Act 1, Part 1: The Basics

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