1. Get Carter: Narrative
February 27, 2014
NARRATIVE STRUCTURE
Information
point:
Chain
of
cause
and
effect?
The
narrative
in
Get
Carter
is
called
a
Linear
narrative
(it
is
a
reaction
to
events
(cause
and
effect
chain)
It
takes
Jack
(and
us)
a
while
to
realise
what’s
going
on
(
real
life
is
like
that)
Themes
come
out
of
the
narrative
(fate,
lack
of
control,
revenge
being
pointless)
What
is
the
difference
between
SUSPENSE
and
SURPRISE?
Exam question:
How far do the films you have studied for this topic use suspense
in order to capture a feeling of ‘living with crime?’
key words
This is what you would need to do in the exam:
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Use narrative theory
Discuss character functions
Examine genre conventions
Show you understand key representations.

2. Get Carter: Narrative
February 27, 2014
Todorov's 6 elements to a narrative
1.
2.
Is Carter going to die? How do you know?
4.
Apply these to Get Carter
What point is the director making about living with crime
by constructing the narrative like this?
3.
Task
How is suspense created in the narrative structure?
How is this a ‘hero’s journey?
5.
How are micro elements used to create suspense?
(tip – use a very specific example from a scene)
Goal oriented plot?
Are there times we know more than Jack?
How does knowing/not knowing affect suspense?
Omniscient or restricted narrative?
quest
steps to achieve
psychological state of the character
inner struggles drives the plot
ending left open to interpretation.