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Strauss's Theory of Binary Opposites Levi Strauss's theory of opposites is the best of the three main theories to apply to this trailer. The trailer shows use of night and day through it mainly being set outside where it is more susceptible to the changes in light. There is also the opposites of humans and nature (or humans vs nature) at the start when the family are looking at the tree line and think of it as a good place to call home but don't know whats going to happen in the trees or surrounding area. The trailer also uses love and hate when the sister is playing peekaboo with the child obviously showing love from its family then the mother later on saying 'you've cursed this family' which is showing the family starting to hate what he's become. The trailer also has a theme of good and evil as the boy is shown as the evil that the good must face and the evil is satanic whereas the good (the family) work hard and are using prayer and religion to ...

Jennifer's Body Trailer analysis Structure Before the trailer begins with the logo/animation of the production company to draw attention from fans of that particular company from the start. The beginning of the trailer features only the antagonist. This builds up the image of the antagonist, Jennifer, to the viewer, without actually showing why they are the antagonist to begin with, and gives some insight into the connection they have with the protagonist. It's building the antagonist up as a beautiful, popular high school girl which is a common go-to in movies set around high school as they are most commonly portrayed as antagonistic. The protagonist, Needy, in contrast is shown as weak and submissive, showing the antagonist has the power in the beginning. This scene, where they are both together in the same frame, sets up the confrontation for the movie by introducing the two halves of the confrontation. After this the scenes build more of the confrontation between th...