Todorov's Narrative Theory

'Todorov's narrative theory claims that each story follows the same structure. It starts with a period of calm, and equilibrium, which is then disrupted. The disequilibrium is then brought to an end by the hero, and the chaos comes to an end. "LTROI" follows this structure.' Source - http://owa.st-thomasmore.org.uk/users/06WatsonM/weblog/67d1e/

The Todorov Theory applies to our film in various of areas because it starts off calm but then it is disrupted by action that causes conflict within the scene. Effectively, the equilibrium has been brought to an end. However, there is no hero in our film and the disequilibrium continues which leads to the death of Marcus. In many ways we have subverted Todorov's theory because the audience would expect Katrina to stop the violence but instead she lets the violence continue which results to Marcus dying and shocks the audience. This way we've shattered the audience's expectations and will build the suspense within the film and spread amongst the audience.