Joker narratives Flashcards
1
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Points to begin with
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Joker is an origin story. it deals with how the character became joker but with some key differences
- creates sympathy for the character
- giving him a back story and motivation
- him accidently becoming the symbol of some kind of anarchist movement
2
Q
Narrative ideas
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- Todorous theory, gives a structure of normality, disruption, recognition, action and return to normality
Arthur begins with a normal job we see his character is unhappy, disruption when he gets beaten up and given gun, recognised on Murray show, action killing Murray, Back in asylum - Levistrauss- good vs evil
rich vs poor
individuals vs society
3
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Arthur as unreliable narrator
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Physchological thriller, the audience are mislead by the wat the story is told
examples
- Sophie
-murray show
- Arthurs stand up goes bad but he imagines it as good