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  2. Plot (narrative) - Wikipedia

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    The term plot can also serve as a verb, as part of the craft of writing, referring to the writer devising and ordering story events. (A related meaning is a character's planning of future actions in the story.) The term plot, however, in common usage (e.g., a "film plot") more often refers to a narrative summary, or story synopsis.

  3. List of story structures - Wikipedia

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    The reversal occurs at the bottom of the U and moves the plot upward to a new stable condition marked by prosperity, success, or happiness. At the top of the U, equilibrium is restored. A classic example of a U-shaped plot in the Bible is the Parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15:11–24. The parable opens at the top of the U with a stable ...

  4. Lists of works of fiction made into feature films - Wikipedia

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    The title of the work and the year it was published are both followed by the work’s author and the title of the film, and the year of the film. If a film has an alternate title based on geographical distribution, the title listed will be that of the widest distribution area.

  5. List of films featuring fictional films - Wikipedia

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    The war film features a Nazi propaganda film called Nation's Pride (German: Stolz der Nation) that is a key plot element in the film's climax. [7] [17] Invasion Force: Untitled action movie: 1990: This film's plot starts with the shooting of an unnamed action film. Additionally, as the film itself ends, it is revealed to be a film shooting of ...

  6. The Seven Basic Plots - Wikipedia

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    Odyssey (), Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll), "Goldilocks and the Three Bears", Orpheus, The Time Machine (), Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter), The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien), Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh), "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" (Samuel Taylor Coleridge), Gone with the Wind (Margaret Mitchell), The Third Man, The Lion King, Back to the Future, The Lion, the Witch ...

  7. List of William Shakespeare screen adaptations - Wikipedia

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    The film is noted for its attempted "Westernized stylings" including its surreal use of decor, women-soldiers with long hair, etc. The film also had English-subtitles, but as some scholars have noted, since few foreigners watched these films, the subtitles were more to give off an air of the West rather than to serve any real purpose. [41] [42]

  8. Formula fiction - Wikipedia

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    The formula is limited to structure of the plot itself. It does not include conventional, stereotypical elements of the genre used for the story background. Genres like high fantasy, westerns, and space opera (an adventure story in a science fiction setting) often have specific settings, such as a pseudo-Medieval European setting, the Old West, or outer space.

  9. Lists of films - Wikipedia

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    List of films shown at the New York Film Festival; List of films shown at the Sundance Film Festival; List of films spoofed by Mad; List of films with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes; List of films with a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes; National Film Registry; Sight & Sound. The Sight & Sound Greatest Films of All Time 2012; Time ' s All-Time ...