Stages To A Movie

Form: A category of things distinguished by some common characteristics or quality.
Equilibrium: Where everything is balanced at the beginning.
Disruption: Where something comes to unbalance the equilibrium.
Resolution: When everything is resolved at the end.

Vladimir Propp:
Vladimir Propp (17th April 1895 - 22nd August 1970) broke up fairy tales in sections. those tales were then define into a series of sequences that occurred within the Russian fairy tale.
 

He concluded that all the characters could be resolved into 7 broad character functions in the 100 tales he analyzed:

- The Villain: Struggles against the hero.

- The Dispatcher: Character who makes the lack known and sends the hero off.

- The (Magical) Helper: Helps the hero in their quest.

- The Princess or Prize and her Father: The hero deserves her throughout the story but is unable to marry her because of an unfair evil, usually because of the villain. The hero's journey is often ended when he marries the princess, thereby beating the villain.

- The Donor: Prepares the hero or gives the hero some magical object.

- The Hero or victim/seeker hero: Reacts to the donor, weds the princess.

- The False Hero: Takes credit for the hero’s actions or tries to marry the princess.

 Saving Private Ryan:

- Soldiers dying
- Theme of war and misery
- They find what they're looking for.
- Private Ryan is saved at the end of the movie.
- Music shows happy ending.

Star Wars:
- Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi (Hybrid Genre).
- Villain Dies at the end (Darth Vader).
- Universe is saved by the heroes.

South Pacific:
- Romance
- The couple get married and have kids.
- Slow changing scenes.

Lion King:
- Equilibrium: The Environment is normal at the beginning, all animals are living life happily.
- Disruption: Simba's (Protagonist) dad unfortunately dies and Scar (Antagonist) takes over the kingdom.
- Resolution: Simba (Protagonist) comes back and takes the throne of Scar (Antagonist).

Hangover:
- Equilibrium: 4 friends go for a bachelor party as one is getting married, they go to Las Vegas.
- Disruption: After a bad night of drinking, 3 of the 4 men wake up together not remembering anything that happened the night before. They then realise that one of the 4 friends has gone missing, bad things happen when they uncover what actually happened the night before.
- Resolution: The 4th friend is found at the top of a tall building, then all 4 return back home. all the friends make it back for the wedding happily.