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Mission Impossible has a well-structured plot and Sequence organization.
The Sequence structure tells the story of James' brave and reckless journey through a series of bomb disposal incidents, attacks and deaths in Iraq.
(hide)The Conversation is an ideal example of an action film magnified in impact by the deep character development of the main character, Harry Caul.
(hide)An excellent example of pursuit where the protagonist (Bond) and antagonist (Carver) cross paths from Act II onwards. The antagonist also has a surrogate fighter (Stamper) for Bond to continuously battle.
(hide)The script utilizes both the death of Jo's father from a tornado, and the estrangement of Jo and Bill as emotional backdrops to their scientific pursuit of tornadoes.
(hide)An excellent script of escalating tension and emotion during personal deterioration and self-destructive behavior.
Ordinary People is about healing and hope, so the screenplay begins after the primary trauma - Buck's death and Conrad's attempted suicide.
(hide)'Red Eye' is an excellent to model how to create tension and action in a confined space (Act II).
A intriguing pursuit-mystery plot where two people are forced to comply with instructions and evade capture.
Charles chooses a femme fatale with whom to have an affair. Ideal set-up of the double cross. Sequences create empathy for Charles (despite infidelity and loss of his daughters transplant money) through blackmail and becoming a murder suspect.
(hide)Two superpowers are almost fooled into annihilating each other by a neo-Nazi industrialist. Jack Ryan must prove the industrialists involvement.
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Gladiator has an ideal Sequence structure to model vengeance against a powerful foe.
A well thought out plot with well positioned sub-plots. The diffuse Scene topics are clearly groups by the Sequence structure. The published screenplay is also available.
(hide)A classic chase script with two groups of victims in separate locations.