Ice age 31/20/2023 My analysis was based on William Brewers and Edward Lichtensteins structural-affect ![]() Also, in contrast to many thrillers, action sequences presenting a spectacle in Ice Age 3 seem to be more important than instrumental violence as the cause and propellant of the story (see Gerbode 2004: 14-15). However, due to the genre’s typical indestructible protagonists and widespread comic reliefs, the intensity of suspense may generally be lower here. As in classic thrillers, the story of Ice Age 3 is causally driven and focused on a final goal (see Pfister 1988: 104), unlike episodic slapstick films (see Gerbode 2004: 27). Most episodes in Ice Age 3 are dominated by different sorts of threats, and potential victims are often vulnerable protagonists, such as the highly pregnant Ellie or the clumsy Sid. We can briefly describe suspense as the confrontation of a sympathetic protagonist with a threat and low chances of defense (see Junkerjürgen 2002: 328). ![]() ![]() ![]() A few years ago I began an analysis of suspense and other narrative strategies in Blue Sky Studios’ Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009, by Carlos Saldanha), as a follow-up study to my research on suspense in Alfred Hitchcock’s films (see Weibel 2008).
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