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Assignment 7: Narrative analysis in a scene
Name 1Name 2Name 3
Part 1
Overall Narrative
Momento• We are analysing the last scene from
‘Momento’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqW9fnkhqrs
Story:• Lenny has short term memory• He is seeking to kill the man who raped and
murdered his wife• Uses polaroid's and tattoos to remember
people and facts• He has help with people he trusts including a
woman who he has a relationship with, he doesn’t trust another friend ‘Teddy’
• Through his collected facts, he discovers a close friend is the killer and he shoots him with a gun
Is this a whole narrative, a section or an enigma?
Section Enigma
• This is only 2 minutes scene from the film
• Enigma present with non linear narrative (the film goes backwards in time)
Beginning scene where main character is fleeing after wrongly killing a suspected murderer of his wife)
Because the chronological end is the beginning of the film this raises questions to the audience: -as to why he did it -who he and the other character are
If you are looking at a section of a narrative, what function does this section have for the narrative? (Think about the whole)
Polariod developing in reverse
Lenny killingTeddy in reverse (which is chronological end)
Lenny waking up (going back in time before murder)
Works with Teddy to try to find killer
He doesn’t trust Teddy
Works with girl to find killer – he doesn’t remember
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Just after Lenny killed wrong guy
Teddy knows he is on right trackLenny knows
Teddy is dishonest and is killer but needs to prove itAudience can make sense of story and all enigmas are answered
The function of the END scene is to answer all enigma's that were answered at the: -beginning (which is who did he kill)
-through the film (why did he kill him and how did he find him)
Does the film follow the conventional narrative (3 part)? Explain yes or now
NO
BeginningIs Chronological End
End of Day 5
The film is non linear with changing the order of time in a very confusing way to create enigmas for the audience
Narrative Structure of film
Audience emotions
Does the clip fall into a conventional narrative structure? Explain yes or no
Part 2
Narrative Structure
Is it linear? How? Or is it non-linear? How (Does it have flashbacks, flash-forwards, or episodically)
NON LINEAR STRUCTURE
Sees the licence plate and writes down to remember later
Start(in car)
Chronological(leaving location)
Chronological(driving away from location before)
Chronological(him thinking as he is driving)
FLASHBACK(different time and location of him with his wife)
Chronological(him thinking as he is driving)
Is it being presented in segments, separated by changes in location or time?
LOCATION TIME
IN CAR At abandoned location
OUT OF CARAt abandoned location
IN CAR Driving away from 1st location
IN BEDWith wife in the past
In real time
In real time
In real time
In the past
Ellipsis (a few moments later)
Immediate cut to next scene
Flashback (of his thought in car)
Return to real time (back in car)
Is it being broken up or linked by graphics?
• No graphics are present in this clip.
• (If they were then screen grab and explain their function)
Is there a single narrative (even if different aspects in this narrative are being shown)?
Or are multiple narratives being shown?
Single Narrative
Lenny suspecting
Teddy
Lenny writing down Teddy’s Licence plate #
Lenny driving off
Lenny thinking of his wife
Lenny seeing tattoo parlour
Lenny obviously
going to tattoo licence plate # to remember
Only scene in different location/time
(but relates to the single narrative)
Is there a single narrative (even if different aspects in this narrative are being shown)?
Or are multiple narratives being shown?
Narrative 1 Narrative 2
Are there clear character roles and functions being established, such as a hero or villain?
How does their role(s) connect to the narrative?HERO VILLAIN
ROLE/REPRESENTATION
THEIR FUNCTION -To get sympathy and understanding from audience(he is a victim = for losing his wife and having short term memory loss )
-To be admired by audience (he is an attractive hero because he killed a killer = (his revenge is seen as fair justice)
-To be hated by audience (he is nerdy and less attractive hero because he killed Lenny’s wife and is a corrupt/dirty cop, he abuses and manipulates Lenny because of his disability)
-To get sympathy and understanding from audience(he is a victim = for losing his wife and having short term memory loss)
CONNECTION TO NARRATIVE
Masculine, attractive Nerdy, unattractive
Blue eyes, blond hair, manly jawline
Drives sporty, posh masculine convertible (in control)
Older, balding, nerdy/glasses, casual/unstylish clothes
Left behind (no car) and not in control = powerless)
Serious look on face and wearing smart suit
Worried look on face
In what ways is the narrative constructing the ideology of the text? Is this explicit/obvious (like in a lot of adverts) or is it
implicit/hidden?
IDEOLOGY Evidence Implicit Explicit
Masculine, and victimized, attractive and powerful hero
Being in love and being driven by love
Seeking revenge and justice
Consequence to deceit and bad Behaviour
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Lenny is clearly attractive: masculine, blond short hair, blue eyes, well
dressed, good character, has authority and power
Ideal to be in happy heterosexual relationship with woman feeling safe
with man who loves her, they are in bed
Revenge and justice is murder which is not in this scene, yet the audience
piece together how he figured out it was Teddy
Lenny is killed for his actions of murder and rape (which is not seen in this
scene) He is left alone and helpless for being deceitful to Lenny
Part 3
Time
Story Time & Discourse TimeSTORY TIME DISCOURSE TIME
Screen Grab N/A
ExplanationNo evidence but probably within
an hour
-minutes to write down licence,
-seconds to drive away-minutes to drive while thinking
-daylight remains (light looks the same = not much difference in
time)
Takes 2:26 minutes to narrate this scene
Identify all types of time being represented:Types of Time Screen Grabs/Evidence Explanation
SummaryScene takes place over approx 1 hr Clip is only 2:26 long, therefore by editing time
is reduced to represent an hour over only 2 mins
Ellipsis 1) At abandoned location2) Lenny driving away3) POV of Lenny driving4) POV of arriving at Tattoo parlour
SceneWhen writing the licence plate
Stretch N/A
Flashback
Flash-forwardN/A
Real time (thinking) =
Flashback =
Back to real time =
No flash-forwards.Real time (thinking) flashback back to real time
In lesson• Set up PowerPoint together (copy/paste questions)• Watch clip at least 3 times• Discuss questions together, write bullet points as answers• Get screen grabs and begin to answer with bullet points, charts,
diagrams, etc• If not finished, break up work (leader to make sure everyone in
group understands what they are doing)• Everyone to have copy (USB or e-mail)
DUE: TUESDAY JAN 22(Complete over weekend and then Monday put Powerpoint together)
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