Worksheet 7

Story types

·         The romance

e.g.  of well known movies

-The notebook, Leaving Las Vegas, The Notebook,  My Big Fat Greek Wedding Sideways,  City of Angels,  Employee of the Month,  Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind,  The Holiday, Hitch,  Romeo and Juliet, Bridget Jones Diaries and Titanic

·         Unrecognised virtue

-Pretty woman, G.I. Joe cobra’s last stand,  Twighlight new moon, Garden state and Stone

*Education plot

·         The fatal flaw

- rry potter, iron man, max payne, the American

*Redemption Plot

·         The debt that must be repaid

-HLike mike, the social network, chuck, pirates of the Caribbean dead man’s chest, The green lantern, hitman, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The adjustment bureau, cash

·         The spider and the fly

      -double indemnity, Saw I/II/III

*Testing plot

·         The gift taken away

-Cat woman, rain man

·         The quest

-y  tu mama tambien, hitman, transporter, crank

·         The rites of passage

-Y  tu mama tambien,  juno,  ferris bakers day off, is anybody there yet,  Shaw shank redemption

·         The wanderer

·         The character who cannot be put down

*the maturation plot

/ By putting the films into these catergories, it helps highlight more the purpose of the film and what they may be trying to get across to the audience. The story can then be analysed in more depth and more specific.

/The catergories will give the audience a clear picture of what they need to think and how to do so. This is because each catergorie is different from oneanother and will highlight the key aspects of what they are trying to portray.