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Film - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street

Todorov's Narrative

Equilibrium - Sweeney Todd arrives in London with Anthony and meets Mrs Lovett. He wants revenge on Judge Turpin, the man that took his wife and child.

Disruption - Adolfo Pirelli finds out who Todd really is and to keep his identity safe, Todd brutally murders Pirelli.

Recognition - Todd realises that he likes the feeling of killing and he becomes a serial killer with the help of Mrs Lovett and plots to kill the judge. He also finds out that his daughter, Johanna , is alive and hopes to taker her from Judge Turpin.

Repair - Todd kills the judge but finds out that his wife lived and Mrs Lovett didn't tell him. He then kills Mrs Lovett.

New Equilibrium - Todd is murdered by Toby after he finds out Todd killed Mrs Lovett. Anthony runs away with Todd's daughter.

Propp's Character Theory

Hero - Sweeney Todd

Is the main character of the movie and defeats the villain.

Villain - Judge Turpin

Opposes Todd and took his family away from him.

Helper - Mrs Lovett

Helps Todd get away with his murders.

The Donor - Toby

Gives Todd the address of where his daughter is.

False Hero - Tobias Ragg

Pretends to be kind figure of power but turns out to be working for Turpin.

The Princess - Johanna

Is "the prize" for both Todd, Anthony and Turpin.

Genre Theory

One way that Sweeney Todd conforms to the horror genre is its use of violence. Sweeney Todd is filled with gory and excessive violence, which the use of blood and gore is a stereotype in most horror movies. This technique is used in Sweeney Todd to shock the audience and make them feel uncomfortable when it is on screen.

One way that Sweeney Todd goes against the horror genre is the portrayal of the protagonist. Sweeney Todd's character is filled with selfish motivations. For example he kills Pirelli to keep his identity a secret. This goes against the morals and stereotypical traits of a hero and, by proxy, turns Todd into an anti-hero.

Binary Oppositions

Protagonist vs Antagonist

Order vs Disorder

Young vs Old

Rich vs Poor

Action Codes In The Movie

Murders in the film.

When Todd sees Turpin again.

When Todd finds out Mrs Lovett lied about his wife


Enigma Code

How does Todd know Turpin

Where has Todd been

How did he meet Anthony





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