The Avengers — Defining an Act

Опубликовано: 17 Сентябрь 2026
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David Fincher recently implied that the MCU is "lassoed and hogtied" by three-acts, so I wanted to investigate this statement. This video begins this process by examining how to define an act using Marvel’s The Avengers.

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