Money Heist Flashcards
What are the codes and conventions of the heist genre?
-stealing/burglary
-planning and showing how their plan should go ahead->the audience sees parts of the plan but some isn’t revealed
-protagonist usually goes into the building quietly but then something goes wrong and the police get involved
-the protagonists are the robbers and the antagonists are the police
-binary oppositions
-hybrid->crime, comedy/gangster->Money Heist is more gangster (heist)
-masks, weapons, set in banks, casinos, duffle bags, outfits to blend in
What are the codes and conventions of characters in the heist genre?
-often a mastermind/chief
-computer genius
-the hot head/slipper upper, one who doesn’t think things through
-love aspect (usually causes things to go wrong)
-family connection
What is the usual narrative structure of the heist genre?
-Todorov->something always goes wrong and at the end there is some sort of confrontation in relation to the law vs order
What are the expectations based on the image publicity?
-violence
-mystery
-thriller
-gang
What are the expectations based on the trailer?
-friendship
-community
-teamwork
-plots
-violence
-gang
-thriller
-mystery
-bonds
What are the first impressions of Tokyo after the initial episode?
-she seems quite cautious
-the episode/series 1 is mainly from her perspective
-she does what she is told and doesn’t add feelings into it
What are the first impressions of Berlin after the initial episode?
-creepy
-seems like a good mind player
-uses psychology to manipulate people
-plays on people’s emotions to gain control and power over them
What are the first impressions of Moscow after the initial episode?
-doesn’t really think things through
-is good in the missions
What are the first impressions of Denver after the initial episode?
-is quite reckless and doesn’t really think before he does things
-he’s quite hot headed
What is Moscow and Denver’s relationship?
father and son
What are the first impressions of Helsinki and Oslo (Serbs) after the initial episode?
-they are the ‘stereotype’ of Serbian men that would do anything without remorse and just do what they are told
-gun men
What are the first impressions of Nairobi after the initial episode?
-she seems somewhat crazy
-unpredictable but has a caring side when talking to hostages
What are the first impressions of the Professor after the initial episode?
-he is the mastermind/genius behind the plot
-very clever
-every detail is planned out
What are the first impressions of Rio after the initial episode?
-computer genius/hacker
-can stop alarms
-youngest and most caring/naive->could become a flaw and impact his judgement
What are the first impressions of Alison Parker/Little Lamb after the initial episode?
-the most important person out of all of the hostages
-used to the main characters as leverage so that the police and army can’t shoot because of how important she is
