Three Act Structure--Titanic

Titanic, film that we all familiar with, fits well in the 3 act structure that professor Ramirez-Berg thought in class on last Monday. The act I is the introduction which lasts about 30 minutes. The film starts with a treasure hunter Brock Lovett and his team searching for a necklace “Heart of Ocean” which belonged to Rose DeWitt Bukator. When she was asked about the necklace, Rose recalls her memories aboard the Titanic in 1912. Then film begins with the backgrounds and settings of the story. Rose boards the departing ship with the upper-class passengers and her mother and her fiancé, Caledon Cal Hockley. Meanwhile, a drifter and artist named Jack Dawson and his best friend win third-class tickets to the ship in a game. The plot point in Act I is when Jack rescues Rose who was truing to suicide. Cal is therefore obliged to invite Jack to dine at their first-class table where he suffers through the slights of his snobbish hosts. Then, he spirits Rose off to third class for an evening of dancing, giving her the time of her life. It’s also the time they start know about each other and develop a good friendship. Act II is the complication stage which lasts about 60 minutes. Rose and Jack fall in love with each other; however, Cal and Ruth forbid her to see Jack. She defies them and meets Jack at the bow of the ship. They go to Rose's stateroom and Rose asks Jack to sketch her wearing nothing but the Heart of the Ocean, an engagement present from Cal. Rose and Jack’s romantic yet tough love journey is going in the Act II. The plot point in Act II is when Cal finds Jack’s drawing, frames him stealing “heart of ocean” and handcuffs him to a pipe. With all of these going on, Titanic hits the iceberg tragically. Act III is the resolution stage where the climax appears. Act III basically depicts the tragic sinking of the Titanic. The climax is when Rose decides she can not leave Jack and break Jack free with an axe. Then they runs and tires hard for saving their lives and their love.