Narrative is the coherence/organisation of a series of facts. In everything, we seek a beginning, middle and end. This can be applied to Captive, a film opening .....The film conforms to Peter Wollen's theory of Alternative narrative....
Todorov - Theory of equilibrium, our narrative does not conform in the it begins at a disequilibrium in order to disorientate the viewer in the way that the character is, and to represent the way that the character is thrown into his situation albeit being unaware of how it happened. Similarly, Barthes's Narrative structure which .... was not conformed to due to this.
This also utilises Roland Barthe's narrative codes, as the plot is not resolved at the end and would be (later on in the film). In relation to Barthes' narrative structure, the film ends at his third stage 'an increase in tension', aiming to leave the viewer asking questions. Aristotle suggests that the most important aspect of narrative is plot, the ordering of events, and the way that the text utilises an open narrative allows the audience to make sense of what has happened and ask what happens next.
In terms of character, the narrative conforms to propp's character theory through the use of a hero and a villain which Berger combined with Levi Strauss's theory of binary oppositions to show how the two could be shown as conflicting within the narrative. However, it could be argued that the character's are not necessarily stereotypical, as a female villain was used whilst the male was victimised.
Time manipulation devices are used in the form of flashbacks, which are another important aspect of the narrative... They are used to...
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