peter Parker

23.  Opposes the hero. Cause of disruption and
often a threat to the safety of the heroine.
 The Lizard.

24.  Starts the hero on it‟s way, usually to restore
the equilibrium.
 Uncle Ben.
 Even though he is dead. Peter would have
never become the hero if he wasn‟t fighting
for Uncle Ben.

25.  Helps the hero by giving them a „magic‟
tool, to help them on his journey. Could be
advice, a skill or an object.
N/A

26.  Assists/helps
the hero in resorting the
equilibrium. Could be the sidekick.
 OfficerGeorge Stacy.
 Once he finds out that SpiderMan is trying to
save the town, he helps SpiderMan by
creating a distraction.

27.  Oftenreferred to as the Princess. Is
threatened by the villain and needs rescuing
by the hero. Often in love.
 Gwen Stacy.

28.  Startsoff on the hero's side then turns
against them.
 Dr. Curt Connors.
 All he wanted was to cured illnesses, but
once he found a cure for himself, he let it go
to his head.

30.  The world the characters live in.
 Mean Girls. Where the characters live in a
high school world.

32.  Exposes many information.
 Cast Away
 After getting washed away onto an island,
Chuck must find his way by himself, back
home.

33.  Only giving the audience minimal information.
 Contagion.
 It is a film about a deadly disease going
around and nobody knows where it came from
or how to cure it.
 The audience only finds
out at the end where
the disease came from.