3 Act Structure

3 Act Structure
The 3 Act Structure is based upon the idea of a beginning, middle and end. all of these have different plot twist climaxes and incidents that can make or break a film. I'm gonna use the film White House Down to give examples of how this is so.
For example the incident that sets the rest of the film in the beginning is when the intruders come in and blow up the main room in the white house and take it over by killing all of the secret service.

The Main plot twist with in the film is when the presidents chief of security then turns out to be the one that turns against him and is the one that helped the intruders take over the white house.
Sadly i am unable to find a clip of this scene.

The mid point in my opinion is when Tatum and fox take the limo around the front lawn of the white house and then attempt a get away but are unable too.

The climax i would say is the final fight scene were Tatum come and defeats the remaining enemy's and saves his daughter and the president. as this is the biggest and final fight amongst them.

Lastly the final couple of scenes are there to close loose ends and they do this by hiding the president at first whilst Tatum confronts the vice president who at which was the main person behind the whole event as if the president was dead then he could be come in charge so with him thinking that he was dead he asked for Tatum to be arrested but then the real president played by Jamie fox walks out and confirms everything Tatum says and then remains the president.