From the end of the opening sequence (trying to get the raptor into her pen) to the beginning of Newman-stealing-the-embryos scene we get 53 consecutive minutes of exposition -- and none of it is boring!
1st act thesis: Alan's strength: Dinosaurs, which are dead, ancient animals. 2nd act anti-thesis: Alan's weakness: Children, which are living, new humans. (Weakness is always just the opposite of strenght). 3rd act synthesis: Having strengthened his weak side, Alan can finally combine both sides to save the day.
Sometimes, (not always) I find the hook of the film to be the title of the film, meaning that the title has enough resonance and rep that the audience is already familiar with it and knows what's coming and will probably keep on watching anyway, even if the hook or inciting event is dull or unexciting.
This is a GREAT explanation of 3 Act Structure, the most understandable and educational I've personally ever seen. I took lots of notes and will use them in my first documentary that I'm working on right at this moment. Thanks very much.
Inciting event at 15 mins is Nedry meeting Dodgson, not the call to adventure. 1st plotpoint at 30 mins is Alan's first encounter with a living velociraptor, not their arrival at the park.
Spielberg has said he knew audiences would be mad if Rexy didn't make another appearance at the end of the movie. Though, it was foreshadowed she was coming from the roar after Grant's little shock prank at the fence.
Jurassic Park has the best story beats of any movie, a lot of movies today no matter how good the VFX are just can't top it, the way it's framed and shot with being with the characters on this journey through the ups and downs of it really immerses the viewer and you feel everything on an emotional level that the characters go through and the how story unfolds, many movies today seem to miss this and simply rely of VFX instead of telling a compelling story that audiences can connect with. This video gave me insight to why I can't connect with some movies with it's storytelling and with it's characters and why I consider Jurassic Park a stone cold classic which always makes me feel awe, it's movie magic at it's finest when story, characters, acting performances, direction, cinematography, music all blend in one amazing movie to give a top notch product into the world.
This was fun and informative. Thanks! Note on the T-rex deux ex machina: the monster may have saved them, but it's still a threat afterwards. The characters could be next, so the suspense continues.
Very helpful analysis, but the action starts from the opening scene in the movie when a raptor (?) is delivered to an area in the Park & one of the guys coordinating the transfer into the Park area is grabbed and killed by the animal. The opening scene action foretells what people will be up against in the Park. It's a brilliant opening scene.
The channel "Writer Brandon McNulty" has a vid of "The 5 worst plot devices in story telling" and for Deus Ex Machina he uses Jurassic Park and the Rex saving the day as his example. He explains D.E.M. as the characters not saving themselves and not earning for themselves to be miraculously saved. So I suppose yea, the JP characters didn't earn for themselves to be saved, but how could they when they were up against animals? There was no God like entity to pity them or decide they had changed or learned enough. There was no antagonist that was affected by their actions to stop antagonizing them by their actions directly or indirectly. There were just dinosaurs, and the human characters trying to survive, and then an animal did what an animal does, and it hunted them (possibly), and showed up at the last second in grand fashion. Which was foreshadowed by the roar when Grant played his little prank on the kids at the fence. It is technically as Ms. Weiland says a Deus Ex Machina, but sometimes these "bad plot devices" just work when done right.
To anyone who says that story structure is too limiting, I would ask them to imagine the most beautiful person in their mind. Picture this perfect person, and then I ask: how many legs do they have? How many arms? How many eyes? Where are their eyes, if any? The structure of a story is no more limiting than the structure of a human, and likely far less so. The human form has myriad variations, as does a story's form, and each is valid. Nobody ever complains that their child wasn't born with an arm growing out of their five-eyed head.
Inciting event at 15 mins is Nedry meeting Dodgson, not the call to adventure. 1st plotpoint at 30 mins is Alan's first encounter with a living velociraptor, not their arrival at the park.
From the end of the opening sequence (trying to get the raptor into her pen) to the beginning of Newman-stealing-the-embryos scene we get 53 consecutive minutes of exposition -- and none of it is boring!
I appreciate Jurassic Park so much more now.
I can't help but feel at how much this can mirror one's own personal journey through life and navigate various cycles.
1st act thesis: Alan's strength: Dinosaurs, which are dead, ancient animals.
2nd act anti-thesis: Alan's weakness: Children, which are living, new humans. (Weakness is always just the opposite of strenght).
3rd act synthesis: Having strengthened his weak side, Alan can finally combine both sides to save the day.
Sometimes, (not always) I find the hook of the film to be the title of the film, meaning that the title has enough resonance and rep that the audience is already familiar with it and knows what's coming and will probably keep on watching anyway, even if the hook or inciting event is dull or unexciting.
Great interview! KMW did a great job breaking down story structure!
This is a GREAT explanation of 3 Act Structure, the most understandable and educational I've personally ever seen. I took lots of notes and will use them in my first documentary that I'm working on right at this moment. Thanks very much.
Completely agree. The interview-style walk through was helpful. Then, using the example of a good movie, really knocked it out of the park.
@@dansegovia0402 absolutely!
Inciting event at 15 mins is Nedry meeting Dodgson, not the call to adventure. 1st plotpoint at 30 mins is Alan's first encounter with a living velociraptor, not their arrival at the park.
Respect to anyone loving this movie, but really good analysis too!
Plz make more like this ❤❤
I think they decided to to t-rex ex machina because she'd become a major character that the audience wanted to see again.
Spielberg has said he knew audiences would be mad if Rexy didn't make another appearance at the end of the movie. Though, it was foreshadowed she was coming from the roar after Grant's little shock prank at the fence.
Jurassic Park has the best story beats of any movie, a lot of movies today no matter how good the VFX are just can't top it, the way it's framed and shot with being with the characters on this journey through the ups and downs of it really immerses the viewer and you feel everything on an emotional level that the characters go through and the how story unfolds, many movies today seem to miss this and simply rely of VFX instead of telling a compelling story that audiences can connect with. This video gave me insight to why I can't connect with some movies with it's storytelling and with it's characters and why I consider Jurassic Park a stone cold classic which always makes me feel awe, it's movie magic at it's finest when story, characters, acting performances, direction, cinematography, music all blend in one amazing movie to give a top notch product into the world.
I got here from her podcast. Great stuff!
This was fun and informative. Thanks! Note on the T-rex deux ex machina: the monster may have saved them, but it's still a threat afterwards. The characters could be next, so the suspense continues.
I think I'm in love with this woman
Yeah she’s gorgeous and brilliant
Very helpful analysis, but the action starts from the opening scene in the movie when a raptor (?) is delivered to an area in the Park & one of the guys coordinating the transfer into the Park area is grabbed and killed by the animal. The opening scene action foretells what people will be up against in the Park. It's a brilliant opening scene.
Weiland is brilliant
The channel "Writer Brandon McNulty" has a vid of "The 5 worst plot devices in story telling" and for Deus Ex Machina he uses Jurassic Park and the Rex saving the day as his example. He explains D.E.M. as the characters not saving themselves and not earning for themselves to be miraculously saved. So I suppose yea, the JP characters didn't earn for themselves to be saved, but how could they when they were up against animals? There was no God like entity to pity them or decide they had changed or learned enough. There was no antagonist that was affected by their actions to stop antagonizing them by their actions directly or indirectly. There were just dinosaurs, and the human characters trying to survive, and then an animal did what an animal does, and it hunted them (possibly), and showed up at the last second in grand fashion. Which was foreshadowed by the roar when Grant played his little prank on the kids at the fence. It is technically as Ms. Weiland says a Deus Ex Machina, but sometimes these "bad plot devices" just work when done right.
wow !!! GREAT !!!
To anyone who says that story structure is too limiting, I would ask them to imagine the most beautiful person in their mind. Picture this perfect person, and then I ask: how many legs do they have? How many arms? How many eyes? Where are their eyes, if any?
The structure of a story is no more limiting than the structure of a human, and likely far less so. The human form has myriad variations, as does a story's form, and each is valid. Nobody ever complains that their child wasn't born with an arm growing out of their five-eyed head.
Thanks
Km.weilend is great 🎉
I went looking to see if there was a better word, but no other word would do. The interviewer's tone is immaculate.
Inciting event at 15 mins is Nedry meeting Dodgson, not the call to adventure. 1st plotpoint at 30 mins is Alan's first encounter with a living velociraptor, not their arrival at the park.
ET CETERA has no 'X' in it. It's ET cetera, not "ex cetera".