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Antagonist

The rival or opposing figure in a narrative set againest the protagonist. Within Sin City, there are quite a few antagonists.

Anti narrative

A non-linear narrative, where by there are flashbacks and an altered time sequence. This can be seen in Sin City as it has 3 intertwining non-linear narratives.

Archetype

An often repeated character within a genre. The film noir and neo noir genre continue to have a detective and a femme fetale.

Barthes

The engima code, it is present throughout Sin City as the narrative is non-linear.

Anthology Film

A film consisting of several different short films, often tied together by a single theme or by an interlocking event. Somtimes, each short film is directed by a different director. Sin City is an anthology film, addtionally there were 3 directors.

Ideological state apparatus

Where instutions which are established, control the state and mind set by using their brand name power, additionally they reinforce certain ideologies. The Weinstein brothers own Demension films, which means they can reinforce the same continous ideologies, for example the objectifaction of women.

Innoculation

If you repeat shootings, famine and images of war continously means this constant exposure numbs audiences down. Sin City shows death repeatidly, shootings and audiences are almost normal to see it.

Levi-Strauss

Binary oppositions. Sin City has quite a few, Marv and Kevin for example.

Objectification

Women are used for a visual purpose soley. Jessica Alba in Sin City is a passive character and is only there to be objectified and for voyeuristic pleasure.

Voyeur

A person who watches someone whilst being in a non-involved position and for reasons of self gratification. The women in Sin City are there for voyeuristic pleasure.

Todorov

Equilbirum, Dis-equilbrium and New Equilibrium. Sin City subverts his theory.