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