Claude Levi-Strauss - Structuralism
Binary opposition - Where two concepts, messages or values are presented in direct opposition with one another. Levi-Strauss suggested that our perception of the world is based on binary oppositions.
Such as heaven and hell, good and bad, smart and dumb.
FRIENDS
Monica and Joey
Monica and Chandler
They end up getting together
Phoebe and Chandler
Joey and Ross
One of the reasons that there's binary opposition is because it creates comedy and it's entertaining to watch. Two different things together create a dynamic. Binary oppositions help to emphasise things, such as having a dumb character emphasises the audience's intelligence. The producers choose characters who are very different because it gives the writer's an advantage, as it can appeal to multiple audiences. Reliability. It's also much easier and much more structured to write a show with binary oppositions.
Binary oppositions are an element of narrative, as they can quickly tell a story, and establish character archetypes. Character archetypes are characters that are constantly occurring.
Binary opposites
- The people on the vehicle are smartly dressed, this is a binary opposition to the worker man who is dressed casual and slightly rough (with a messy shirt)
- Cameron Dallas (person in the back with red) looks more street wear whereas the others (person in blue) looks much more smartly dressed for a formal occasion.
- The person driving looks more serious, person in blue looks more relaxed
- Person in blue is more confident, person at the back in the patterned shirt looks more shy, because he is looking down.
- Person sat down casual and there's elegance
- Cool and uncool (person on phone versus the people on the car)
- Setting and clothes. They look smart, whereas the place is more causal and working class.
- Working class versus middle
- Practical versus impractical (shoes-wise)
- handsome versus average/non-attractive.
- different ethnicities - to appeal to everyone and be more diverse.
- Bright, posh and stylish jacket versus working class
- Bold and bright patterns versus normal
- Leopard print versus texture of man's clothing on phone.
- Exciting and boring
- It is a canted angle (slightly off), suggests something has gone wrong, like they're not supposed to be here.
- Fork lift versus luxury
- Not touching floor, snooty versus working class.
- Exclusive versus everyday person
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