Using Storytelling Devices Used In Disney Movies

Storytelling devices are very important to the message of a film, in fact movies couldn’t be movies without using some sort of storytelling device. Storytelling devices hence the name are used to tell a story, and they are pretty much used in all movies. To evoke emotion, like a Tyler Perry movie, and if you haven’t seen one, good for you. They’re like a rollercoaster of emotion and you never really learn anything from them. To teach a lesson, for example, many Disney movies are made to teach a particular lesson, of course there are many ways to interpret these lessons. Like in Aladdin I believe the lesson was to be yourself and don’t try to be something you’re not just to impress someone. Or that a genie solves all your problems. Or that

A foil is a character(s) or idea(s) that is in contrast with the traits or qualities of another character to highlight that other character. Or simply just a comparison between two different things. Foil is one of the stronger storytelling devices in my opinion because you can get so much from it. If you have a protagonist with certain motives then you can always have an antagonist to be his/her foil. With using foil as a storytelling technique, there becomes great potential to include more than one storyline with certain characters having opposing agendas. In some instances those two agendas colliding can lead to rising action and consequently the climax of a film. For example Batman and Joker, the reason these two are so well known is because they are the complete opposites of one another which makes for an excellent story. Batman has a strict policy on no killing and the Joker doesn’t really care who gets killed or hurt. Batman seeks to help the citizens of Gotham and Joker is only out for himself. However, the foil doesn’t have to be all the way on the opposite spectrum from the protagonist. Again another Batman example, sorry. Another one of Batman’s foils could be Robin. Batman is experienced and disciplined while Robin is inexperienced and lacks discipline. Batman is also more of a jack ass and Robin is usually a bit more light hearted and may offer the comic relief. Or when looking at movies such as Training Day, where Denzel Washington’s character was foil to Ethan Hawke’s character. With Ethan Hawke being the more straight laced by the books cop and Denzel Washington being rogue cop. These are just a few of the examples in where foil was