Narrative

Training day

This scene from Training day involves a cop 'rookie' getting beat by Mexicans from a cartel. The medium close ups in the beginning show the facial expression of all the character. The cop looks anxious because his life is probably in danger. The gang however, are intimidating and they show this by talking about violence. The scene starts with a disequilibrium because the cop is in the territory of the gang and he doesn't seem confident about his positioning. Eventually the cop attempts to escape the thugs but he is injured by a bottle being smashed on his head. His injury adds further sympathy for the cop as he is definitely vulnerable to the three gangsters because he could potentially be dazed. Also, the gun adds to the intensity because it suggest to an audience that the Mexicans in the scene are ruthless. The 'new' equilibrium in this scene is crafted when the school girl confirms that the cop was her saviour of the potential rape that could have occurred. The action code is created when the gun is shoved in the cop's face. It suggests he will not survive and blood will be shattered in the bath tub. The hero in this scene is the school girl because she saves the cop who is the princess. The gang, at first, are the villains but then they release in the end and allow him to do his job.

Person of interest

This scene from Person of interest has Reese (man in the suit) eliminate all the gang members with the help of an artificial intelligence. The medium close ups used on all the characters who are tied up, all have different facial expressions. Reese looks as if he is angry and it suggests the situation he is in isn't new to him. The other man looks like he is ashamed with something hence shaking his head. Finally the woman seems to be very scared which could be because she hasn't been in this situation before. In addition, it uses the action code by getting the AI to tell him co-ordinates of the gang before he starts shooting (suggests violence) This scene starts with a disequilibrium because the main character is tied up and looks beaten because of the gang. There doesn't look like there is any way out of this situation. However, the artificial intelligence that helps the man in the suit and co, decided to save him by printing information about one of the gang members set-up (gun, injuries etc.) The 'new' equilibrium is when he gets the gun and begins to shoot the gang. Also, the leader of the gang is captured by the police so it ends on a good note. The hero is Reese because he saves everybody's lives. The donor is the artificial intelligence because it prints out the vital information needed to hurt the gang members. The villain is the gang because they are stopping the man in the suit from saving people. 

Key and Peele - Manly tears

In this sketch from key Peele, we see a meeting involving a gang. Close ups are used to show the facial expression of the two main characters and some of the others. One of the men is distort because one of his friends was found dead and the other gang member is immature about the situation and tires to hold his laugh but eventually breaks. It starts with a short equilibrium because the key (gang member laughing) is calm at first and the disequilibrium is when he starts laughing because he disrupts the meeting. The new equilibrium is when Key is shot for laughing and this stops him from stopping the meeting. The villain is Key for creating complication. The hero is the one who kills Key (Peele).