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“Sorry Mate, Wrong Path”: The Impact of a Branching Narrative Structure on the Protagonist’s Character Arc in the Interactive Film Bandersnatch

  • Bandersnatch (2018) is an interactive film with a branching narrative structure and a protagonist who undergoes internal change – in several different ways. In this thesis, I examine the impact the branching of narrative paths has on the structure of the protagonist’s various character arcs. I identify five distinct choice types and five plotlines, four of which feature character change. Using an adapted version of Kristin Thompson’s (1999) analytical model, I then analyze one exemplary plotline’s plot structure, demonstrating certain structural anomalies. In the analysis of the different choice types’ impact on the character arcs, the concepts of the fatal flaw, lie the character believes, internal need and truth the character learns are used in tandem with the above model to track the progression of the plotlines’ arcs. I demonstrate the different choice types’ effects and highlight several issues that arise as well as interesting mitigation tactics used in the film.

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Author: Saeden Liam Runge
URN:urn:nbn:de:0298-opus4-12075
Referee:Prof. Dr. Nadja Sennewald, Prof. Dr. Brigitte Biehl
Document Type:Bachelor Thesis
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2022/09/16
Year of first Publication:2022
Publishing Institution:SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences
Granting Institution:SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences
Date of final exam:2021/05/31
Release Date:2022/09/16
Tag:Bandersnatch; Branching Narrative; Creative Industries Management; Interactive Movie; Narrative Analysis
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Consent for publication has been given to the library.
JEL-Classification:Z Other Special Topics
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY-NC-ND - Namensnennung - Nicht kommerziell - Keine Bearbeitungen 4.0 International
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