Propp's Character Theory:
Villain - Voldemort,
Donor - Albus Dumbledore, Rubius Hagrid
Helper - Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger
Princess - N/A
False Hero/Anti-Hero - Severus Snape, Draco Malfoy, Professor Quirrel
Dispatcher - Prophecy
Hero - Harry Potter
Todorov's Narrative Theory:
Equilibrium: Young 11 year old Harry Potter is being treated like a slave by his uncle and aunt as his parents had did tragically when he was a baby.
Disruption: Harry finds out that he is a wizard and is taken to Hogwarts with Hagrid, Ron and Hermione, who become his companions. This is when they find out that things are happening in Hogwarts that shouldn't be happening (eg: The escaped troll in the bathroom).
Resolution: Harry finds out that there are some dark wizards who are out to get him, who are lead by Voldemort. He goes to find the Philosopher's Stone, an ancient, magical object that makes the owner immortal.
Restored Order: Harry learns more about the wizards who are after him, as he fights Professor Quirrel/Voldemort in the secret chamber.
New Equilibrium: Harry settles in well at Hogwarts and his House, Gryffindor, wins the House Cup. But, at the end of the year, Harry has to go back to the Dursley's for the summer.
Analysis:
The main hero is Harry Potter, who had survived the killing curse from Voldemort.
Voldemort is the main villain, as at the start of the whole series, Hagrid had explained why Harry survived and who tried to kill him. Harry had said "Voldemort?" when Hagrid silenced him and said to call Voldemort by "He-who-must-not-be-named". Already, when I had watched this I had be given the impression that Voldemort - I mean "He-who-must-not-be-named" is the main villain.
Ron and Hermione are Harry's first two friends that he makes on the train journey to Hogwarts and they continue to support him throughout the film.
Alice in Wonderland (2010):
Villain - The Red Queen, The Jabberwocky, The Knave of Hearts
Donor - The White Queen, The Caterpillar
Helper - The Mad Hatter, The Dormouse, Chesire Cat, The White Rabbit, The March Hare
Princess - The White Queen...?
False Hero/Anti-Hero - Bandersnatch, Bayard
Dispatcher - The Prophecy
Hero - Alice Kingsleigh
Todorov's Narrative Theory:
Equilibrium: Alice is at an engagement party with her mother.
Disruption: Alice follows the White Rabbit down the Rabbit hole and finds herself in Underland. She finds out that she may be part of the prophecy that she'll slay the Jabberwocky, a beast that is controlled by the Red Queen.
Resolution: She, along with some new companions, go around Underland to find out more about the prophecy and to find out if Alice is The true Alice from the prothecy. Alice also has to save the mad Hatter from getting his head chopped off.
Restored Order: Alice fights the jabberwocky after realising that she IS the true Alice and wins, putting a stop to the Red Queen's rule.
New Equilibrium: Alice is now the hero of Underland, however, she decides to go back home to the party, as she need to sort things out there. When she gets back, she politely refuses to marry the man who proposes to her and becomes the head of a trading company that heads to China.
Analysis:
Alice Kingsleigh is the main hero in this film, as the film starts with Alice interrupting her father's meeting, claiming that she's had "the nightmare again".
Years later, after her father's death, she is to be engaged to Hamish Ascot, when she runs off and follows the White Rabbit down the rabbit hole, where she finds herself in Wonderland. Along with her friends (The Mad Hatter, Cheshire Cat, etc...), Alice fights against the Red Queen (who is the main villain) to free Wonderland.
The final fight at the end determines that Alice is the TRUE Alice, as she fights against another villain (who is mentioned throughout the film) the Jabberwocky.
Spirited Away:
Villain - Yubaba
Donor - River Spirit
Helper - Lin, Kamaji, Boh, Radish Spirit, Yubaba's bird, Haku
Princess (or in this case, prisoners) - Mr. and Mrs. Ogino
False Hero/Anti-Hero - Haku, No-Face, Zeniba, Chichiyaku
Dispatcher - Haku, Kamiji
Hero - Chihiro (Sen)
Todorov's Narrative Theory:
Equilibrium: Chihiro Origio and her parents are moving to their new home, which Chihiro is unhappy about. Her father makes the wrong turn and they find themselves in front of a tunnel which leads them to an abandoned cultural Theme Park on the other side of the ghost town.
Disruption: After finding a boy named Haku, Chihiro is told that her and her parents are in danger and need to leave quickly. However, when she returns to her parents, they had been turned into pigs after eating the food from a restaurant and Chihiro runs away. Haku finds her and helps her to get to the bathhouse which is owned by Yubaba the witch.
Resolution: Chihiro ends up working for Yubaba and helps around the bathhouse, making friends with Lin and Kamiji. She ends up saving a river spirit who gives her a gift and also letting a spirit called "No-Face" into the bathhouse. Eventually, No-Face ends up nearly destroying and eating the workers at the bathhouse. Chihiro manages to lead him away from it, as she catches a train to find Yubaba's sister with Boh and Yubaba's bird, so that she can save her friend, Haku.
Restored Order: Yababa's sister, Zaniba, tells her about the spell that Yubaba had placed on Haku and helps her to be brave. Chihiro calls Zaniba "granny" and when she leaves, she finds Haku, healed from the injuries from paper spirits, standing in front of the door in his dragon form. On their way back, Chihiro discover's Haku's real name: Kohaku, and Haku immediately changes back into his human form.
New Equilibrium: Chihiro faces Yababa's challenge and wins, freeing herself and her parents from the witch's clutches. She is lead to the edge of the town by Haku and Haku tells her when going through the tunnel she is not to look back. Otherwise she is trapped in the spirit realm. When she and her parents are back at their car, Chihiro looks back through the tunnel. Her mum tells her to hurry up, and Chihiro goes, the hairband that Ziniba gave her sparkled. And the car leaves the forest.
Analysis:
A young human girl is upset about moving house and her parents accidently find what they think is an abandoned amusement park. What it really is is the spirit realm, where spirits roam at night. Chihiro's parents end up as the "princess" in this film (or in this case, PIGS) as Yubaba - the main villain - turns them into pigs. Chihiro, with the help of Haku (who is a friend, dispatcher and a false hero), finds a way to save her parents so that they can return home.
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