The Climb [subject to change]
Synopsis:
As Arthur embarks on his first day at sixth-form, he only hopes that he will be at the height of popularity. However, after an eventful and disorientating first day, he is left under-appreciated and unpopular. The film follows him through the ups and downs of his attempted social climb, but he finds himself realizing that popularity comes at a price and that he has lost his true friends along the way. This narrative structure will allow us to explore Levi Strauss' theory of Binary Opposites and apply it to the sixth-form society and social set-up whilst exploring the conflict between 'popular' and 'unpopular'.
Beginning:
Arthur leaves his house on the first day of school confident and excited that he will be popular and fit it easily. - This represents the initial equilibrium in Todorov's theory.
However, when he gets to school he is hit by the reality that he is not popular and no-one is interested in being his friend, even the geeks. - This represents the disruption in Todorov's theory as his primary aim, to be a 'popular kid', has not been met.
Middle:
The main section of the film is taken up with the setbacks, challenges and successes of his climb through the social hierarchy of the sixth-form. -This is a continuation of the disruption to equilibrium.
End:
Despite having reached the height of popularity Arthur still feels something is missing and that popularity is not as important and enjoyable as it may seem. As a result of this he gives it all away, regains his identity and reunites with his initial true friends. He sees people for more than their social cliques. -A new equilibrium is set (Todorov's theory).
References:
Our plot line has a lot of crossovers and similarities with other films of the same genre such as 'Mean Girls', 'Superbad', '21 Jump Street' and 'The Breakfast Club', however it still remains unique. We gained a lot inspiration from 'Mean Girls'; primarily from the hierarchy and the segregation between the different social groups, but also for the way in which Katy loses her identity (Arthur will do the same). Secondly, we developed our ideas for Arthurs social climb from 'Superbad' where they tried to throw a huge party in order to gain friends. We also used '21 Jump Street' and 'The Breakfast Club' to help us understand and learn about the different ways we could depict and develop the different groups and stereotypes and then transform them into complex characters that outgrow their labels.
Certain scenes in all of these films also gave us ideas
for ways to show people conforming to peer-pressure.
Arthur leaves his house on the first day of school confident and excited that he will be popular and fit it easily. - This represents the initial equilibrium in Todorov's theory.However, when he gets to school he is hit by the reality that he is not popular and no-one is interested in being his friend, even the geeks. - This represents the disruption in Todorov's theory as his primary aim, to be a 'popular kid', has not been met.
Middle:
The main section of the film is taken up with the setbacks, challenges and successes of his climb through the social hierarchy of the sixth-form. -This is a continuation of the disruption to equilibrium.End:
Despite having reached the height of popularity Arthur still feels something is missing and that popularity is not as important and enjoyable as it may seem. As a result of this he gives it all away, regains his identity and reunites with his initial true friends. He sees people for more than their social cliques. -A new equilibrium is set (Todorov's theory).
References:
Our plot line has a lot of crossovers and similarities with other films of the same genre such as 'Mean Girls', 'Superbad', '21 Jump Street' and 'The Breakfast Club', however it still remains unique. We gained a lot inspiration from 'Mean Girls'; primarily from the hierarchy and the segregation between the different social groups, but also for the way in which Katy loses her identity (Arthur will do the same). Secondly, we developed our ideas for Arthurs social climb from 'Superbad' where they tried to throw a huge party in order to gain friends. We also used '21 Jump Street' and 'The Breakfast Club' to help us understand and learn about the different ways we could depict and develop the different groups and stereotypes and then transform them into complex characters that outgrow their labels.
Certain scenes in all of these films also gave us ideas
for ways to show people conforming to peer-pressure.
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