Levi-Strauss' theory of Structuralism
Shaolin Soccer July 12, 2001
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The purpose of this scene is to show you should never underestimate anyone, regardless of how they look, as they can be very skilled/ better than you expected. Looks do not determine how well a person is at what they do, and in this case, their looks and attitude do not reflect how well they can play soccer. In this clip, they are using Chaos vs Order, making the team in order at first seem like they were easily going to beat the disorderly team (even making the characters arrogant) but that was quickly stopped when the team in chaos quickly showed off their skills, not even letting the "pros" (the team that seemed orderly) get one goal. The order team is shown in crisp white uniforms with everyone looking tidy, while the Chaos team is shown in yellow, have baggy uniforms, some of them even smoking before the match started, creating a huge contrast between the two teams. This clip is trying to create identifiable character types at first the clip is making the team in white seem like they will be the winners of the match by giving them cleaner uniforms and an arrogant attitude, then it shows the other team the shaolin soccer team which are wearing loose fitting uniforms and all of them look "unkept" this heavy contrast is giving us a sense that the team in white must obviously be the better team making them seem to be the main focus. However, this is quickly broken when the Shaolin Soccer team shows off their immense skills, making the viewer shift their view of that team; instead of them being the "obviously worse team," they are now seen as a chaotic but very talented team, while the other team is just arrogant and lacking.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse December 14, 2018
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The purpose of this clip is to show that sometimes all you need is a little push to get where you want to be. When showing Miles struggling to use his web shooters, the fact that he was getting chased by the villain Doc. Ock made him want to be better at using it so that he could escape faster, making him gain a better understanding of how to use the device (along with some mentoring from Peter). This clip is using Experience vs. Youth, in the scenes it is showing Peter, who is clearly used to not only battling, but the web shooters help Miles get in the zone, giving him advice while trying to escape from the villain (Doc. Ock) becoming a sort of mentor for Miles, helping him become more comfortable with the web shooters while trying to keep him from danger. This clip is trying to clearly explain ideas, so when we see Peter and Miles all tangled up, another Spider-Man shows up, well, Spider-Woman in this case, who defeats the villain and then explains how she even got into their world and why she even sought them out, which is helping out the audience know how this Spider-Woman showed up and how she found the main character.
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