Today, December 18th 2018, we watched Back to the Future, directed by Robert Zemeckis in 1985, until the scene when George fights Biff and gets Lorraine.
Until this point in the film I have identified these characteristics of the three-act structure:
- Point of Attack- Marty is a student & works with Doc in his free time
- Inciting Incident- Doc gets shot while trying to test his time machine
- Lock In- Marty hops in the DeLorean and travels back to November 5th 1955
- Milestone- Doc and Marty figure out that they need to use the lightning as electricity to power the DeLorean
For the class assignment, due on December 26th, we must identify and evaluate an example of the three-act structure from each act. For the second portion of the assignment, you must apply an academic lens to the film and identify a question, problem, solution, or connection to the academic field of study.
From Act I, I identified the point of attack as Marty’s life in 1985. This is the point of attack because Marty’s world is unchanged thus far. Marty’s family, friends, and girlfriend are shown in his world as he knows them. The inciting incident happens when Doc and Marty prepare to test the time machine, but Doc is shot by Libyan terrorists. In response, Marty enters the DeLorean and travels back in time to escape the terrorists.
Marty is locked in 1955 because he has no plutonium to return to 1985.
For Act II, I identified the milestone as Doc realizing he must use the lightning that will strike the clock tower to send Marty back to the future.
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