There’s 7 basic plots: overcoming the monster; rags to riches; the quest; voyage and return; comedy; tragedy; rebirth. It’s profound to take any narrative in the world which exemplifies one of these plots and recast it as another, or to analyze a work of art from one of lens and then the other.

Is the Godfather “Overcoming the Monster” or “Rags to Riches” or “Quest” or “Voyage and Return.” Changing the lens with which you view the movie changes it meaningful.
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