Binary Opposition was theorised by Levi Strauss, he believed that we understand concepts or certain words not by the meaning themselves, but the we understand them by the difference of the word or concept opposite to it. For example, our understanding of the word 'villain', depends on the differences between them and the 'hero'.
Binary Opposition is a pair of concepts that have an opposite meaning, for example a protagonist and antagonist in film.
The good vs evil opposite is more commonly used in horror films as it enhances its plot. However other common opposites in horror films are human vs supernatural and sane vs insane.
Binary Opposites are usually used to understand the story and enables the equilibrium. These opposites used to be more simple but has progressed to be more complex concepts. For example, in Twilight the opposites between the werewolves and vampires isn't so clear in the first film but slowly reveals the opposition.
These are some examples of binary opposites:
Twilight is an example of binary opposition with the vampire vs werewolf characters and how certain characters are good and some are evil, one of the binary opposites shown above.
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