CSP4 The killing

CategoryFamiliararitiesDifferencesTheory
CharactersThe ‘super’ detective, with a natural instinct for law and order.

The second ‘lower’ detective who isn’t as super/good.

The victim – Young, Female – ‘vulnerable’
The lead detective is female.

The second detective is male, portrayed as inferior compared to female detective.
Propp(Character Types, 8 Stock Characters)
Narrative First episode intoduces a lot of different charactersTodorov
(Equalibrium, Distruotion, Resolution)
ThemesLevi-Strauss (Binary Opposition (Villain and Hero))
RepresentationsFemale victim, represented as weak. However, Female (detective) Stong, independant = hero = femaleSemiotics
Technical Codes/Language Of Moving Image  (music, setting, props, lighting, use of camera, editing etc) Pathetic Fallacy – dark/ dull weather to match the characters attitude.

Setting – Rural and Urban with rural being portrayed as the safest.

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