Act 1, Part 1: The Basics Post Script

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