Rabbit Hole
Three acts can be identifying when analyzing each scene in the short film Rabbit Hole, written by David Lindsay-Abaire. According to “Screenwriting Down To The Atoms”, there are three structures to each beat, the first, second, and third act. Each act serves a specific purpose and lets the reader dig deeper into the meaning of the story. In the beginning of the film Becca receives a call from her sister Izzy from jail asking Becca to come pick her up. The dialogue continues as the sisters quarrel, Becca telling Izzy to grow up, while Izzy acts like it’s no big deal. This “first act” is how the two sisters are interacting before the scene beat. Finally Izzy reveals to Becca that she is pregnant and the scene beat happens. The “second act” is what happens the moment of the scene beat. Becca’s first reaction is shock, complete surprise. She was in complete disbelief because her sister, who is irresponsible and getting into bar fights is having a baby. The scene progresses into the “third act” as Becca tries to act happy to her sister’s news. One can argue that Becca wanted …show more content…
They feel as if nothing is working and both go in different directions. Becca takes her keys and tries to find Jason. She wants to talk to him about his comic book but when she gets to his house, Jason is all dressed up for prom getting ready to leave. Becca watches Jason hug his parents, take pictures and get in the car. She begins to bawl, she breaks down and is at her lowest point. Jason drives by and sees her as he leaves. Due to previous findings in the movie, one could argue that when Becca broke down when she saw Jason was because seeing him was a reminder of what her son could’ve been and what her son could’ve gone through. It’s ironic that the person behind the car that killed her son, was the main thing she found peace in. Becca must have realized that Jason was just a boy like her son, growing up, and she didn’t blame
Three acts can be identifying when analyzing each scene in the short film Rabbit Hole, written by David Lindsay-Abaire. According to “Screenwriting Down To The Atoms”, there are three structures to each beat, the first, second, and third act. Each act serves a specific purpose and lets the reader dig deeper into the meaning of the story. In the beginning of the film Becca receives a call from her sister Izzy from jail asking Becca to come pick her up. The dialogue continues as the sisters quarrel, Becca telling Izzy to grow up, while Izzy acts like it’s no big deal. This “first act” is how the two sisters are interacting before the scene beat. Finally Izzy reveals to Becca that she is pregnant and the scene beat happens. The “second act” is what happens the moment of the scene beat. Becca’s first reaction is shock, complete surprise. She was in complete disbelief because her sister, who is irresponsible and getting into bar fights is having a baby. The scene progresses into the “third act” as Becca tries to act happy to her sister’s news. One can argue that Becca wanted …show more content…
They feel as if nothing is working and both go in different directions. Becca takes her keys and tries to find Jason. She wants to talk to him about his comic book but when she gets to his house, Jason is all dressed up for prom getting ready to leave. Becca watches Jason hug his parents, take pictures and get in the car. She begins to bawl, she breaks down and is at her lowest point. Jason drives by and sees her as he leaves. Due to previous findings in the movie, one could argue that when Becca broke down when she saw Jason was because seeing him was a reminder of what her son could’ve been and what her son could’ve gone through. It’s ironic that the person behind the car that killed her son, was the main thing she found peace in. Becca must have realized that Jason was just a boy like her son, growing up, and she didn’t blame