This first image is the equilibrium, its shows the normal world of these friends, two are just talking and one is walking away.
Their costumes show that the setting is most likely a school as they are all wearing suits and the characters look like young people
This is the disruption, a man is approaching the two friends with a weapon and is implied that he is going to kill them.
The prop of the weapon (a stick) tells the audience that although it isn't explicitly stated, the person is going to kill these two people
This is the recognition as our protagonist finds her friends murdered.
The characters body movement shows she is in shock over the death of her friends as she has brought her hand up to her face.
This is an attempt to repair as she uses her phone to get help however her phone is out of charge and so her attempt fails.
The prop in this scene is a phone as it clearly shows the attempt to repair has failed.
This is the next attempt to repair as she fights the killer in an attempt to incapacitate him.
The props in this scene shows our main character now has an impromptu weapon so that she can attempt to repair again.
This is the resolution and new equilibrium as the killer is captured however the protagonist now has to live with the death of her friends.
Todorov's narrative theory states that films follow the 3 act structure of beginning, middle and end and that these 3 acts are compromised of 5 events, these events are as followed:
The Equilibrium - this establishes the normal of the world inside that film.
The Disruption- this is an event which sets up the conflict and changes the normal.
The Recognition - which is when the characters recognise or find out about the disruption
The Repair - this takes up the middle part of the movie and is not just one event as the characters usually have many attempts at repair before the final repair and resolution
The New Equilibrium - things go back to a normal but things are changed due to the vents experienced
Applying Narrative Theory to films
Baby Driver
Equilibrium - Baby is getting by as a getaway driver for Doc, he waits for the crew and the escapes the police then report back and split the cut.
Disruption - Baby meets Debora before his final job and becomes enamoured with her, then his final jobs goes a little wrong but he uses the money to take out Debora. However Doc mentions when he pays Baby that they're straight on the money owed however he never says Baby is done.
Recognition - While on his date with Debora, Baby is threatened but Doc to do the next job and Baby realises he hasn't escaped his old life yet.
Repair - Baby's first attempt at repair is just going along with it and helping with setting up for the highest however during this Bats nearly kills Debora and would've if Baby hadn't intervened. Baby then realises he can't be happy with Debora while he is in association with these criminals so he kills Bats which leads to Buddy hunting down where he kills Doc but is ultimately killed by Baby and Debora. However once the two escape they are blocked off by the police and Baby realises the only repair he can do is turn himself in the to the police where he is then sent to prison.
New Equilibrium - Baby is released on parole after five years with Debora waiting for him and they presumably live a happy life however things have changed, Baby is no longer a criminal however his hearing is impaired due to Buddy firing guns right next to his ears, however overall it seems like things have changed for the better.
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One of my favourite films, if not my favourite is the 2017 film Baby Driver directed by Edgar Wright and featuring Ansel Elgort, Lily James, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx, John Hamm and Eiza Gonzalez
Here is the opening scene from the film, a car chase set to Bellbottoms by The Jon Spencer Bllues Explosion.
