What is the difference between story and plot?
A) Story contains only the present events of the film; plot contains past and future events.
B) Story contains only explicitly presented information; plot contains explicit and implicit information.
C) Story contains no diegetic elements; plot contains only diegetic elements.
D) Story contains the explicit and implicit events of the film; plot contains the explicit events in a specifically selected arrangement.
E) There is no difference.

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The story refers to all the events, both explicit and implicit, that occur within the film's world. The plot, on the other hand, refers to the specific selection and arrangement of those events in a cause-and-effect sequence. So, option D, "Story contains the explicit and implicit events of the film; plot contains the explicit events in a specifically selected arrangement" is the correct choice.

What Is the Difference Between Story and Plot