#narrative-structure

#narrative-structure

The film starts with a vibrant scene depicting Aya's inner conflict at her wedding, showcasing the complexities of love and personal freedom in a distracting narrative.

When I was setting out to write this one, I didn't have a sense of it being a big idea at all: it was just the thing that, when I was faced with quite a lot of rejection, I kept coming back to.

The heartbreaking realization that Joel (Pedro Pascal) is not returning is a significant twist that subverts traditional TV narrative expectations, marking a bold direction for The Last of Us.

In simplest terms, a type-scene is a recurring scene that conveys meaning through a predictable configuration of characters, setting, and action - elements that are, themselves, predictable. The scene may or may not contain dialogue, as the familiar choreography alone can sufficiently signal to the audience what is happening and why.

The coolest thing about Shadow the Hedgehog is how it handles multiple endings, creating a visual novel-esque quality with melodramatic explorations of identity and past.

Strange Darling plays on the cinematic expectations set by horror classics, promising a narrative that is meant to be felt rather than directly understood by the audience.