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

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