...10 Key Definitions...


A
Antagonist - The protagonist's opposition who is usually the villain of the text.
In 'Green Street' the protagonist, Pete, is constantly being taunted and opposed by the antagonist of the film, Tommy Hatcher, this is what creates the binary oppositions (relating to Todorov).

C
Coming-of-age-film - A film that represents the transition of a person from one state to another, e.g. adolescence.
Matt Buckner, one of the key characters in the movie experiences himself transitioning into a rough and rigid member of 'The GSE' after arriving in England as a geeky and easily-scared Harvard student.

D
Disequilibrium - The disruption of the narrative when a new challenge or character is introduced to the film.
The film constantly has disequilibrium's when two different firms collide causing a disruption in the narrative.

I
Icon - A sign or image that represents the film's ideology or what is sacred in the film.
The West Ham sign appears repeatedly in the movie as it is what is idolized in the movie just like the other football team signs appear to represent each firm.

M
Montage - A series of shots or clips occurring one ofter the other in a film.
There are a quiet a few montage sequences when the fights take place and also when different characters are in different places and the audience is being shown where they both are.

N
Non-linear narrative - A movie consisting of flashbacks and events from the past.
There are many times in the film when there are flashbacks into the past, e.g the time when Pete's brother remembers when he was a member of 'The GSE'.

O
Opinion leader - Someone who has the highest authority and leads others.
Pete Dunham is the opinion leader in the film as he is the head of 'The GSE' and everyone listens to his commands.

P
Patriarchy - A male dominated society or ideology.
'Green Street' is based fully around men and their world associated with football. The only female in the film, Claire Forlani, is shown to be a housewife and mother which shows her fulfilling stereotypical female roles whereas the men are out fighting and also working. There are no heroines in the movie or and female members of the football firms.

S
Stereotype - Categorizing people in certain groups or classes by just basing your ideas on what you believe to be general.
Football hooligans are always shown to be disruptive and uneducated. My whole study is based on their stereotype and to see whether they are represented correctly or just based on their stereotypes.

V
Voice-over - The dubbing of a character's or narrator's voice over events in the text.
Elijah Wood's character, Matt Buckner narrates throughout the film. The audience see events through his eyes.