Barthes' Enigma code:
Barthes' Enigma Code is a theory that suggests a text (whether that be
television, film, a poster etc) portrays a mystery to draw an audience in, pose
questions and, become intrigued in the piece. For instance, a murder
mystery will often not reveal the identity of the murderer until the end of the
story, which poses the question "Who is the murderer?
I think that this is generally used if a film is going to have a sequel to it,
which leaves the audience guessing so a result they are more interested in
what the next film may involve so as a result more inclined to go see the next
film in the sequel. I think that enigmas work really well in mysterys and sometimes horror and sci-fi films but, for comedies, romances, western etc. I don't think that it really suits the film as it adds mystery to the film which doesn't really go along with the genre of the films. If I did an entire film for this project I would make it have an enigmatic ending as I think that I would class my film as a thriller-mystery-horror film. So I would follow Barthes' engima code.
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