Essays about: "Bruce Willis"

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  1. 1. The narrative functions of props. Portable communication devices in Die Hard (1988) & Die Hard2: Die Harder (1990)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Rasmus Carlsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Die Hard; Die Hard 2; Die Harder; Bruce Willis; Portable Communication Devices; Props; Narrative Functions; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The current study sets out to investigate the narrative functions of props that take the particular form of portable communication devices (more specifically walkie-talkies and airplane phones) in Die Hard (1988) and Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990). The methodology used is the semiotic concepts of denotation and connotation with a supporting theoretical framework based on two principal forms of props called Instrumental and Contextualized together with Antoni Smuszkiewiez’ definition of the concept. READ MORE