Monday, 10 January 2011

"the strangers" - Film report with narrative and structural timeline



Film Report
Movie: The Strangers
Director: Bryan Bertino
Writers: Bryan Bertino
Screenplay: Bryan Bertino
Studio: Rogue Pictures

Conflict: The couple are being attacked by villains
Complication: They are all alone at home
Crisis: They are struggling to survive
Climax: The most chilling moment comes near the end when Kristen asks her captors, "Why are you doing this to us?" "Because you were home",

Equilibrium: Proposal
Moment of disequilibrium: Couple embrace but then they hear a loud bang
Period of disequilibrium: Swing creaking, villains appearing

Paradigms:
Villain - Masked torturers
Victims - Couple
Location - Home
Time - Night

After returning from a wedding reception, a couple staying in an isolated vacation house and receive a knock on the door in the mid-hours of the night. What ensues is a violent invasion by three strangers, their faces hidden behind masks. The couple find themselves in a violent struggle, in which they go beyond what either of them thought capable in order to survive.

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