As Professor Ramirez-Berg stated in his lecture on Monday, most of the films produced by Hollywood use the 3-Act Structure. The three act structure consists of the rising action, the climax, and the falling action. The rising action develops the story to let the viewer understand, what is happening. The climax is the peak of the movie, and is the most intense in terms of action and is most often the point where the problem for the character is identified. The falling action is the resolution to the problem, is at the very end of a movie, and informs the viewer of the moral lesson.
Legally Blonde is an example of the 3 Act Structure. The rising action informs us that a blonde is going to go to Harvard Law School in order to show her ex boyfriend that she is intelligent. She goes to the school and finds that everyone thinks of her as a dumb blonde. When she realizes she has to prove herself to the teacher and students at Harvard, is a plot point that takes place during the rising action. The rising action in legally Blonde is about 45 minutes long.
The Climax in this film takes place when Elle’s Professor comes on to her and she realizes that she is still being judged by her looks. This takes place around minute 80 in the movie. Elle’s first instinct is to give up, but instead she decides to fight back and prove her ability to become a lawyer.
The falling action is the answer to Elle’s Professors’ come on. She talks to the client and gets the professor fired. She then goes to court and uses her common sense about beauty to prove that her client is innocent of murder. This wraps up the movie and shows the moral lesson, which is the good character, comes out on top. This all comes to an end in minute 96 of the film.
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