SKYFALL Analysis: Story Structure, Themes, and Easter Eggs Explained | Screenwriting 101

In this episode, we go scene-by-scene to break down the three act structure of the James Bond classic, Skyfall -- written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and John Logan -- in order to analyze its themes, story structure, and character arcs. Rent or buy Skyfall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvlOc3HGKcc Check out the rest of my film analysis videos and plot breakdowns: 🔹 Skyfall: https://youtu.be/EJfVs7eWRzY​ 🔹 Parasite: https://youtu.be/wDR-Cdrtc4Y​ 🔹 Us: https://youtu.be/mHDwQOiSeb0 🔹 Doctor Strange: https://youtu.be/wmkkTyLfEXE​ 🔹 Soul: https://youtu.be/iEQPRkrJWz4 🔹 Bridesmaids: https://youtu.be/owdhRn3DjWc 🔹 Nightcrawler: https://youtu.be/JNZXBFonItM THREE ACT STRUCTURE OF SKYFALL 🔸 1 - 2 •••••••••• Teaser 🔸 2 - 21 •••••••• Meet the Hero 🔸 21 •••••••••••• Inciting Incident (Challenge From the Universe) 🔸 21 - 38 ••••••• Resistance 🔸 38 ••••••••••••• End of Act 1 (Challenge Accepted) 🔸 38 - 51 ••••••• New World, New Rules 🔸 51 - 68 ••••••• Dangers & Responsibilities 🔸 68 ••••••••••••• Midpoint (False Victory) 🔸 68 - 103 •••••• Roll Downhill 🔸 103 ••••••••••• End of Act 2 (Rock Bottom) 🔸 103 - 115 •••• Ride Into Battle 🔸 115 - 135 •••• Climax 🔸 135 - 138 •••• Resolution One of the best ways to teach yourself screenwriting is to break down screenplays of films you like. Here at ClassAct, that's exactly what we do -- using classic principles of three act structure, we break down movies and their screenplays scene-by-scene, so that we might learn some new techniques for our own screenwriting journeys. SKYFALL Written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, & John Logan Directed by Sam Mendes CLASSACT Written, Directed, Edited by Wigham Foothill Music by Wayne Jones, Biz Baz Studio, Konrad OldMoney, DJ Williams, MK2, Aaron Kenny CHAPTERS 00:00​ Intro to SkyFall 00:35​ Plot Points Overview 00:49 0 - 2 | Teaser 01:14 2 - 21 | Meet the Hero 02:48 21 | Inciting Incident (Challenge From the Universe) 03:38 21 - 38 | Resistance 04:23 38 | End of Act 1 (Challenge Accepted) 04:47 38 - 51 | New World, New Rules 06:27 51 - 68 | Dangers & Responsibilities 07:05 68 | Midpoint (False Victory) 07:25 68 - 103 | Roll Downhill 08:40 103 | End of Act 2 (Rock Bottom) 09:03 103 - 115 | Ride Into Battle 10:02 115 - 135 | Climax 10:57 135 - 138 | Resolution