Act I is the opening act, and focuses on introducing characters, settings, and basic plot. This act describes what life is currently like for the hero and/or other main characters. This is quickly interrupted by trouble of some sort creeping it's way into the plot. The characters will be challenged with a decision that will take them out of their comfort zone. Act II is the amplification of this trouble, and the trials presented to the characters will seem impossible. Act III is the conclusion of the story, involving the characters ending the trouble and usually putting them at a higher level of morale than the beginning when they were just going about their everyday lives.
I chose a favorite movie from my childhood for the nostalgia I'll have discussing it. The Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers movie put my VCR to work when I was a kid. If you weren't a fan of the Power Rangers as a kid, here's a little back story for you:
Six teenagers have a device that can transform them into the Power Rangers - meaning they put on spandex with a helmet. These wacky costumes are adaptations of their Japanese counterparts. They do more for hiding their identity. These Morphing Devices were given to them by Zordon, their leader and takes his form as a giant face made in a tube of light. The Power Rangers fight intergalactic crime in the form of martial arts and summoning giant "Zords" which are robotic animals they can control.like vehicles. These Zords can combine together to make the Megazord, which usually is enough to take care of any problem they may face.
In the movie, this plot that we find in a basic episode of this show is expanded to movie length.
Act I - The six rangers (Tommy the white, Jason the red, Billy the blue, Aisha the yellow, Adam the black, and Kimberly the Pink) are enjoying their life and hanging out as normal in their city, Angel Grove. At a construction site a giant egg is found containing purple ooze. The ooze forms into Ivan Ooze, the films main antagonist.
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Act II - Ivan sends out minions to keep the Rangers busy while he destroys their base containing Zordon. Because of the destruction, they cannot Morph and must search for a new solution to defeating Ivan. Meanwhile, Ivan disguises himself and sells ooze to the children of Angel Grove that turns all of their parents into slave once they touch it.
The Rangers travel to the distant planet Phaedos. A woman there named Dulcea guides them and tells them of the new power that awaits them. After various physical trials the rangers are granted their new costumes (based on modern animals rather than dinosaurs as previous) and consequently new Zords as well. One of the young boys in town realizes that the parents are being mind controlled and try to keep them safe with the other children. Ivan orders the parents to 'leap to their doom' and the kids try their best to keep them away from a nearby cliff.Act III - The Rangers return to Angel Grove, which is completely overtaken by Ivan and his ooze. In their respective Zords, they fight Ivan and his minions until only Ivan is left. He grows to an enormous size and the Rangers realize that forming the Megazord is their only option. The fight becomes fierce and mobilizes to out space. While in space Billy suggests that they use a nearby comet to destroy Ivan. Aisha presses a button to kick Ivan in the crotch and he is flung into the comet, which explodes with him along with it. The parents are returned to normal and the children know of the Rangers' bravery.
While the day may have been saved for everyone else, it still isn't over for the Rangers. They return to their base to find a deceased Zordon in a human form which has never been seen before. They discover that their newfound powers have the power to heal, and with Zordon's life restored, peace is finally returned to their lives and they are stronger physically and emotionally .
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