I have chosen 'The weight of the Nation' as it follows 'Todorov's theory' well and explains diabetes well. it is a documentary about diabetes and throughout the documentary it goes through all the states of the theory apart from the first step. It is targeted at type 2 diabetes patients in America but it can also relate to people around the world.
1st: state of equilibrium:
this step is usually just getting to know the setting and the characters throughout the story. at this stage it should provide you with the most basic knowledge, and everything thing should be in place.
2nd: disturbance in the equilibrium:
for the documentary I've chosen there is an immediate disturbance in the equilibrium where it states how a peoples lives have been turned upside down due to diabetes. by doing this it really highlights the main problem which is diabetes.
3rd: recognition of the problem:
For this stage it also builds up the story even more by adding in more detail from experts or doctors and also by explaining how you can get diabetes by using simple knowledge about it so that it makes it easier for the audience to understand,in order to make the audience see that this is a massive problem. really emphasising its effect it can have on people. it makes people realise that something has to be done about this problem.
4th: attempt to fix problem:
for this stage it really interacts with the audience, by getting the doctors to try and persuade the audience to make a change and tells them how they can make this change by giving professional advice on how to prevent diabetes. they do this by giving advice on how this problem can be fixed.
5th: return/change in equilibrium:
this is the last stage in the theory, this is where to problem has been fixed and either it returns to the old equilibrium or it will change to a new and better one. For this documentary it has changed to a new equilibrium of recognition and willingness to change making people think about what they do with their bodies after watching this documentary.
1st: state of equilibrium:
this step is usually just getting to know the setting and the characters throughout the story. at this stage it should provide you with the most basic knowledge, and everything thing should be in place.
2nd: disturbance in the equilibrium:
for the documentary I've chosen there is an immediate disturbance in the equilibrium where it states how a peoples lives have been turned upside down due to diabetes. by doing this it really highlights the main problem which is diabetes.
3rd: recognition of the problem:
For this stage it also builds up the story even more by adding in more detail from experts or doctors and also by explaining how you can get diabetes by using simple knowledge about it so that it makes it easier for the audience to understand,in order to make the audience see that this is a massive problem. really emphasising its effect it can have on people. it makes people realise that something has to be done about this problem.
4th: attempt to fix problem:
for this stage it really interacts with the audience, by getting the doctors to try and persuade the audience to make a change and tells them how they can make this change by giving professional advice on how to prevent diabetes. they do this by giving advice on how this problem can be fixed.
5th: return/change in equilibrium:
this is the last stage in the theory, this is where to problem has been fixed and either it returns to the old equilibrium or it will change to a new and better one. For this documentary it has changed to a new equilibrium of recognition and willingness to change making people think about what they do with their bodies after watching this documentary.
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