The three act structure is widely used over the movie industry according to Professor Ramirez Berg. It is a structure that the majority of viewers are very familiar with. It consists of a beginning (introduction), middle (complication), and the end (resolution). The movie Sex and the City has a lot of inner conflicts taking place, but the main issues revolve around a three-act film structure.
The introduction helps establish who the main characters are and what the storyline is about. The introduction usually last around thirty minutes. The intro of Sex and the City gives a brief background of the four best friends, the main one being Carrie. Carrie could not live without her three girls, but the film is mainly concerning herself and her lover Big who decide to get married.
During the complication, the audience’s relationship is strengthened with the characters as they see a conflict arise. The conflict in Sex and the City is when Carrie is stood up by her lover Big at their own wedding. The complication is Carrie dealing with her grief. This segment last typically somewhere between thirty and sixty minutes. I particularly remember this section of the movie lasting a little too long to remain in the audience’s comfort zone.
The third and final act known as the resolution usually takes up about the last thirty minutes of the movie. The resolution follows the climax and is the solution to the conflict. In the end of Sex and the City, Big and Carrie both realize they made mistakes and decide to get married once again and live happily ever after. J
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