If alternate editing is indispensable in the transition from situation to action, then there must be something inconsistent with any editing behind the duel in the action generated in this way.
People call this law Bazin's law, or "taboo editing." André Bazin pointed out that if two independent actions produce a certain effect that can be proved by editing, then there must be a moment in the produced effect. Here, the two components are diametrically opposed, and an irreversible synchronicity is bound to be placed in the cup. People can neither edit nor use the front and back to shoot the camera.
Bazin used Chaplin's "Circus" as an example: any stunt is allowed, but Charlotte must enter the lion cage and appear in the same scene with the lion at the same time.
The Nanuk and the seal must face off in the same shot.
This dual structure law does not involve the situation, only the action itself.
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