A Theory?

    Every piece of media has some sort of meaning and identity behind it. Theories, represent and satisfy the narratives that characters portray. One specific theory that follows this, is the Binary Opposition Theory by Levi Strauss. 

    This theory reflects the experience and roles within oppositions like good vs. evil or birth and death. It creates a juxtaposition between two things that are so far from each other but similar in their own way. By incorporating this theory elements in a story are built up by the comparison and contrast between two polar opposite ideas. 

    As my groups story becomes more polished it's become apparent that the kid who gets mentally and emotionally put down and is seen as this smart, caring individual, faces many challenges with good and bad. The second kid whose main focus is to demean the other kid, plays the role of a bad, evil person, and is portrayed as the driving factor that turns the first kid into a psychopathic killer. The good within the first kid is characterized by his eagerness to always be educated, but struggles to keep the composure by being fueled through hatred from the second kid. It works in a way that makes the audience wonder how and why the first kid is so mentally disrupt. This disruption accelerates the kids need to kill the other kid, which is slowly built up through the movie itself, but can be identified through the opening. Most of what this theory creates is the protagonist facing obstacles between two different entities that are polar opposites of each other. Due to this it makes it a hard but interesting theory to incorporate in the film as the protagonist (first kid) and semi-antagonist (second kid) are both evil in their own ways, but only the first kid has good inside. 

    Overall, this theory will be essential to the outcome and approach the film is taking itself in. The theory will grant a perspective that drives the narrative into a more in-depth idea. By using this theory correctly, the opening/film will have value and meaning that creates an impact to the audience, sending a message of the difficulties faced by the protagonist and the mental tolls taken by him.