Plot points are linear links that make up the chain of traditional Aristotelian 3-act dramatic structure. This classic structure worked well in Hollywood for almost a century now. Although young movie makers are forcing the limits of this structure, plot points still rule the day as the tent poles that hold up of the circus of our dreams. Here are the plot points of Blue (1993), a part of the Kieslowski trilogy, as I see them.

Blue (1993)

Starring: Juliette Binoche (Julie Vignon-de Courcy), Benot Rgent (Olivier), Florence Pernel (Sandrine), Charlotte Vry
Directed by: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Writers: Krzysztof Kieslowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz

PROTAGONIST JULIE'S DILEMMA: She wants to be free by giving away her material possessions but she cannot be free from her grief.

PROTAGONIST'S DESIRE: To be free and unburdened in life.

HER CHIEF OBSTACLE: The memory of her dead husband and daughter weighs down on her.

ESTABLISHING SHOT: Noisy tire of a car speeding on the highway.

INCITING INCIDENT: Julie loses her husband and daughter in a car accident.

PLOT POINT 1: Julie sells everything including her manor and moves into a crowded neighborhood in downtown Paris.

MID POINT EVENT: Julie learns that her husband had a lover for years.

PLOT POINT 2: Julie gives the manor, which is not sold yet, to Sandrine, her husband's pregnant lover.

3rd ACT RESOLUTION: Julie starts a new life with Olivier.