"The Nightmare Before Christmas" was one of the first movies I've seen growing up. As a kid I'd love the music and the characters and even now I still enjoy watching it once in a while. But now that I'm much older and mature, I know what a great storyline it has. It has the classic happy ending with a three act structure.
So how much better could it be to post on Halloween Day with a Halloween based movie?
Act I
The movie starts off with the introduction of Jack Skellington, the main protagonist, and that he is the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town. In the town of various monsters and creatures, Jack is the scariest and dominant creature giving him his reputation and his position as leader of the town. It also introduces Sally, the main female protagonist, who is a creation of the mad scientist who longs to be independent and has feelings for Jack. The main conflict of the movie begins to rise during Jack's personal introduction as he sings amongst himself. Being the leader of the town during every Halloween celebration, he begins to grow bored and in search for something different. Sally seeing this feels a connection with him since she is confined within her creator's grasp as if she were a child. He then wounds up finding Christmas town and wanting to bring that holiday back to Halloween Town to celebrating it. So the climax of Act I, or the first plot point is Jack creating Christmas in his own way for a new experience for him and the town.
Original Link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv1HX80u5x4
Act II
This part is the longest part of the three acts where new problems arise and new goals must be reached.
As Jack has the town prepare for Christmas Day, he gives different roles to every member to help out. Sally makes Jack's Santa costume, The Mad Scientist makes the reindeer, townspeople make toys and decorations, and the mayor keeps check. But as the plans continue to progress, Sally sees a that Christmas isn't his place and that the whole operation might end badly. Jack misconstrues her words and thinks his missing something which turned out to be the hat. He has three mischievous characters to capture Santa to borrow his hat. Although he doesn't mean harm and only wants him to have a break for the year, the children bring Santa to the villain of the movie, Oogi-Boogie. Oogi-Boogie is being that eats bugs and other creatures and has a craving for Santa once he has him in his grasp. Meanwhile, after Santa is kept prisoner and Jack has the hat, he departs to bringing the "gifts" to children. Unfortunately, the gifts come to life are start attacking the children and so the army shoot down Jack and his sled ending his mission. Sally learns of his failure, she goes to find Santa Clause hoping he can make things better but ends up being prisoner as well. Jack realizes what harm he had caused as well as the great experience he went through. The plot point for this act is the Jack had a great experience but now he has to set things right with Santa Clause and the children.
Original Link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7ftU2vxIC0
Act III
Act III has the climax of the entire movie in this structure where everything comes together to the final conclusion. Jack confronts Oogie-Boogie and saves Sally and Santa Clause. After he admits to Santa the mistakes he has made, Santa assures that he can still fix his mishaps and save Christmas. The climax was basically Jack saving Santa in order to save Christmas. The resolution is aftermath of the climax and where everything else comes together. Jack realises Sally has feelings for him when she tried making things better for him. Once Santa removes Jack's gifts and saves Christmas, he makes it snow in Halloween Town for them to truly experience the holiday the way Jack intended them to. Sally walks off on her own until Jack follows and finally end together.
Original Link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4kzOQ-WNpc&feature=related
Overall, this movie has the three act structure with two plot points (mini climaxes) a climax followed by the resolution.
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