This document discusses narrative structure in the films Funny Games and Tropic Thunder. It explores the differences between restricted and omniscient narration and how narratives can move from equilibrium to disequilibrium through plot developments, then achieve a new equilibrium or leave things in an enigmatic state.

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NARRATIVE

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Funny Games (2008)
Tropic thunder (2008)

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s t o r y
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Restricted Omniscient
Equilibrium Narra$ve
Disequilibrium
Enigma
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New Structure
Equilibrium