The document provides an overview of the film 21 Grams. It discusses the film's non-linear narrative structure, use of multiple interweaving storylines involving three families whose lives collide after a car accident, and exploration of existential themes through four main characters impacted by the accident in different ways. The film leaves audiences with questions about faith, morality, and the meaning of life.

1. Talking head script
• Introduction
• Terminology
• Theories
• Story analysing
• Diagram

2. Film starts with some middle sequence’s
shot, which presented the non-linear
storytelling method
Closing
Sequence
Middle
Sequence
Opening
Sequence
Middle
shot
Closing shot
Beginning
shot
Closing shot
Beginning
shot

3. Film
language
Low key
lighting
Natural light
Diegetic
sound &
Non-diegetic
Hand held
Clothing
Rooms
Depression
make-up
composed of
choppy,
MotivatedCut
and Cross
Cutting
SoundEditing
CameraMise-en-scene
Lighting

4. Barthes
Todorov
Levi-Strauss
Propp
THEORIES

5. 21 gram
The movie directed by Alejandro Gonzalez and written by Guillermo Arriaga
in 2003.
The genre is kind of crime, drama which persuade people to think more
about different situation in life and maybe 21 gram…
The film, considered one of the most powerful production of the year, in terms
of storyline and narrative structure.
Brief intro
Story line has made by story life of 3 different families, who had collide
together in same time as they keep going on their life. That collide put them
in a tough situation which can create the Levi-Strauss theory of film. From the
opening sequences till 3o minutes of film director showed to viewers, small
pieces of jigsaw that we shift around our mind as we watch, so in that case
the narrative structure does not follow the common linear development.
Director used 4 type of main character to show their act in terms of their
belief.
Paul rivers (Sean pan) is normal person, who is in relationship. His partner
wants to get pregnant, but he is struggling whit heart diseases and also he
has been told from doctor there wouldn’t be any chance if he doesn’t find
heart for his self, in that case he doesn’t want to chid grown without dad.
Jack Jordan (Beno del tore) who used to be an alcoholic and convict person
but he regained his trust in god and the belief in himself after a series
challenges and decides to start his life all over again. He has been happy
with his new life till that terrible accident happened and he turned to a
murder with car which he thought Jesus gave it to him..! Has god given him
another test? Does god exist after all? These and many more questions can
arise from the story and it is up every one of us to try and find an answer. (First
family’s life changed by accident)
Christina peck (Naomi watts) architecture’s wife had perfect life with his
husband and two daughters. Since she lost her family in that terrible accident
which happened by jack, she lost her self as well. Accident brought sadness,
hopeless, drug, and also mental problem for her.
The non-liner storytelling strategy employed by Gonzalez provides, at first, a
puzzling scenario. Audiences doing to ask: Who are these character and how