Narrative theories in thrillers

Most of the thriller films often follw the 5 forms of narrative structure and they are assembled in this order:

EQUILIBRIUM =>DISRUPTION=>COMPLICATION=>RESOLUTION=>NEW EQUILIBRIUM

A good example would be Jaws:

• Equilibrium- Normal sunny day at the beach playing and relaxing, everyone is preparing for the 4th of July celebration

• Desruptive- Find pieces of the dead body ehich had been eaten by shark.

• Complications- Does the beach close or remains open? Is there really a shark? Another person dies. Are there more deaths?

• Resolution- The beach is open and they decide to look for sharks.

• New Equilibrium- Shark and shark hunter are killed. Everything returns to normal but there are slight changes because people in the area are affected by the cause.

Characters

There are particular set of five characters in the film according to Vladimir Propps Theory:

1. The Hero                   -  the one who saves the day
2. The Villain                 -  the evil one who causes disequilibrium
3. Side Kick /the Helper-  a person who helps the hero.
4. The Victim                 -  at the mercy of the villain
5. The Donor                 -  someone who has something special which will help the hero.

We can see it in film like Harry Porter:

1. Hero       - Harry Potter
2. Villlain    - Voldermort
3. Helper    - Ron and Hermione
4. Victim    - Serius Black
5. Donor     - Dumbeldore