Binary Oppositions
A binary opposition can be considered as opposites of each other, two things that wouldn't be put be put together because they are so different from each other.
Princess Diaries
Binary oppositions can be seen throughout 'The Princess Diaries' between the main character, who is a ordinary teenage girl and her Grandmother who is a glamorous queen. Mise en scene shows many binary oppositions between the teenage girl and the Grandmother such as the teenager is clumsy, she lives in an apartment, rides a scooter and wears a school uniform. The Grandmother is very posh. poised and elegant, she gets driven around in limos, lives in a mansion and dresses formally in suits and gowns.
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