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Bordwell´s Narrative of a Formal System

Bordwell´s explanation of principles of narrative construction are extremely comprehensive since he uses great examples to make his points clear. It is truly fascinating to learn how to  "read" films and see how automated our perception and interpretation of film is. A film might not make sense to you if you missed the first part and just see a few incoherent scenes in a progressed stadium or sometimes incoherence is the true purpose of a film and is deliberately chosen by the film maker BUT there are automated processes we learned and that help us understanding a storyline. Film as the embodiment of narration and engagement of the viewer in a dynamic activity paired with our specific expectations with which we approach a film illustrates our need or desire for watching movies with the hope of being emotionally transformed.
Seeing film as a continuum, a closed entity which is called diagesis including the total world of the story action makes us aware how diverse films can be ... first-person narrative or maybe no narrator at all - is the narrator part of the story or not? Which perspective is shown and why, and are there parts not belonging to the actual diagesis and how does the film maker implement them? - Exciting to analyze. 

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