The Three-Act Structure - Video Game: Storytelling - page 17

▪ Plot Point 2: Luke hears Ben Kenobi's voice and turns off his tar-
geting computer.
▪ Act III: Destruction of the Death Star, rewards for Luke and all his al-
lies.
The Matrix (1999)
▪ Act I: Neo sleepwalking through his unfulfilling life as a corporate
programmer and part-time hacker.
▪ Inciting Incident: Neo is directly contacted by Morpheus, and pur-
sued and arrested at his office by Agents.
▪ Plot Point 1: Neo commits to knowing the truth, and takes the red
pill.
▪ Act II: Detachment from the Matrix, training, meeting with the
Oracle, capture of Morpheus, rescue of Morpheus.
▪ Plot Point 2: Neo chooses to fight Agent Smith instead of running;
he's beginning to believe he's the One.
▪ Act III: Neo fulfills his potential as the One, easily obliterating the
Agents and taking his place as the primary force in the war against
the Machines.
Titanic (1997)
▪ Act I: Rose DeWitt Bukater, feeling trapped in a high society prison, is
soon to marry a cruel, snobbish thug.
▪ Inciting Incident: Rose's suicide attempt is thwarted by a charming,
happy-go-lucky third-class passenger named Jack Dawson.
▪ Plot Point 1: Rose decides to secretly meet with Jack despite con-
cerns over her violently jealous fiancé.
▪ Act II: Rose and Jack fall in love, Titanic hits the iceberg, Jack is
framed by fiancé as a thief and chained to a pipe below decks.
▪ Plot Point 2: Rose refuses to get on the lifeboat in order to stay
(and probably die) with Jack.