Component 2

• Luther

  • Anti-hero protagonist
  • Tortured soul
  • Obsessed with his past decisions
  • Determined to solve his new case about Alice but is unable to prove her guilt
• Alice Morgan


  • Fierce and Antagonist character
  • Graduated in astrophysics at the age of 18
  • Shows Proppian theory of "Villian"
  • Both an ally and nemesis of John Luther
  • Wants to know Luther's secret
• Zoe


  • Damsel in distress
  • Successful humanitarian lawyer
  • Shows Proppian theory of "Princess"
  • Tries to let go of Luther but continues to admire his dedication to his work
• Luther - Props:


  weapons, police uniforms/cars, long coats, suits, etc...
• Luther - Locations:

  Interview rooms, police squad meeting rooms, abandoned warehouse, car parks, etc...
• Luther - Camera angles:

  Low-angle shot to make the "heroes"/"villains" look more powerful.
• Luther - Editing:

  • Fast-paced editing to highlight the different scenes.
  • Long takes create tension and ruminate the evidence.
• Luther - Sounds:

  • Non-diegetic orchestral soundtrack with an intense drumbeat to evoke tension.
  • Dialogue within the characters
  • Fading sounds create suspense during the scene.
• Luther

  • Sadism: The audience enjoys watching bad things happen to each other because we can explore our darker instincts through fiction
  • Emotional needs: the spectators get to see how police solve their investigation and appeal to know knowledge needs (learn about science, and law through the police sub-genre)
  • Entertainment needs: shows thrilling action sequences and SFX with adrenalin-pumping audiences as it chases the sequences to their appeal.
• Luther - Representations:

  The male detective is constructed as a flawed/ maverick character who uses questionable methods to get results.
• Taylor Swift - Bad Blood (2015)

  • The proppian characters "Hero vs Villian" are trying to seek their revenge.
  • The target audience is young teenagers
  • The women are represented as strong, powerful warriors who are heading to war. One of the women, dressed as a man, shows that she is more dominant with the cigar and sexualized because of the outfit.
  • The men are represented as weak when the characters are attacking them, but Kendrick Lamar shows the proppian theory of "sidekick" as he is on Taylor Swift's side.