He has created an idea of opposites in films. Good vs Evil, Man vs Machines, Light vs Dark, Men vs Women. A great example for understanding Levi-Strauss would be Batman: The Dark Knight - you have the main hero 'Batman' working against the evil protagonist 'Joker'.
As i don't have any direct opposite evil forces i find it difficult to apply this theory to my narrative but the idea of good vs evil can work. The situation of a devil on one shoulder telling people to read the book and trying to egg them on - and an angel on the other shoulder advising them not to read the book incase of the horrible consequences.
"Curiosity killed the cat."
Typically this idea of opposites works well with horror as there is a main good character trying to fend off for their lives against the main evil character (Scream).
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