Monday, 12 November 2012

Narrative Theory Group 9


8 Character roles
Hero – John McLane
Villain – Hans Gruber/Karl
Donor – Black villain
Helper – Argyle/Black Cop
Princess – Holly McLane
Father – Police
Dispatcher – Santa
False Hero – Hans Gruber/TV journalist

31 Functions
1   McLane travels to LA and leaves home
2   Lifts and doors are locked in the building
3   The Villain enters the tale and interrupts the party
4   Hans asks for Tekagi and tries to find him
5    Gains information, he knows who he is and what he is
6    Hans attempts to interrogate victim to find the lock code to vault whilst Tekagi thinks he’s a terrorist
7   Tekagi tells Hans to kill him
8   Hans kills Tekagi
9   McLane overhears this conversation and runs off
1    McLane sets off a fire alarm to attract emergency services
1    McLane travels to the top part of the building which is still being built
1    McLane kills villain, gets radio and detonators from Heinrick
1    McLane puts the body in the lift and a note on his jumper claiming he has a machine gun
1    Uses radio to contact cop and chauffer
1    Encounters Hans in the room with glass doors
1    Shoot-out in the room with glass on the floor (as he has bare feet)
1    McLane gets wounded as he has glass in his feet
1    McLane shoots the villains
1    Hans gets the detonators back and McLane escapes
2    McLane returns to the place of safety which is the bathroom, where he gets the glass out of his feet
2    The Villains capture McLane in the top floors of the building near the explosives
2    McLane hangs Karl with a chain
2    FBI think he’s a terrorist when he’s found on the roof
2    TV journalist reveals McLane’s identity, in turn revealing the Holly is his wife
2    To escape from the roof he uses a fire hose
2    McLane escapes and rescues his wife Holly after pushing Hans out of the window
2    McLane meets the cop
2    Deputy chief of police, Wayne, is shown to be an idiot
        McLane is given a new coat
)     Karl is shot by Cop and journalist is punched by Holly
3   McLane is reunited with his wife and family and goes home in a limo

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