Movie Narrative Charts

by Jeff

(You absolutely have to click on the image to see it larger.  It is quite detailed and impressive.)

Image text: In the LotR map, up and down correspond LOOSELY to northwest and southeast respectively.

Lord of the Rings is pretty self-explanatory if you have seen the movies based on the series by JRR Tolkien.  It is important to note that the chart is based on the movie, not the books.  Second, is the original Star Wars trilogy.  If you haven't seen those, stop what you are doing right now and go get them.  Third, is the original Jurrassic Park movie.

The joke in 12 Angry men graphic is that in the movie all 12 jurors are all in the same room the entire movie.  They never move and they all always interact with each other, hence their lines stay straight and close to each other.

The last box is a movie called Primer from 2004, which became a cult classic.  It is about accidentally discovering time travel.  The plot is so convoluted and mixed up with the time travel between the original person and the so-called time travelling "double" that it is almost impossible to figure out where each character is at one time...as the comic illustrates.

UPDATE: These charts are roughly a reference to the map by Charles Joseph Minard that details the movements and losses of Napolean's troops on his failed conquest of Russia.

Example can be found here.