Rolands theories link to Life on Mars, by when looking at a shot, you can gain many different meanings from it.
Vladamir Propp
Discovered some narratives have characteristics and props. He analysed Russian folk tails and discovered the same events and framework being repeated. His main theories were that there was always: a villain, donor, helper, princess, sought-for person, dispatcher, hero and false hero. It relates to Life on Mars because the hero is Sam Tyler, the villain is Colin Reams, the princess in Mya and the false hero is Gene Hunt.
Levi-Strauss
He was a French theorist who lived until he was 100 years of age. Levi-Strauss was a huge influence before and after the war. His main theory was that in films there are always binary opposites. This means two complete opposites. This relates to Life on Mars because the first setting is set in a busy, modern city, and then once hit by the car, Sam is taken to the 70's which is hugely different.
Todorov
He was born on the 1st March 1939 in Bulgaria. He was a very influential from the 1960's an onwards. He published a total of 21 books, some of these were: The Poetics of Prose (1971), Introduction to Poetics (1981) and The Conquest of America (1982). His theory was that stories begin with an equilibrium or status quo, where opposing forces are in balance. This is then disrupted by an event that then results in a series of events and problems are solved so oredr can be restored. This relates to Life on Mars because he's sent into the past which sets off events and he has to solve problems to try and get back.
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