Narrative structure
Closed end narratives
What is it?
A closed ended narrative is when a movie shows a complete finished story. The movie has a start, middle and end. It is similar to Torodov's theory's. Examples of closed end narratives are movies like Shrek, just go with it and 10 things i hate about you.
Cartoons are a typical closed end movies. They will always have a happy ending. Whether the prince and princess fall in love, or the bad guy is taken away there will always be a happy ending where the characters live happily ever after. The movie wont leave the audience questioning what happened as all their questions are answered either during the movie or the end.
A Disney movie which is closed ended is Beauty and the beast. This movie is an example of having a happily ever after, as when the movie finishes everything is good again. The movie is about a young called Belle, whose father is imprisoned by the Beast, offers herself instead, unaware her captor to be an enchanted prince. At first she hates the beast and hates where she lives. But as time goes by she starts to take a liking to the beast and later on she falls in love with him. However, the villagers that live in the town try to kill the beast. But Belle protects him and in the end she ends up kissing him and breaking the spell the beast was under. It ends with the two dancing and living happy and content with their lives.
The Proposal
A closed ended narrative is when a movie shows a complete finished story. The movie has a start, middle and end. It is similar to Torodov's theory's. Examples of closed end narratives are movies like Shrek, just go with it and 10 things i hate about you.
Cartoons are a typical closed end movies. They will always have a happy ending. Whether the prince and princess fall in love, or the bad guy is taken away there will always be a happy ending where the characters live happily ever after. The movie wont leave the audience questioning what happened as all their questions are answered either during the movie or the end.
A Disney movie which is closed ended is Beauty and the beast. This movie is an example of having a happily ever after, as when the movie finishes everything is good again. The movie is about a young called Belle, whose father is imprisoned by the Beast, offers herself instead, unaware her captor to be an enchanted prince. At first she hates the beast and hates where she lives. But as time goes by she starts to take a liking to the beast and later on she falls in love with him. However, the villagers that live in the town try to kill the beast. But Belle protects him and in the end she ends up kissing him and breaking the spell the beast was under. It ends with the two dancing and living happy and content with their lives.
The Proposal
Romcoms are hybrid genre which most of the time in movies have a happy ending. For example, in the proposal a pushy boss ( Sandra Bullock) forces her assistant ( Ryan Reynolds) to marry her so she can stay in the US and not get sent back to Canada. She later on persuades him as she tells him if she is deported he won't be able to become an editor. As the movie progresses they end up going to the assistants hometown ( Alaska) and meet his family. They act like a couple in front of everyone to only avoid each other when alone. As time goes by the boss starts to become close with the family and realises she shouldn't be doing this. The day of the wedding she confesses and gets ready to leave for Canada, however the assistant then realises he loves his boss and rushes after her, only to find out she has left for New York. He goes to New York and tells confesses in front of the staff and this time for real they get married and live happy with one another.
What do people think?
"I always enjoy a neat ending to a story, loose ends all taken care of, I feel quite satisfied"
"It’s the closed ending for me, I don’t wanna live hanging thinking what could have been or what would happen after this and that"
" I like the satisfaction of knowing what happened to the characters and knowing how the movie ended. I don't like being kept in the dark"
Personally I love closed endings. I like knowing what happened to characters and whether or they live happily or not. Thinking of 'what if's' is very annoying as it just stays in my head. However, with a closed ended my questions are all answered and I leave the cinema feeling happy. These type of make me enjoy the movie. I feel like in a open ended movie's we aren't getting all the answers like we are suppose to and we spend our time being restless because we want to know what happens.This usually leads the audience to become disappointed with a movie that is very good. When watching movie's that you enjoy people usually get sucked in. This is because some would use movies for a way for an escape. When watching a movie that has an open ended it makes the audience happy and content because they know what happens to the characters.
What do people think?
"I always enjoy a neat ending to a story, loose ends all taken care of, I feel quite satisfied"
"It’s the closed ending for me, I don’t wanna live hanging thinking what could have been or what would happen after this and that"
" I like the satisfaction of knowing what happened to the characters and knowing how the movie ended. I don't like being kept in the dark"
Personally I love closed endings. I like knowing what happened to characters and whether or they live happily or not. Thinking of 'what if's' is very annoying as it just stays in my head. However, with a closed ended my questions are all answered and I leave the cinema feeling happy. These type of make me enjoy the movie. I feel like in a open ended movie's we aren't getting all the answers like we are suppose to and we spend our time being restless because we want to know what happens.This usually leads the audience to become disappointed with a movie that is very good. When watching movie's that you enjoy people usually get sucked in. This is because some would use movies for a way for an escape. When watching a movie that has an open ended it makes the audience happy and content because they know what happens to the characters.
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