Application of Theory's to short film

Bathes code of enigma can be applied to the narrative of the film 'In Bruges'. The enigma runs throughout the first section of the narrative whilst an equilibrium is in motion. The two disfunctional protagonists have been sent to "lay low", and we know not why this is, or what crimes they may or may not have committed. As the narrative progress's we unravel the heinous crime that Ray committed unintentionally. This then enters Bathe's code of culture, as the gangster culture is revealled by the antagonist Harry, who goes to kill Ray for his sins and the phrase "You can't kill a kid and expect to get away with it" is constantly repeated reinforcing gangsters morals. 

From this I have come to understand that in my short film whatever the narrative is about, the ethics and morals of the lead characters have to remain constant throughout and lead to the conclusion of the plot.

In terms of Vladimir Propps theory, this film has an unconventional set of stock characters. For example the character Ray in reality would be seen as a villain and a low life; in reality the audience would not associate or sympathise with him. But in the diegesis of this film the character is shown as a tragic hero who understands the misdeeds of his past and therefore sympathy is created for him. So from this theory I can use the notion of having a troubled protagonist who has a dark history and try to create audience sympathy for him.