Arctic Monkeys - Why D'you Only Call Me When You're High? applied to narrative theory
Propp-
The lead singer of the band in the video is shown to be the hero who is on the quest to get to the girls house who he is texting, this therefore makes her the princess as she is a prize for him (the hero). There are various villains in this music video as a few people try to stop the lead singer (hero) on his quest to her house by starting fights and arguments with him. The helpers are his friends at the beginning of the video in the pub as they helped him by providing alcohol to him which gave him confidence to go to the princess.
Strauss-
The binary opposites in the music video include the obvious drunk vs sober between the lead singer and the majority of people in the video, but also good vs bad as there are contrasts between the lead singer on his quest and the people that stop him for example a homeless man who is aggressive to him comes across as mean and bad
Todorov-
The original equilibrium is shown at the beginning when the lead singer is with his friends and they are united and happy, the disruption is the lead singers desire to find the girl he is texting and has too much alcohol so he cannot function properly. There is recognition and attempt to restore by trying to find the girl to stop his desires and then the new equilibrium is that he cannot get there in the end and stops trying
Barthes-
I think the code in this music video is the enigma code as the audience would be intrigued by the need to solve a problem as the lead singer is going to long lengths to get to this girls house and is getting into situations where he is at risk.
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