3 Act Story Structure with Save the Cat's Beat Sheet - Parasite Movie Explained in 15 Beats
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- Опубликовано: 18 июн 2024
- The Parasite movie explained in 15 story beats of the Save the Cat 3 Act Story Structure.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:14 - Parasite Story Beats
01:46 - What is Save the Cat's Beat Sheet
02:06 - Opening Image
02:43 - Theme Stated
03:24 - Setup
04:35 - Catalyst
05:10 - Debate
05:39 - Break Into 2
06:53 - B-Story
07:43 - Fun and Games
08:49 - Midpoint
09:57 - Bad Guys
11:47 - All Is Lost
13:20 - Dark Night
14:30 - Break Into 3
15:21 - Finale
18:54 - Final Image
19:39 - Outro
Parasite (2019) cleaned house at Oscars, winning multiple awards with a parable of social inequality. Beyond the exquisite directing and cinematography, the Parasite script is also worth appreciating. Not only does it follow (and subvert) classic story structure, co-writers Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won managed to weave in complex and nuanced themes. The end result is a surprising, evocative and ground-breaking story. In this Parasite video essay, we’re going to map out the 15 story beats of the Parasite script using Blake Snyder’s Save the Cat beat sheet.
To have the Parasite movie explained, we can turn to the Save the Cat story beats. In the “Opening Image,” we get our first glimpse of the Kim family’s impoverished life in a sub-basement. Most pro-actively trying to pull his family out of this less-than-ideal existence is the son, Ki-woo. He believes that with hard work and ingenuity, upward mobility is possible. This is the “Theme Stated” beat, and we follow the Kims, led by Ki-woo, in their pursuit of this goal.
And then, the “Catalyst” that kicks the plot into motion. Ki-woo’s friend, Min, offers him an opportunity to take over as a tutor for the wealthy Park family. After initial doubts (the “Debate”), Ki-woo fabricates a resume and lands the job - and a new plan is formed. During the “Fun and Games” beat, Ki-woo’s father, mother and sister all procure jobs working for the Parks. Just as the Kims believe they have arrived at their new and comfortable life, the “Midpoint” flips their dreams and the direction of the story.
Moon-gwang, the Parks’ former housekeeper, returns to the house while the Kims celebrate. Unbeknownst to anyone, she has been harboring her husband in the Parks’ basement. A literal slip up puts the Kims at the mercy of Moon-gwang, and puts their chances of success at their lowest (“All is Lost”). In the following story beats in the Parasite script, the Kims’ subterranean house is flooded but even when Ki-woo’s father questions the idea of “having a plan,” Ki-woo doubles down and hatches a new plan.
The climax (“Finale”) of Parasite is a birthday party massacre leaving Ki-woo’s sister and Moon-gwang’s husband dead, while Mr. Park is killed by Ki-woo’s father. With his father hiding in the same basement under the Park’s house, and despite everything that’s happened, Ki-woo still stubbornly holds onto his belief that he can one day afford to legitimately buy the Park house and rescue his father.
The Parasite movie explained in these story beats allows for screenwriters to see how useful a formula like the Save the Cat beat sheet can be. Of course, Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won were also able to subvert traditional story structure with an ending that is both poignant and unexpected.
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Parasite Screenplay PDF Download ►► bit.ly/pa-sc
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:14 - Parasite Story Beats
01:46 - What is Save the Cat's Beat Sheet
02:06 - Opening Image
02:43 - Theme Stated
03:24 - Setup
04:35 - Catalyst
05:10 - Debate
05:39 - Break Into 2
06:53 - B-Story
07:43 - Fun and Games
08:49 - Midpoint
09:57 - Bad Guys
11:47 - All Is Lost
13:20 - Dark Night
14:30 - Break Into 3
15:21 - Finale
18:54 - Final Image
19:39 - Outro
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Before Parasite, I never knew that you could deviate - even slightly - from specific beats. The film truly deserved those 4 Oscars.
Rules were made to be broken, but only by the masters ;)
I never even took those beats into account when writing. No author is beholden to someone else's rules.
If more screenwriters knew that the Save the Cat beat sheets can be deviated or changed, then we'd have better movies.
@@canaisyoung3601 We'd have MORE good movies.
@@leonmayne797 I get that. I felt the same way at some point but stories actually do naturally follow a certain structure if you want a clear sense of beginning, middle and end. I think many of the people who trademarked these structures (which are really all the same) don’t just decide them- it’s more like they’ve observed them. Even the simplest of actions can contain all of the story beats if you look for them. They may not be that dramatic but the art of screenwriting specifically is to amplify and dramatize the story beats that a character’s story (their growth or their resistance to growth) naturally provides.
Bong Joon-Ho is such an underrated screenwriter, Memories Of Murder is another example of great storytelling
Mother is a personal favorite
Sorry, but someone who has an Oscar for best original screenplay can't be called underrated.
Oh, god no. He has been considered to be one of the greatest directors/ screenwriters in South Korea for a long time even before Parasite.
@@niamh3875 In Asia* not just Korea and by anyone who watches international cinema...so like the rest of the world outside the US and people who don't just watch Marvel movies lol. They've been teaching him in film schools for over a decade.
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I was talking to a well-known director and writer of screenplays and he is the only person I have met (apart from myself of course!) who actually admitted to reading 'Save The Cat' by Blake Snyder. It is the book that nobody admits to reading, but every scriptwriter has heard of!
If you want to write a script that people will actually want to read and even make a movie out of the damn thing, read this book - and lend it to nobody!
Every great story, from The New Testament to Pinocchio, from Lord of the Rings to The Case of the Restless Redhead, follows the 'Save The Cat' structure. That structure has been hiding in plain sight for millennia - Snyder is the first to systematically show how the three-act structure and the ten basic types of story actually hang together in 15 'beats'.
There are other books on scriptwriting and I think I have them all - and with the golden exception of 'How NOT to Write a Screenplay' by Denny Martin Flinn - suck totally. I kid you not!
Those two books are all you need. The others will only confuse you with irrelevant theories and senseless themes.
Definitely, Snyder didn't create the structure so much as discovered it. Similar to the Hero's Journey
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Great video, i'm still waiting for the second half of pta's filmography
On it's way!
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Made history for a reason!
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Great video; these people always b making em. And this movies' last dream sequence is a strong tear jerker. Straight up. I think he's gonna make it. But literally everything is stacked against him and he's in a worse position than before. That's the making of a hero man. Hes got a new refined plan and will use his skill for good rather than lying to the top.🦍🦍🦍🤝👽✊🏽
Definitely a possibility, but I feel like the closing image implied a less than hopeful future
That's not the point of the film lol. The beginning is his "could be a hero" moment, the end is "This is what actually happens." Poor people don't get to the top with a 'good plan' and no amount of skill can change that...they were all skilled and they all ended up screwed.
One of the best films of all time
This film is so popular, that StudioBinder doesn't even take into consideration giving a spoiler warning. 😁✌🏼
Haha oops!
I stopped watching it at the introduction expecting spoilers. I am going come back to this video after I watch the movie. It's been on my list from a long time.
@@PranavGogwekar You definitely want to watch this movie and if you like it there is an another great koren movie that became a cult film by this time: Oldboy (the original 2003 version). Also there are other great korean movies but Oldboy is also one of the best movies of all time, and if you want to watch Oldboy you should avoid spoilers too :D
@@acsmate97 thanks. I knew about Oldboy from a long time. Even before the Hollywood remake. But I was not comfortable with its twist in the end (I had got the spoiler). I am looking forward to watching Parasite. Going to watch it probably this week.
Isnt it kinda self explanatory when talking about the script? :/
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One of the best movies I watched in the last month.
Well worth the watch 👌
Thanks a lot
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this film is a masterpiece
Arguably Bong Joon-Ho's best!
This is very useful video for all movie makers
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It’s an eye opening for screen play writing
Please make a similar breakdown for more movies, suggestions: The Handmaiden, Black Swan, Tenet, The invisible guest
thank you
This is soo great... really appreciate this video... I hope you make one for Amadeus ;)
Ooh that's a good one
This channel never disappoints
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I just realised how much I freak out whenever I see a video analysis on Parasite. God I love this movie so much
Well worth the analysis 👍
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Your analysis of the structure of Parasite is phenomenal.
I would be curious to hear your thoughts on the movie Cloud Atlas. It's an adaptation of David Mitchel's novel by the same title.
Please continue save the cat series 💕