In Pan’s Labyrinth the study of the narrative is important because the narrative follows several different themes. From Ofelia trying to find her way to the home Pan told her about to the rebels trying to fight against the fascist regime being but in place by  Captain Vidale.

Some of the reasons as to why the narrative is important to understanding this film is:

• We understand the different reasons as to why the different characters do what they do and what their goal is.
• We understand the different conflicts between the different characters which is important since not all the conflicts are connected.
• The structure of the film is easier to understand
• we discover the various functions of the different characters
• The themes are easier to find and understand.

We chose the film: Up.

The main structural elements are the different acts and the main features that make up these acts. Such as:

• The Disruption.  In the case of Up, the Disruption is when Carl find Russel on his house when he starts flying towards South America.
• The Climax. This is when the bird that they find gets taken by Charles Muntz.
• The Revelation. This is when Carl is faced with the decision of saving Russel and their bird from Charles or his house.
• The Equilibrium. This is at the end of the film when carl decides to give up his dream and settle at home and to act as a grandfather figure for Russel.

The main Character types we see are

• The protagonist: Carl Fredrickson
• The Antagonist: Charles Muntz

The Conflicts and Themes that are presented by this film are the unhealthy obsessions with the past and holding on to past memories too much rather than creating new ones in the future. Carl shows his decision to stop relying on his past memories when he makes the choice to save Russel rather than his house. Charles show his obsession with his past as catching the bird is clearly the only thing he cares about and has cared about for the last few years.