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re: The one hour mark in movies.
Posted on 6/9/15 at 11:37 pm to TigerstuckinMS
Posted on 6/9/15 at 11:37 pm to TigerstuckinMS
The Prophecy
Little girl possessed by evil army general spirit tells fallen priest about the atrocities he committed at Chosin and acts poorly.
This game is fun.
Little girl possessed by evil army general spirit tells fallen priest about the atrocities he committed at Chosin and acts poorly.
This game is fun.
This post was edited on 6/9/15 at 11:38 pm
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Posted on 6/9/15 at 11:39 pm to Scoop
The 1 hour mark rougly corresponds to the midpoint. It's where the hero experiences everything either being great or being terrible, and it occurs in virtually every movie. Being that most movies are about 2 hours, you can expect something big occurring at the one hour mark with a pretty high degree of certainty.
Have a problem with that? Go check out Blake Snyder's beat sheet and compare it to 90% of studio films. You'll see just how formulaic storytelling in cinema is (that's not always a bad thing though)
Have a problem with that? Go check out Blake Snyder's beat sheet and compare it to 90% of studio films. You'll see just how formulaic storytelling in cinema is (that's not always a bad thing though)
Posted on 6/9/15 at 11:39 pm to Scoop
Alderaan is destroyed at 59:15 in ANH.
Posted on 6/9/15 at 11:44 pm to TigerstuckinMS
Clerks
Dante gets fined for selling cigarettes to a five year old.
Dante gets fined for selling cigarettes to a five year old.
Posted on 6/9/15 at 11:51 pm to TigerstuckinMS
At 1 hour and 43 seconds into Fellowship of the Ring, Frodo is in the pub and notices the guy in the corner. (Aragorn)
This post was edited on 6/9/15 at 11:53 pm
Posted on 6/10/15 at 12:24 am to Scoop
Buscemi gets wood chippered in Fargo at precisely the one hour mark.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 12:32 am to genuineLSUtiger
No way he gets chipped that early in Fargo. That was near the end.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 1:01 am to CCTider
I knew someone was going to bust me for making that one up. 
Posted on 6/10/15 at 1:14 am to Scoop
At the 1:00:10 mark in World War Z the head guy in Jeruselem tells Brad Pitt to "forget about patient zero, I don't have answers, all you can do is 'find a way to hide' ".... Right before the Z's climb the wall
Pretty good foreshadowing for the end
Pretty good foreshadowing for the end
Posted on 6/10/15 at 1:35 am to Scoop
Jurassic Park
At 1:00:20 They show that the tour has stopped in front of the T-Rex enclosure with the power off. Rex makes the big appearance a minute or two later...
At 1:00:20 They show that the tour has stopped in front of the T-Rex enclosure with the power off. Rex makes the big appearance a minute or two later...
Posted on 6/10/15 at 1:40 am to Scoop
All stories generally follow the same structure: books, movies, comic books, etc. The protagonist usually always fails at some point around the end of Act 2/beginning of Act 3. This is what's referred to as Plot Point 2. Because movies are usually 90 minutes long and this point correlates to 2/3rds of the way through a story, something major happens at the 60 minute mark.
Obviously, movies are longer sometimes. For two hour movies, the 60 minute mark would be halfway through the movie. Coincidentally enough, there is a story telling point called the "mid-point" which is generally something pretty impactful halfway through a story. This is in just about every story - even 90 minute films, short films, and books.
In every story, something significant happens at these points. It's so noticeable in movies, though, because feature films fall in line with audience expectations of time and plot structure. It's not that movies are formulaic - in some sense, they absolutely are - but rather, it's that movies are developed for large amounts of viewers, and these viewers will get confused or disconcerted if a movie doesn't follow the cinematic "rules." Essentially, it just "wouldn't feel right"
Obviously, movies are longer sometimes. For two hour movies, the 60 minute mark would be halfway through the movie. Coincidentally enough, there is a story telling point called the "mid-point" which is generally something pretty impactful halfway through a story. This is in just about every story - even 90 minute films, short films, and books.
In every story, something significant happens at these points. It's so noticeable in movies, though, because feature films fall in line with audience expectations of time and plot structure. It's not that movies are formulaic - in some sense, they absolutely are - but rather, it's that movies are developed for large amounts of viewers, and these viewers will get confused or disconcerted if a movie doesn't follow the cinematic "rules." Essentially, it just "wouldn't feel right"
Posted on 6/10/15 at 8:25 am to Scoop
Super Troopers: Farva gets propositioned about switching sides by Grady (The naked shower scene)
Top Gun: Iceman give Maverick the lecture about "Its not your flying, its your attitude" and he apologizes to Goose.
Fifth Element (At almost precisely 1 hr): The door of Dallas' apartment opens to reveal the General with the mission for Corbin to recover the stones.
Top Gun: Iceman give Maverick the lecture about "Its not your flying, its your attitude" and he apologizes to Goose.
Fifth Element (At almost precisely 1 hr): The door of Dallas' apartment opens to reveal the General with the mission for Corbin to recover the stones.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 9:16 am to Scoop
1:05 into Shawshank....
Brooks was Here
Brooks was Here
Posted on 6/10/15 at 11:02 am to Scoop
If you like this sort of stuff, read Joseph Campbell's book The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Even though it was written in 1949, it really gives you the basic formula to the vast majority of movies. He spells out how most books and movies progress in their entirety, sort of like you've outlined with the 1 hour sequence. He gives you the entire sequence of what unfolds.
In fact, George Lucas had already written two drafts of Star Wars when he rediscovered Joseph Campbell's The Hero With a Thousand Faces in 1975 (having read it years before in college). This blueprint for "The Hero's Journey" gave Lucas the focus he needed to draw his sprawling imaginary universe into a single story.
Even today, a great read. Writing something so timeless points to Campbell's brilliance.
In fact, George Lucas had already written two drafts of Star Wars when he rediscovered Joseph Campbell's The Hero With a Thousand Faces in 1975 (having read it years before in college). This blueprint for "The Hero's Journey" gave Lucas the focus he needed to draw his sprawling imaginary universe into a single story.
Even today, a great read. Writing something so timeless points to Campbell's brilliance.
This post was edited on 9/1/15 at 8:53 am
Posted on 6/10/15 at 11:31 am to Scoop
It's common sense, actually.
Most movies are approximately 90 minutes. Movies, plays, music, ect always shakes things up to keep people's attention at around the 2/3 mark, otherwise it gets boring or uncreative the whole way through. That's human nature.
Most movies are approximately 90 minutes. Movies, plays, music, ect always shakes things up to keep people's attention at around the 2/3 mark, otherwise it gets boring or uncreative the whole way through. That's human nature.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 11:38 am to brodeo
Somebody needs to check this theory against Caddy Shack II....that will tell us if the theory is true or not.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 12:02 pm to Scoop
Michael Collins: 1:01-Ned Broy is arrested by the Royal Irish Constabulary.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 12:04 pm to Scoop
In case anyone is looking for more movies to check, I wonder how this is for TDK trilogy and the first two movies in the Godfather trilogy. Both because they're acclaimed and because they're long.
This post was edited on 6/10/15 at 12:05 pm
Posted on 6/10/15 at 12:06 pm to Scoop
cracked has brought this up a good bit on their podcast. i'd imagine that's where you heard it
Posted on 6/10/15 at 12:08 pm to Scoop
No Country for Old Men: 1:00:02-Anton Chigurh finds Llewelyn Moss (stops outside his hotel room door when the transponder receiver maxes out). This is before Chigurh and Moss shoot it out, not when Chigurh wastes all those Mexicans.
This post was edited on 6/10/15 at 12:10 pm
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