#multinarrative

[5005historyandtheory]

Multi narrative film

Yan Ma [Martea]

Recently I read an online article called:  Figuring a global humanity: cinematic universalism and the multinarrative film, by TIAGO DE LUCA .  I really agree with this sentence in the paragraph;  ' a narrative based on fragmentation and division rather than unity.'

The multi-narrative film is not a movie with completely consistent narrative plots, but rather multiple narrative films overlapping, diverging, and can be combined to form a movie, or can be individually presented as a short film. Here I want to talk about a multi-narrative film I recently watched: "Crazy Stone" directed by Hao Ning. It tells the story of four small groups revolving around a priceless jade stone.

The first group of thieves wanted to steal the jade stone, the second group were the security guards who wanted to protect the stone, the third group was the son of the jade boss who wanted to monitor and steal the stone, and the fourth group was the real estate developer who wanted to buy the jade. There is only one stone, everyone wants it, and the son of the jade boss took action first, using his identity advantage to replace the real jade with a fake one. Due to a series of misunderstandings, the thieves got the real jade but thought it was fake, so they decided to use it to exchange for the jade in the exhibition hall. In the end, the fake jade was bought by the real estate developer, while the real jade was left aside, being mistaken as fake by everyone.

One outstanding aspect of the film is its brilliant ensemble cast. There are no fixed absolute male or female leads, each character in each plotline can be considered as a protagonist, they are positively depicted in their own narrative perspective, or mentioned in passing in others' narratives, collectively weaving a perfect web of relationships, with each person being a crucial node. Including the security guard who has been owed eight months' salary, the team of thieves who steal every day, the selfish real estate developer, the son of the boss who monitors and steals, and the overseas professional thief, each character is not rigidly isolated, but through mutual connection and resonance, they express their individual personalities and vitality, showing great sophistication.

In terms of technique, the film advances through continuous questioning and answering, with the narrative of the latter perspective supplementing the previous paragraph, and posing new questions, gradually clarifying, and clarifying the plot in the weakening ambiguity, therefore, the clues and plot are mutually intertwined and developed, and its multi-narrative framework structure is an indispensable setting. Overall, the film breaks the traditional contrast or similarity of multi-narrative narratives, piecing together a complete story with confusing and unrelated plots, ultimately merging into a complete circle; in addition, the climax of the film is scattered in various questioning and answering small plots, making the progress of the story fluctuating and fascinating.

This film uses coincidences and black humour to create a tightly woven story. Through coincidences and details, seemingly unrelated clues are cleverly brought together. Presenting the process of events from multiple perspectives adds to the absurd and humorous feeling. Using multiple threads and intersecting in time and space, involving numerous characters and complex relationships, the story is full of thrilling violence and scattered beauty. In multi-narrative films, the most exciting and crucial aspect often lies in the interconnection between characters, and the juxtaposition and reflection of various subplots. Each narrative line not only has certain intersections and overlaps, but also has independent fresh content, such application of techniques is very effective in enhancing the audience's viewing experience.

Reference :

Tiago, De Luca, Figuring a global humanity: cinematic universalism and the multinarrative film,(Oxford University Press on behalf of Screen)2017,18.https://watermark.silverchair.com/hjx002.pdf?token=AQECAHi208BE49Ooan9kkhW_Ercy7Dm3ZL_9Cf3qfKAc485ysgAAA2IwggNeBgkqhkiG9w0BBwagggNPMIIDSwIBADCCA0QGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAeBglghkgBZQMEAS4wEQQMjzA137MFFN6ZeEm2AgEQgIIDFWE5k0204MSmd_zOjK94jZWAaLbdpMuiHbCITzQ_01iXYLSRRY6XV1demlu9_afeQt16Z--bn2nuaOWyiAbZ92xnhfxwNadPia4VnhmkwMn6fmGtFpj_hFCrewEZmY2vknPHbGGzQREGbRJF2LZ3YA0PWSwYbCRWZFrGS6Nhm1w-abTYsZ3UtcGkz-4bkVBxR_mV83Pz_jQtsv0-zZ7r21RLGy-y-GvINTTObWeDBTqUehj6NQ5eAHWvBKlEbEYpVgdR8yw2972W07JV4h0ee5dpCzLDktgggwoXlGSxDgwV526jTVqi-7rE5XYWM_lU8kDasqwclWzCSLrygG_URwA2fFhka848x_P43EgC0FI0Jl6pTQ_KG-KOEuaH_Rb0cVlo_aya0we32rUVWowJRavtUb4kxtIeio4GHgA65gxFr22F6W4z4OdI4JxilpZP74pMdNBLm7A7GY-ySp3PIdKGVwnYkvepKVjEdKLe6Pb9X8kMXQ39UlJT94YtTbKvl_bnjewQLmydD4erhYQUtq3e0qvGpB-nR6cpkdYERCGbrLOSkvrkdHk9d2Ahjl91ZKqt7QQEIkPFLAs60UqNEw6cdePWj1t4yhI6XyrEHsWkC3jU7RVH2xmI2CUp4VOXKcuRPB1GPZXLcNfO8CA8WkX__nzXClygFop31VWT_cPclSf6ajatLJTLd-kF2ltfhsSTZ87uneBq2aG-El2t-Dnq_qXWNAoRPP67_L6F2oSu1XjC_G-FI_tHBGIKFFE7BJdvBQdWam_nX6xwbqMqQYrhg2va5pqPxM0tCV1Flz9Wt2jmA_NwJFW56dBgIjTJXPwudbBmyDIwqKU0xvQn-AEGZVF5o5JHAcGimcjUkT_Q3senkHwWiYbHHmEY0oiP5oAUS2dLopfviYcFXZFPRFU9K4d4RHBHJDgs-aceq-7EpQDS0dk47v4Mq7POIp8HCcavdF8_mvUR8BqiNrnHiu6jo8FMUOk7zvPHsYTvav0lHdz1N2KNCx9D8VsuSuFcJdB8c77BIuBU3-yoS0-e9TxwTixxew

Crazy Stone, 2006,directed by Hao Ning , online video , viewed 01 May 2024, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2QAJOzf3cU

[tibikegyurika-blog]

RETRO Agyfürkészők/Scanners 1981 HD HUN MULTINARRATOR

[dtbookworm]

Halfway through “The End Of The Day”by @clegg77 . A slow novel that requires you to tuck yourself in a corner and read. Btw, I’m loving this March sunlight. @scoutpressbooks #writingcommmunity #bookblogger #bookstagram #readingcommunity #Mondayvibes #fiction #multinarrative #reading #readingcommunity #reader https://www.instagram.com/p/CL5OWp_A6s6/?igshid=ss4n8bg446cc

[villainsandvictimsalliance]

Listen, bnha has only kill a few important characters along the story, and it has no funerals that I remember.

I don't really care about Nighteye's death, because I never cared that much for the character and I don't find anything epic about the way he died. It was rather... Normal.

Magne's death was also rather fast. The epic part of it is the way the League of Villains made Overhaul pay for it.

Shirakumo doesn't count because his death was more a Vigilantes thing.

Nana Shimura got also a quick death representation.

The whole sequence of the Shimuras dying is simply overwhelming, and in the anime, the soundtrack really makes you feel sick and deeply sad for the tragedy of Tenko Shimura.

Touya's death has also a great impact, because the multinarrative of the Todorokis makes it interesting, but the tragedy is not complete because it's a partial death. Besides, both Tenko and Touya's stories are flashbacks.

The most epic single deaths in bnha are Midnight and Twice. I really want those both deaths to have a good soundtrack and good animation. They have the potential to be really heartbreaking in the anime, making the reader's second guess the whole war, because in the end violence only causes pain and sorrow.

However, the most important death sequence belongs to the moment Shigaraki Tomura awakens during the War arc.

Nothing will top the horror of the people seeing the city decay, heroes and civilians and even villains being left behind to disappear in clouds of dust and destruction.

If it is correctly done, the viewers will remember how the inside world of Tomura is already in shreds, meaning that that scenario of death and lost is the closest thing Shigaraki has in real life to the way he feels: devastated.

I think there's gonna be at least one more death in the manga, specially with the end so near. This last death should be a dramatic or epic one, in order to reinforce the tension of the final battle.

And because I love a well executed angst, I'm really waiting to see who it's going to be the final death.

[starlit-mansion]

Since i picked up the one on the top today, here's my current collection of thrifted animorphs books. There's a handful at my parent's house (def more doubles there and i already have 2 #5s) but since kids generally arent interested in older ya series, i feel perfectly fine picking them up whenever i see them. My goal is to eventually have about the first 25 or so along with all the alien-narrated special books. I definitely used to have every animorphs book (even the multinarrator non-canon side stories and the choose your own adventure books) and a bunch of mail-order memorbilia and the transformers toys as a kid but they were losts to the sands of time. Now i like finding copies adrift in the world for a buck or two apiece.

[dannycbaldwin]

Knappschaft. Wissen statt Meinung. from MANUEL WERNER on Vimeo.

[ladylibr0]

Book Review by ladylibr0: American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

What do a Chinese-American boy, an All-American athlete, and a Monkey King have in common? Find out in Gene Luen Yang’s multinarrative graphic novel, American Born Chinese. Let’s get to know the main characters.

Jin moves from San Francisco’s Chinatown to an all-white community. He has to put up with microaggressions and ignorance on a daily basis. All Jin wants is to be seen as an American and date the beautiful Amelia. Popular Greg (who Jin thought was his friend) tells Jin to stop dating her. Why? Because she needs to be careful about whom she hangs out with since they are going to be in high school soon. This coded language means Amelia’s reputation will be damaged if she is seen cozying up to an Asian guy. As if that’s not bad enough, a new student from Taiwan transfers to Jin’s school. Jin wants nothing to do with Wei-Chen, an embarrassing fresh off the boat nerd.

Let’s talk about popular athlete, Danny. When his cousin Chin-Kee comes to visit from China, Danny wants him to disappear. Chin-Kee has buckteeth, virulent yellow skin, and wears his hair in a long queue. He speaks broken English using ‘L’s’ instead of ‘R’s, is a whiz at math, and eats cat gizzards in the school cafeteria. Danny keeps trying to hide Chin-Kee away, but his embarrassing cousin continues disgust everyone, especially Danny’s love interest, Melanie.

The Monkey King, a figure in Chinese mythology, is chucked out of heaven and ridiculed when he tries to crash a party for the gods. The Monkey King is a god, but he is not allowed to go to the party because he is also monkey. He goes on a rampage and wrecks the party. The Monkey King learns Kung Fu to turn his monkey form into a man’s body and beats up the gods who rejected him. They tell the head god, Tze-Yo-Tzuh, who encourages the Monkey King to accept his primate state. The Monkey King rebuffs Tze-Yo-Tzuh who traps him under a stone mountain for five hundred years.

This graphic novel really captures what it is like to be a person of color in a predominantly white environment. Teachers mispronouncing your name and assuming you are foreign born, pungent ethnic lunches causing a scene in the cafeteria and wanting to distance yourself from other brown kids.

Yang forces the reader to confront uncomfortable stereotypes in Danny’s story with his Chinese cousin Chin-Kee—a personification of the racist insults about Asian men. Chin-Kee wants to bind Danny’s girlfriend’s feet and pees in Danny’s coke. Danny hates Chin-Kee so much that when all his attempts to hide him fail, he beats Chin-Kee up.

The author chose the name Chin-Kee because it sounds like “chinky,” a derogatory word used to make fun of mono-lidded Asian eyes.

The theme of self-hatred is a recurring one in the Monkey King’s narrative. He doesn’t know there is anything wrong with being a monkey until he is barred from the deities’ party. His cave suddenly reeks of monkey fur. Something he has never noticed before. All three of the characters self-loathing stems from the fear of being seen as other and is exacerbated by outright racist comments and the little digs their peers see as harmless jokes but actually cause lasting damage.

Does Jin become friends with Wei-Chin or go out with Amelia again? Can Danny get rid of Chin-Kee? How does the Monkey King escape from under the mountain?

American Born Chinese is action-packed and wonderfully illustrated. It combines coming of age and desiring acceptance—themes anyone can relate to, no matter your ethnic background. The blend of realistic fiction in Jin’s storyline, laugh track-filled sitcom in Danny and Chin-Kee’s story, and the mystical legend of the Monkey King all appear as separate, unrelated narratives, but come together in an unexpected way.

Author: Gene Yang is an author, comic book and graphic novel artist. His graphic novel, American Born Chinese, won the Printz Award and Eisner Award and was also a finalist for the National Book Award. Learn more about him here https://geneyang.com/

[tamboradventure]

Best Tour Companies in Israel

Posted: 11/12/19 | November 12th, 2019

From unexpectedly cosmopolitan Tel Aviv — including a rapidly expanding foodie scene with delicious organic offerings — and the holy city of Jerusalem to the natural wonders of the Negev Desert and the historic Masada National Park and other ancient archaeological sites, Israel has a lot to see.

Israel is home to thousands upon thousands of years of history, as well as key historical sites for the three major monotheistic religions, making this a destination for millions of tourists and pilgrims every year.

The country is pretty small and you can get around it very easily, especially if you rent a car. It’s just 290 miles from Haifa on the northern tip of Israel to Eliat in the south (about five hours of driving).

That said, some people don’t want to drive, and some places out in the desert are hard to get to. For those people, there are tours! There are lots of options, from walking tours in Tel Aviv to multiday tours across the country (and neighboring countries).

I’ve put together a list of my favorite tour companies in Israel. They focus on different kinds of travel, but all offer good value for the money:

1. Abraham Tours

Abraham Tours aim to suit independent travelers, and give you lots of information about the culture, history, and politics of the region so you can be better informed while you travel around Israel.

Generally aimed at budget travelers, the tours range between two and 12 days in length and cater to those keen to go hiking, experience Israeli food, or head into the desert. The company has short half- or one-day tours, like a Jerusalem graffiti tour for $28, or a kibbutz experience from Tel Aviv for $63. A three-day tour of Jerusalem and the Dead Sea starts at $146; a five-day trip through northern and coastal Israel costs $375.

They also run ���dual narrative” tours of Gaza, Jerusalem, and Hebron, which include activities like driving along the Gaza border, exploring Jericho, seminars on the Gaza-Israel conflict, and video calls with Gaza residents, designed to help you understand both sides. These one-day trips cost around $100.

2. Delicious Israel

Delicious Israel offers small-group walking tours covering places like the Carmel and Levinsky Markets in Tel Aviv and the Machane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, where you’ll be able to taste authentic hummus, shakshuka, and much more. There’s also a tour that includes a cooking class after the shopping part. Tours range from $90 to $120, depending on the length.

3. Bein Harim Tours

These days, Bein Harim, founded in 1993, has over 70 tour options, so it’s easy to choose exactly what you want to see and do. It offers small group tours — both one-day visits to all the major tourist destinations and multiday tours up to 12 days in length, some including nearby Jordan. The one-day trips range from $73 to explore Jerusalem up to $125 to visit Bethlehem and Jericho. Multiday trips range from $300 for two days up to $2,000 for 12 days, for which you can choose options like the history and archaeology of Israel, or a Christian-oriented package.

4. Intrepid

Intrepid offers really high-quality, authentic tours in small groups, and focuses on staying in locally run accommodations like small guesthouses and homestays, and visiting locally-owned restaurants and shops.

Intrepid offers a dozen trips covering Israel and the Palestinian Territories, from a five-day highlight tour (around $770) up to 26-day journeys that also visit Egypt and Jordan (up to $8,000). It also has specialized tours, including a nine-day Christmas trip and a couple of lower-priced ones especially for those under 30.

5. Bike Israel

A unique and really enjoyable way to explore Israel is on a bike tour — it’s a country with reasonably short distances, and the routes these tours cover varied landscapes: desert areas, dirt roads, and seaside routes. (If you’re worried your fitness level might not be up to it, Bike Israel now also offers e-bikes.)

Tours range from a half-day seaside ride near Tel Aviv to multiday trips in the desert to cycling between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Prices range from $100 for a half-day; the longer trips, depending on the number of participants, can be as little as $400.

6. World Expeditions

World Expeditions focuses on thoughtful travel and wants you to experience cultural immersion on its tours. It has a focus on hiring well-trained, enthusiastic local guides and also includes some degree of adventure.

In Israel, World Expeditions offers trips between six and 14 days in length. Some are self-guided hikes with transfers between trails and accommodation each day, hiking through the Galilee and other beautiful areas (starting at $1,300). The longest tour takes in Jordan and the Palestinian Territories as well as the key sites of Israel, and spends one night in a Bedouin camp, for around $7,000.

7. Mejdi Tours

Mejdi Tours has a strong focus on cultural immersion, social responsibility, and giving back, and its tours focus on travelers who want to do more than just basic sightseeing. The word “mejdi” translates as “honor and respect,” which are values the company definitely works hard on.

In Israel, you can join various multiday tours, each with a different focus. For example, in 2020 it is running a ten-day multinarrative tour of Israel and Palestine in conjunction with Hands of Peace (from $3,900). As well as visiting Jerusalem’s holy sites and the Dead Sea, this tour includes meeting politicians and visiting a refugee camp.

If food is more your thing, then Mejdi also has a one-week culinary and wellness tour (starting at $4,900) that includes an incredible range of eating experiences along with yoga classes and personal development.

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Joining a tour in Israel is a sure way to make sure you don’t miss out on learning all the cultural and historical nuances of this amazing country. From short walking tours of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, through one- or two-week trips covering most of Israel (and neighboring lands), and even specialized trips focusing on religion or politics or food or nature, there are many fantastic ways to see Israel on a group tour.

Book Your Trip to Israel: Logistical Tips and Tricks

Book Your Flight Find a cheap flight by using Skyscanner or Momondo. They are my two favorite search engines because they search websites and airlines around the globe so you always know no stone is left unturned.

Book Your Accommodation You can book your hostel with Hostelworld. If you want to stay somewhere other than a hostel, use Booking.com as they consistently return the cheapest rates for guesthouses and cheap hotels. I use them all the time.

Don’t Forget Travel Insurance Travel insurance will protect you against illness, injury, theft, and cancellations. It’s comprehensive protection in case anything goes wrong. I never go on a trip without it as I’ve had to use it many times in the past. I’ve been using World Nomads for ten years. My favorite companies that offer the best service and value are:

World Nomads (for everyone below 70)

Insure My Trip (for those over 70)

Looking for the best companies to save money with? Check out my resource page for the best companies to use when you travel! I list all the ones I use to save money when I travel – and I think will help you too!

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[survivalofaspoilerist-have-a-say]

— Babel has demonstrated multiple narrative and story arcs, multiplicity are nothing new to most audiences and it was interesting to see that the writers of the movie have been able succeed with the use of multiplicity, multiple protagonist and narratives, while maintaining some of the character and action emphasis which prevent this from being too ‘different’. The movie has been effective in interconnecting the plotlines with an overarching plot which connects them all together. In the process, it has also explored thematic unity, which compares or contrast the conflicts of each individual characters and their separate plotlines.

— Time in a film is but a significant one. Aside from it being the basis and recognition of the film’s plot time (when it happened), it is also one of the factors that affects the events causes and effects. In Babel, time has something to do with the movie’s plot and story. Take the scene of Santiago having encountered the checkpoint upon taking Amelia and the kids home for an instance. First, the scene took place on a late night which would automatically resonate to the event. And who would ever forget what happened in Morocco. The scene where the American couple encountered fear and isolation. It was clearly portrayed in the film that it took place on one sunny afternoon in Morocco which causes some of the nitizens in the bus to demand that they would take the bus home because some of them were already suffering from heat stroke, due to of course the time they were in that particular area plus it was a desert. Amelia on the other hand have been wandering around the desert looking for help within five days.

[last lines in the film that can be associated with time]

"Japanese newscaster: Susan Jones, who was wounded in a terrorist attack in Morocco, was discharged from a Casablanca hospital this morning, local time. The American people finally have a happy ending, after five days of frantic phone calls and hand wringing. In other news..."

— Viewers seeks to connect events through causal motivation. In the movie Babel, causal motivation was presented in the film through its characters and the plot as well. The plot being drawn in the film has led the viewers to infer causes and effects.. how the involvement of an American couple in Morocco sparks a chain of events for four families in different countries throughout the world. In the struggle to overcome isolation, fear, and displacement, each character discovers that it is family that ultimately provides solace. In the remote sands of the Moroccan desert, a rifle shot rings out — detonating a chain of events that will link an American tourist couple’s frantic struggle to survive, two Moroccan boys involved in an accidental crime, a nanny illegally crossing into Mexico with two American children and a Japanese teen rebel whose father is sought by the police in Tokyo. Its multi narration has withhold and unfold causes then depicting effects afterwards, prompting the viewer’s suspense, uncertainty, and arousal of curiousity leaving them glued to their seats.