Pure Morning - Placebo
Hero: The Jumper
Villain: The Police officer
1: How are proppian Roles constructed through Media language? -
The frequent close-ups of the jumper and focus on him are to show that he is to be empathised with and this would make him the hero of the story. The Police officer is shown less but he has the second most time on screen other then the Hero, this makes him the villain when the roles become clear.
2: Are the proppian roles absolutely clear? -
No, the hero's 'quest' is to presumably commit suicide and since we are shown to have empathy with him it makes the person who tries to stop him, the police officer, a villain. Since the story of the video is fairly fluid and slow paced with few events taking place it takes some realisation to form any conclusion as to who is the hero and who is the villain. The context is largely unknown.
3: Representation + stereotypes: -
There doesn't seem to be much stereotyping. The Hero is a young, white male (just about). the villain is a white, male police officer which could be seen as a stereotype. However since the officer is made out to be a villain this could be seen as non-stereotyping.
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