Three Act Structure

In movies, the Three Act Structure suits many plots with their beginnings, middles, and ends. In the beginning, the movies introduce the setting of the story, the characters, and a little opener to what the movie is going to be about. In the middle, some sort of conflict begins to form. The end is also very important to the Three Act Structure because there we find the resolution to this conflict. Movies have different and distinct ways of showing the Three Act Structure. The movie I decided to use  to show the Three Act Stucture was Finding Nemo because I believe it has the "Happy Ending Structure" Disney loves to use in it's movies that appeal to kids.

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In the beginning of Finding Nemo, we are introduced to a certain Clown fish named Marlin who is flirting with his wife Coral as they gaze at their baby eggs. We see the setting in a coral reef under the Ocean in an area called The Dropoff. However, chaos strikes as a Swordfish kills Marlin's wife and unborn babies, leaving only one who he eventually names Nemo. This beginning is very crucial for the movie as it explains who the two main characters are, the setting of the story, and the behaviors of the characters and why Marlin acts so strict and is so paranoid on losing his son.

Eventually we see a conflict unfold in the middle of the movie as Nemo is accidentally taken away by a scuba diving dentist. This action sets in forth the plot by having Marlin embark on the incredible journey coined as "Finding Nemo." Through a series of adventures along with his new slightly confused and forgetful friend named Dory, Marlin heads all across the ocean in search of his son. sharks, jellyfish, underwater bombs, whales, a deep sea Anglerfish, seagulls, or crabs can not keep this determined father from searching for his son at P. Sherman 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney. Meanwhile, Nemo is held captive in an aquarium as we are introduced to new characters, all of which whom are in the aquarium with Nemo, hoping one day to be let free into the ocean.

The ending overall is the best part of the Three Act Structure, being as it involves the resolution to the conflict that arose in the movie. Without an ending, the audience would be left curious and without closure of the problems in the movie. Marlin and Dory receive a tip from a Pelican that his son is in a Dentist office in Sydney.  With heroic actions, Marlin flys to the dentist's office and although he mistakes his son to be dead at first, he soon realizes that Nemo is alive and well. Alas they are reunited as a family again, along with the new additions to the family they made along the journey. This ending proved to be very Disney-esk as it builds up a fluster of emotions right before it hits you with the "Happy Ever After" ending at the end, which typically seems to be the very common Three Act Structure in Hollywood and especially in Disney Pixar movies.