Typical structural analysis

Bertram 2022-01-21 08:01:48

The clues of the movie are as follows:
1. The acceptance of the adopted son Patrick by this same-sex family.
2. The separation and reunion of same-sex families themselves.
3. Exposure of Patrick's life experience.
4. The society's views and attitudes towards same-sex families.
The first clue is the main line of the movie. The two protagonists went to the adoption center from the beginning and were told that no children could be adopted (7:30-10:00). Then it was the first climax of the movie starting at 14 minutes. They got one The adopted son of patrick. At 20 minutes, this patrick came, and the first main line officially began. The next 13 minutes were all around the new 15-year-old boy and the family. Because of their disagreement with homosexuality, they evoked all kinds of ridicule problems and conflicts. In the 28th minute, Sven had a meeting with the police (that is, the society). ) Formed the first conflict in the eyes. From the 35th minute, Sven and Patrick had a direct conflict. In contrast, Goran's exploration of his love and nature was a conflict between people. At 39 minutes, Sven and Goran formed their first head-on confrontation around Patrick, which brought Patrick and Goran closer. On the whole, the contradictions in the first part of the film are extremely dense, and they occur in three days. Such high-density but not violent contradictions cannot be sustained, otherwise it will give the audience a fatigued viewing experience. So at 47 minutes, the identity of the adopted son was revealed. He was the real Patrick. The forty minutes of the previous preparations prepared well for the quick resolution of the second climax here. Goran's love for Patrick made him choose to keep him, especially when he saw Patrick cry so badly. At this point in the movie, I can't help thinking that without the long and worrying run of Patrick and Goran, this climax of flood discharge would seem weak. Goran lost his foundation when he accepted Patrick's choice.
The second clue overlaps with the first clue in the first half of the movie, and the separation of the two's attitudes about whether to accept the adopted child has greatly disturbed their feelings. But because the identity of the adopted son was not finally confirmed, the second clue did not really start. Finally they had their first big conflict at 49 points. Sven couldn't bear Goran officially accepting his adopted son at home. He ran away from home. Goran tried hard to stay and Sven insisted on leaving. The plot lasted 0.5 minutes. The two met again at 53 points. Sven asked Goran to give up Patrick. Goran asked him to leave the house. He seemed to be angry, but more serious. The plot lasted 2 minutes. The two broke up at 1 hour and 6 minutes, and Sven asked Goran to break up because he was cheating and he was tired of the life with Sven. Finally, when the 15-year-old adopted son arrived, he was crushed, derailed and then left. The plot lasted for 3 minutes (in fact, this cheating segment has already laid the groundwork in the 16th minute of the movie). The two met again at 1 hour and 22 minutes. Goran found that Sven still missed him. The plot lasted for 1.5 minutes. Then through the so-called "separation" between the two at 1 hour and 25 minutes, the old relationship was rekindled-they reunited, and the plot lasted 4 minutes.
It can be seen that in the second clue, the intensity of the plot is gradually increasing. And interspersed between several climaxes is the laying out of other plots. Between the first climax and the second climax is the emotional progress of the adopted son and Goran. The appearance of this plot is obvious and the significance is outstanding. It is to prepare for the second climax "Goran proposes to break up". Between the second climax and the third climax, other clues run through, including the enlightenment of Sven's ex-wife and the fourth clue. When these warm episodes (up to 13 minutes) almost made the audience forget Sven's departure, they were paralyzed and shocked-this time it was Sven's turn to break up. Then Goran left in pain. Then the movie came to the decisive moment, which was the third climax of Mainline 1, the deprivation of adoption rights, which took about 15 minutes. Then we continued to wait until the climax of Mainline 2-the two reunited. After that, the audience ushered in the second good news. The decisive problem of Mainline 1 was solved and Patrick returned to the two.
Clue 1 is formed by the conflict between the two powers of the movie, Clue 2 is formed by the internal conflict of one party, and Clue 3 is formed by the internal conflict of the other party. At the 31st point, Sven and Goran asked Patrick about his life experience for the first time. At 51 and 52 points, in order to pave the way for Goran to propose to Sven to break up, Goran and Patrick again discussed his life background. Between 1 hour 15 minutes and 1 hour 18 minutes, Patrick once again entered a sad mood because of his life experience. This is the climax of clue 3. At this point, this clue is over. Patrick’s clues must have such a plot, otherwise his background will not be justified, and there is no way to keep the weight of the plot characters relatively balanced-after all, he is also one of the male protagonists.
Clue 4 is very strange, it runs through the whole movie. I believe that as a movie with a gay background, this must exist. As a reflection of society, movies need to express real life, not to mention in such a realistic movie (if it's a movie like "Entering the Hall", then the discussion of the social environment can be ignored). The initial ridicule of the neighbors' children to the later admiration, the deliberate respect of the adults to the subsequent neighbor incidents, and the mutual betrayal of model couples, the sincerity between the gay couple who was not accepted by society because of their sexual derailment The love is in contrast. The director did not criticize society's attitude towards homosexuality, but did not completely agree. Instead, he chose two groups of adults and children to declare "what is the right concept." He used this clue to enrich the first three parts, both warmth and conflict, to ensure the dramatic continuation of the movie.
"Adopted Son Fifteen Years Old" is like a script example, very well clarified what is a good plot rhythm. I believe that there is a good story and multiple character clues. Through the scattered arrangement, we can also get closer to such a neat film work.

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Patrik, Age 1.5 quotes

  • Eva: Has he met someone else?

    Göran Skoogh: No. At least, I don't think so. So you think he has?

    Eva: Then you're lucky. He cheated on me for six months before I found out about it.

    Göran Skoogh: Really? Who with?

    Eva: You, you moron!

  • Göran Skoogh: Hey, why should I accept fashion pointers from a teenage thug?