The Five Act Structure of the Greatest Showman - Film Review
Three and five act structures are key devices used in effective storytelling. They give narratives and stories a pleasing base structure upon which the weave the elements to create a unique viewpoint. The Greatest Showman has a clear five act structure used beneath all the songs and showy costumes to make it stand up as a narrative. Act 1 - Childhood We see the challenges that Barnum went through as a child. It shows him as a poor tailor’s son struggling to make ends meet. It shows him meeting Charity for the first time. It also shows his father getting ill and eventually passing away, and how he had to beg on the streets for food. Towards the end of the act we see Barnum heading off to make his fortune on the railways. Act 2 - Attempt One We see Barnum come back a wealthy man to marry Charity. They build a home together and have two daughters. Barnum is working at a trading company, but they all get fired when the company’s flotilla sink. Barnum uses the bonds fo...
Hey Nelly... where are your actual theorists? You need some specificity in here in terms of the associated writers/thinkers and their ideas... we talked about the abject at length when we spoke... where's Kristeva, for example? I think you need to look at The Uncanny too in relation to disability and bodily deformation... (Freud) ... in terms of 'appearance research' check this link out and the reading list too... You need more specificity in here, Nelly :
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Ok I will update it before tomorrow. Thank you. 🙂
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