The trailer for the movie Taken; the narrative uses a good scene to start of with in the beginning. Everything goes to plan which is the equilibrium and that is when Liam Neason the main character in the films daughter and her friend go off to Paris. Todorov's theory is that it starts off according to plan until a villan is invovled which is the disequilibrium and in the case it's his daughter being taken from her hotel room by a bunch of men who are Albanian. This means they are the villains and needs a hero which is her father the come and save her and her friend. This makes the audience watching the trailer think about if his daughter dies or if her father finds her in time before it's too late.

For protts' character theory there is clearly a protagonist in Taken who is Liam Neason and he (Byran Mills) is the the father of his daughter Kim. He, as seen in the film, gets a phone call from his daughter while she is in Paris. His character shows a determined and reassuring person/character. The antagonist in the trailer are the villans who are the Albainians which are shown to be the kidnappers in the trailer. The character who was on the phone just as the crime happened was the lead villan and the others that were with him are seen as the helpers.

The trailer is full of Barthes' enigma and action codes. This engages and interests the audiences which makes them wonder and ask questions. It draws attention which encourages them to watch the full movie. The types of questions they will be dying to find out is the main one which is will they find the daughter in time before it's too late? These are used mostly in action movies like Taken because so much happens and anything can happen which makes the audience think deeply what will happen in the end of the movie.

Representation:

The representation of gender in Taken reinforces traditional stereotypes. Liam Neason plays a typical American action hero. He is a man stereotypically meaning he is strong and brave. He is an aggressive, intelligent and determined character.  He's is the hero of this particular movie this is because his daughter goes away to Paris with her best friend and gets kidnapped. There by Liam Neason who in the film is her father uses a set of skills to find and bring her home safely. These are the typical qualities in an action movie where men are heroic and save the day. The female in this movie consists of his daughter who is shown as weak which could mean she is very vulnerable because she was kidnapped and relied on her father to save her. This is also very stereotypical because it uses European characters such as Albainians which could suggest they are bad people in this case kidnapping, human trafficking and sexual harassment. This makes Eastern European people look very intimidating and makes Europe as a whole a dangerous place. This is a very typical representation of a Hollywood movie because of the type of characters used.