Choose one to write around (350-400 words)

Option 1: Briefly explain how the assigned episode of Westworld is an example of a post-classical or “complex” narrative. In your answer, utilize specific examples from the episode and refer to class lecture materials and readings. How does it use narrative satellites and kernels? How does it employ the “operational aesthetic?” Then, describe what you think of this trend in TV storytelling (i.e., the narrative as a complex “puzzle” to be solved/revealed by viewers). Is this a natural step forward in storytelling, given the technologies we have at hand (social media, streaming)? Or, is this technique limiting? Are there types of stories that don’t lend themselves to this kind of approach?

Option 2: Chloe Zhao’s The Rider uses sound, editing, and narrative in a way that differs from the more classical style used in Stagecoach. What did you make of this style? Analyze the clip posted below. Discuss the use of film form (mise en scene, cinematography, editing, and sound) in the scene, relating it to where this scene falls in the narrative. How does form emphasize what is happening within the narrative?

The Rider clip