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Act 1, Part 1: The Basics

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In Part 1 of this season on Act 1, Tori and Dávid discuss the basics of Act 1 structure and begin to identify what makes a good or bad Act 1 of a movie.

Topics and films mentioned:

  • The Hero's Journey story structure, popularized by Joseph Campbell's book "The Hero with a Thousand Faces"
  • A Field in England, 2013, directed by Ben Wheatley
  • Mulholland Drive, 2001, directed by David Lynch
  • Night on Earth, 1991, directed by Jim Jarmusch
  • The Matrix, 1999, directed by The Wachowski's
  • Star Wars, 1977, directed by George Lucas
  • Fight Club, 1999, directed by David Fincher
  • Jurassic Park, 1993, directed by Steven Spielberg
  • "Endings: The Good, The Bad, and The Insanely Great", written by Michael Arndt
  • Rambo: First Blood, 1982, directed by Ted Kotcheff
  • Goodfellas, 1990, directed by Martin Scorsese
  • Don't Worry Darling, 2022, directed by Olivia Wilde
  • The Hunt for Red October, 1990, directed by John McTiernan
  • "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll
  • My Neighbor Totoro, 1988, directed by Hayao Miyazaki
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 2001, directed by Peter Jackson
  • Pulp Fiction, 1994, directed by Quentin Tarantino
  • Reservoir Dogs, 1992, directed by Quentin Tarantino
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