Lessons from the Last Samurai Part 5

Act 3

Act 3 (the 4th act in the 4-act structure) is also known as the Martyr phase. That doesn’t mean that the hero has to die or everyone has to die (I can’t stand movies where everyone dies) but that he has to be willing to die.

The Last Samurai (2003 Warner Bros) Editorial use

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Act 3 is why we had the dark moment of the so…