eli5: What are “acts” in a movie/film and how are people able to figure out where they start/end? Are there always three acts? More? Less? Please explain.
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Act 1: A guy/girl’s cat gets stuck up a tree. Cannot get cat down because of their character flaw (ie cowardice: fear of heights)
Act 2: Guy/girl tries increasingly difficult methods to get the cat out of the tree and fails, due to fear of heights.
Act 3: Guy/girl overcomes their fear of heights, and is now able to rescue the cat successfully.
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