Star Wars Defined - The Mandalorian and the Three Act Structure

[@jamesmarshall5182]

Don't lie you just love this show cuz they keep saying "Mando"

[@mineturtleanimations2988]

James Marshall Ngl I hate the word Mando

[@purestyle8857]

Greef Carga: Maaaaaando!

[@TheUltimate1337ful]

Will Nando cosplay as Mando and host Mando v Movies?

[@mrquake7789]

Disney sequels lack structures and foundations.

[@benjaminholcomb9478]

So the scene you're using is Mando v Mudhorn. Why does that sound so familiar?

[@CyGea]

Peter Cushing. Not many actors who play secondary Star Wars characters, get their name on the movie poster.

[@royceguy2282]

The Mandalorian straight up feels like I'm watching a New Hope in it's originality

[@philipfahy9658]

This is why people praise the original saga lightsaber duels too. A well-scripted fight doesn't need crazy setpieces. It needs emotion and character development.

[@Readwandx]

Everyone : Absolutely everyone : Carl Weathers : MANDOOOO!!!!

[@sethfinberg348]

Yo. Stallion! Hey Rocky!

[@Matt-bg5wg]

I laughed

[@MalaysianChopsticks]

Sad that by ep 5 the rifle disappears. I love that rifle.

[@fluiypj]

it's not like he lost it, it just wasn't an asset in any situation after episode 4

[@fookinaye8277]

@@fluiypj not even the 7 samurai episode?

[@squidlytv]

It came back in Season 2 once I think.

[@mostlyimpulsive3462]

And gone again in s2e6. Truly a tragedy

[@OwenLikesComics]

Great video, Nando. I'm loving The Mandalorian and this video perfectly encapsulates a lot of the reasons why!

[@Ultrasonix3]

The frickin production design on this is so incredible

[@waterlemonandfriends]

A, so I see Star Wars is finally getting its "One Marvelous Scene" treatment.

[@BSJINTHEHOUSE420]

Me: *just scrolling through youtube* Me Again: What’s happening here?

[@Sondergirl1610]

I quickly saved the originals before a bandwagon starts like with the mcu collab

[@RoganClipVaultYT]

"What's happened here" would have been better, but ok

[@brysonturner6019]

You could say the entire series employs the three-act structure. Episodes 1-3 are Mando climbing up the tree, episodes 4-6 is Mando being pelted by rocks, and then Episodes 7-8 are Mando climbing down from the tree.

[@squidlytv]

The entire series from Season 1 to Season 2 to the inevitable Season 3 is following the Hero's Journey.

[@grahpayy]

“Criminally underrated Dryden Vos” I see what you did there

[@darkecofreak23]

God, yes. Cannady was such an underrated villain. He was onscreen for less than ten minutes, but he was more enjoyable than Hux was for most of his scenes in any movie.

[@optillian4182]

Wasn't Tarkin the main antagonist of A New Hope?

[@Pwn3dbyth3n00b]

No it was Darth JarJar from behind the scenes

[@domtraini4889]

And? His still a great character.

[@squidlytv]

@@domtraini4889 I think what the OP was saying was that Tarkin wasn't a secondary antagonist he was the primary antagonist.

[@CueninsCove]

Star Wars Defined? This is the way.

[@NayrAnur]

This is the way.

[@bakasta5992]

This is the way.

[@kukuy4996]

This is the way

[@legendkeeper6963]

This is the way

[@hydro6582]

This is the way.

[@yousnortthedsnotofdirtyric3382]

2:55 and it actually feels like Star Wars. Unlike the films Disney is responsible for.

[@blipmachine]

The real question is did you guys invite Filmento this time?

[@lolface_9363]

Blip Machine everyone is invited

[@MasonEricPatterson]

Wow, this was a great video Nando! Was happily surprised to see someone borrow out of your book from the One Marvelous scene thing, (which I actually started writing a script for but I have no idea how to make videos) but turn it into Star wars. Wish you the best Nando!

[@isaacanimates]

The final episode of the Mandolorian is one of my favorite episodes of tv I have ever watched

[@ReedRock]

We’re all big fans of Star Defined Wars

[@brojob5102]

the first three episodes are great because they follow a coherent structure. So far, I feel like episodes 4-6 have all been pretty much removed from the overall story and have been pretty much aimless until the end of each episode where it is revealed a minor antagonist is going after baby yoda and so they must escape to begin another videogame sidequest. That's just my take away so far, but I feel like the first 3 episodes combined would make for the best star wars movie since Jedi.

[@z-beeblebrox]

I don't know, I really liked 4 with its Zatoichi vibes and the way it elevates a simple AT-ST to nightmare status. And I think 6 is one of the best episodes yet (10/10 would not let Bill Burr lead my prison break). Episode 5 has been the only weak one for me, due to it feeling too rushed for the story they were trying to tell (and criminally underusing Mulan).

[@coolioschoolio4359]

a alubamersky you would love 7 then, it uses the story and the filler to make a solid episode

[@Carlteezus]

@@coolioschoolio4359 how did you see 7?

[@Carlteezus]

What bothers me is that they letter boxed it like "this is better than tv, it's basically a movie" but then the last 3 episodes have been aggressively tv episodes, if that makes sense. It doesn't feel like they're telling one story anymore, and 35 minutes episodes feel like they have filler, which is wild. I don't begrudge people liking the show, but I don't fully understand why they do.

[@Ultrasonix3]

idk what's wrong with episdes not beign directly connected to the story tho. 4 and 6 were both fantastic episodes

[@TheChocoboKid]

Nando on Mando... Sounds great! *Clicks like*

[@vandralha]

Dryden is "criminally" underrated. Cos he's a crime boss. Love it.

[@djash7161]

Best show on tv today

[@mascott10]

Yes, but Mando didn’t get himself out of the tree there. Baby Yoda did. I’m sure the show uses the three act structure well, but I can’t see how Mando learned anything, or used any learnings, to get out of that problem. I feel like this scene is more of an effective story beat in an overall journey than a self-contained three-act structure.

[@CanisMythson]

Baby Yoda didn't end the fight. He just gave Mando a chance to finish it. Mando is beginning to learn that he doesn't have to do everything alone, that it's okay to accept the support of others. This arc is continued throughout the series so far, from his lone stand against the bounty hunters being saved by assistance from the other Mandolorians, to his travels showing him that sometimes, other people can help him do things he couldn't on his own, to the eventual climax of him fully embracing that he needs help, and building his own team, out of people he can trust.

[@FullOnGritz]

A three act structure doesn’t necessarily have to be a “Heroes journey” or vice versa. The mudhorn fight has several beats broken down into 3 base emotional acts you have a build up establishing the threat, the hopeless beatdown scramble, then finally the relief.

[@Atticus_Moore]

@mascott10 the mandalorian is a flat character arc so far. what that means is that he doesn't change. he remains the same. the only thing he would "learn" would be new skills. BUT as each episode passes he changes the lives of people around him. he brings peace to the land of the old man, he brings peace to the widow on the grass planet. which by the way is a big western theme. the protagonist usually a good killer bringing peace to those around him through violence and leaving because if he stayed it would only bring more violence later down the road and the people deserve peace so the cowboy leaves at the end of the movie. the show is heavily inspired by old westerns which were all flat character arcs. i think its beautiful writing!

[@TSR1776]

Mando also did learn that doing the right thing and caring can pay off in unexpected ways.

[@WedgeOfSpite]

As the video says, if he hadn't done the right thing, and saved baby Yoda (originally from IG-11 and then the Mudhorn) than Baby Yoda wouldn't have been able to save him. Mando learns that doing the right thing, for doing the right thing, can have good consequence that can in turn, save your own life.

[@sethfinberg348]

Well said. Use structure to elevate story.

[@danielgordon84]

Also, just putting it out there, the mudhorn fight has the best music track in the entire series to this point.

[@gabrielmartins7156]

I kinda felt bad for the mudhorn when mando killed it

[@SuperMurray2009]

Hey Nando! Love your videos! Got a challenge for you. Rewrite Resident Evil live action franchise. Worst continuity ever!

[@williamjones7751]

the whole thing? that would be an undertaking. I approve. Nando this must be done

[@desmondscott2882]

I love all this talk of structure!! One place I think Rise of Skywalker went wrong

[@andychen8664]

So One Marvelous Scene but Star Wars. YES.

[@grahpayy]

Is this like the One Marvelous Scene equivalent for Star Wars?

[@GeneralBulldog54]

Honestly after yesterday's episode, it equally excited me for the season finale and broke my heart. Still favorite scene of all Star Wars was Solo's "flying" scene in Mimban. It was the closest I've ever seen to a sci-fi Paths of Glory homage.

[@RRVCrinale]

Now you've done it; all morning I was picturing three Mandalorians all sitting around a table wondering what would possess a baker's dozen of perfectly sane actors to say yes to that doomed Porgs adaptation...

[@noah_pedersen]

Yes please do a watchmen video I just finished it and I loved it so so much

[@Sam_T2000]

fire at the base!

[@JayJayRealhiphop]

Hey Nando. I too like Mando.

[@_JusDavid_]

....my timing is amazing 😂 I've been binging Star Wars and mandalorian (I am by no means a huge Star Wars fan, tho that may change lol) before I knew when the next movie was coming out, actually had no idea 😂 and then Star Wars defined happens....dat timing doe

[@chromiumex2384]

That actually isn’t yoda, just a member of the same species. This series takes place a few years after episode 6.

[@westingourneau6184]

We all know we call him baby Yoda cause he is a baby of the Yoda species because we don't know Yoda speices name

[@chromiumex2384]

Westin Gourneau I know that. The way he said it though implied he though it was actually Yoda.

[@Fearofthemonster]

Question: Can any story and any scene be divided by the 3 act structure? Some say 3 act structure is a tool to write some say it is a tool to examine as any story can fit it.

[@ludoprieur6240]

I think yes, most episodes and scenes can be divided by the 3 act structure. You can even see it in the full 1st season [SPOILER] During the first 3 episodes we see mando getting in the tree by starting to care for baby yoda, then the next 3 episodes he's on the run, hunted and vulnerable, that's when they throw rocks at him, and the last 2 he finally figures out how to get out of the tree by going back to fight the imperials

[@powerofanime1]

I didn't realize Peter Cushing worked in slippers. XD Also, YES. THE MANDALORIAN. I've been extremely impressed with that series so far.

[@SupaSayinSkitch]

Is this the new One Marvelous Scene lol this is the second vid, I've seen called "star wars defined"

[@SupaSayinSkitch]

0:33 Yup lol wish it had a punnier name in! Like the first one lol or 1 DCasterous scene XD

[@thomasharnum6837]

Gotta rewatch now love baby Yoda baby Yoda baby Yoda...

[@SharpDesign]

Is there a playlist of these Star Wars Defined videos yet?

[@srstriker6420]

So when is Defenders or Dark Phoenix rewrite coming?

[@NandovMovies]

Soon. Very soon.

[@Jander833]

I love Tarkin, I have that figure, it's awesome.

[@Hollywoohorse]

Please do a video about Grand Moff Tarkin though, he deserves it

[@maxhydekyle2425]

I'm trying to think of the next big media event for you all to cover, can't think of anything coming and that's depressing.

[@twstf8905]

Awesome video. I'm very glad I found it this morning. 👍 Suka Suka Suka!

[@claytongillespie754]

Hey Nando I got a cool idea for you. You should make a video pitching your idea for a new fresh Star Wars movie in celebrating the end of the Trilogy.

[@guyr3618]

It's kinda hard to see this as "the best example of the 3-act structure ever" when Mando doesn't even have a character arc in it.

[@squidlytv]

You don't inherently need a character arc in a 3 act structured scene. A 3 act structure can be used to facilitate an arc but doesn't have to result in one. Typically when we are talking scenes the change can come from a situational change. In the case of this particular scene we learn that the Child is able to use the force. Mando realizes the Child has this weird power and it makes him inherently curious.

[@guyr3618]

@@squidlytv That's true! I just meant that "the BEST example of a 3-act structure" would be an example that includes a character arc. If it doesn't, then it's more like, "a decent example of a 3-act structure."

[@squidlytv]

​@@guyr3618 Right of course. I imagine the video creator probably wanted to have as much of a spoiler free scene to examine. If one looks at this video as informative, there are plenty of people in this comment section who never made the observation that scenes themselves are three act structures. So picking out such a simple fight scene allows for that information to be conveyed.

[@shineayandrews1869]

Star Defined Wars: Change my mind.

[@Rose_tinted_heart_eyes]

Additional Pylons this is the woman yelling at cat meme but with a really confident cat

[@raaspider]

Mando probably came from Carl weathers as he kept calling rocky, rocko

[@mrgamingking18]

I went to the movies to see rise of sky walker and soon as the scrolling text and music hit I lost my interest. It’s hard to relate to rebels riding horses on the side of a star destroyer. The mando is just a guy with dope armor, that’s more relatable

[@Matt-bg5wg]

Mando works because it’s a simple, straight forward story with structure. It also happens to have an insane budget, great actors, well written characters and two guys at the top who have genuine love and respect for not only Star Wars, but the fans too.

[@susanhubbart5494]

@@Matt-bg5wg I agree 1000%...With the last trilogy Disney forgot one of the best things about Star Wars which is to keep it simple! George had the original trilogy perfect in my opinion, there was a struggle with the prequels but he righted the ship with Revenge of the Sith, but this last trilogy was all over the place😱😒😔😢

[@Doctor_Straing_Strange]

You are a genius

[@rishi3096]

um 8 beats like 8 episodes 1 and 2 are first act 3,4,5,6 are second act 7,8 are the third act? is this intentional?

[@squidlytv]

Yep. Every scene, episode, and season is a three act structure, the entire series is following the Hero's Journey aswell.

[@CowbellCoops]

Ep. 1, 2 & 3, Ep. 4, 5 & 6 Ep. 7 & 8

[@chriskelly8284]

What if this entire time, since he first met eyes with baby yoda, the creature has been force manipulating Mandos decisions including and especially keeping him alive and protecting him 😳

[@Wyrmshield]

I'm surprised you didn't have anything to nitpick at, not unlike my podcast Mostly Nitpicking.

[@maxclarke5588]

please do more Star Wars rewrites

[@ramblesrandom]

This is the way

[@yousnortthedsnotofdirtyric3382]

You can be fearless and brave at the same time?

[@Noah-pq8rv]

Richard E. Grant definitely added to best non-American Star Wars Secondary Villains

[@williamwolfe962]

Nando v Rise of Skywalker please!

[@mullinsmcd]

Hi Nando, no hate intended but I think you should have stuck with the Tarkin essay because saying the 3 act structure 'defines' star wars is like saying Darcy Lewis (from Thor 2) 'defines' the MCU. In truth they are both used infrequently and more often are completely forgotten about.

[@KoffeeKiwi]

You and 'hello future me' literally posted at the same time😲

[@maxhydekyle2425]

They all did. That's the point.

[@toontrooper4103]

It's happening again!

[@sandeepsv9804]

Isn't the ending a Deus ex machina

[@sirfailalotful]

Ha! I live under a rock! I don’t know how the scene ends! Jokes on you! ...had to stop the video.

[@kylemccormack1785]

Everyone, please enter "Star Wars SC 38 Reimagined" into your search bar. You're welcome.

[@rq3246]

Lando Mando Nando

[@evanmcguire5787]

Uhhhhh... who's gonna tell him about Werner Herzog's character in Episode 7

[@NandovMovies]

I saw

[@evanmcguire5787]

@@NandovMovies Were you as shocked as I was?

[@AdamJasper18]

2:18 The way Americans say that word will never not be funny.

[@marteng1941]

Not to nitpick (unlike your podcast mostly nitpicking) but It would have been more like a three act structure if he got beaten to a pulp and then overcame a previously established weakness to defeat the beast. Not suddenly rewarded for a previously established value. It's a great scene though and nice video as always, but I'm not convinced this is a great example of classic three act structure.

[@z-beeblebrox]

That's too specific. The 3-act structure is a structure, it doesn't make distinctions granular enough to differentiate between internal and external revelations, otherwise you'd be locking out entire swathes of stories that should otherwise fit.

[@marteng1941]

@@z-beeblebrox Yeah, I don't disagree. But if we're not being specific, then almost any scene or sequence or series of scenes can be applied to a three act structure, as long as the character has a task, obstacles and a lowpoint/highpoint, that is then reversed in the end.

[@z-beeblebrox]

@@marteng1941 Well yeah, but that's also sort of the point: it's supposed to be broad enough that anything you can imagine could potentially fit as long as your goal for the story aligns with the structure. The real differentiation is between it, 2-act, 5-act, etc structures, not really between stories.

[@marteng1941]

@@z-beeblebrox Yeah, so, I guess what it comes down to is, what's the point of making a video about how this particular scene follows 3-act structure, if most scenes could fit into 3-act structure.

[@shantelfullerton9865]

I think ScreenVariety Tv is good place for you if you want to see it, you'll see there all season games.

[@ahoam]

Star Defined Wars

[@thehikingviking2049]

This feels like some subtle shade being thrown at the poor structure of the sequel trilogy

[@GregStunaTV]

Free Filmento

[@victorpena5217]

My ONLY nitpick with the mandolorian is how the child ages. Yes I understand that different species age at different rates (it makes sense that a species that can live to be 900 years old or better would look young for a VERY long time) but why after 50 years is he still acting like a 2 year old? The math doesn't work out. Mentally he should be in his late teens if not actually having the mentality of a 50 year old man in a 2 year olds body. Other than that..... The show is great. Love it. Ive rewatched the whole season twice over now and the end still blows me away.

[@daneefly]

suka suka suka

[@TrappedInTheMatrix]

Can you please rewrite The Rise of Skywalker to make it more consistent with the force awakens and the last Jedi and make it less fan service-y?

[@darthvader5514]

I dont like SAND!!!

[@scrillrock]

5:58 they actually want baby yoda alive thats a big part of ep. 1s ending yet the reason he prioritises saving baby yoda is indeed more personal at this point you would assume

[@ryanratchford2530]

3:33 4:31

[@TimothyMarto]

Nandolorian

[@HxH2011DRA]

Awwwwwwww baby Yoda is so cute~!

[@invisiblegrif42]

Mando v. Movies?

[@masterstudios1040]

Can you send videos through email?

[@hibiscusman]

The Child. Not "yoda" - The Child.

[@samgonzalez8662]

Yoda

[@hibiscusman]

@TheFirstWheel It's not Yoda, he's dead. The character's name is The Child. And really, just calling any member of Yoda's race "yoda" is pretty racist.

[@goatmeal5241]

I feel bad for Rise of Skywalker in that, as the finale of a trilogy of trilogies, the rhythm is off; the prequel trilogy got to end on a tragic, ominous note, the original trilogy ended happily, and then the final trilogy ends... happily, again? There's a ton of valid criticism that JJ is repeating the original trilogy, but he's in a spot where the tri-trilogy structure is working against him as far as being unique. I especially think Last Jedi squandered its second-act position since it didn't really change much and didn't develop characters or their relationships, leaving JJ with a finale where he has to end it in a satisfying happy way but without the setup necessary for that satisfaction.

[@z-beeblebrox]

You got it all backwards. You're not supposed to watch it 1-9, the prequels come in the middle. So the endings actually go happy-sad-happy, which is the intended rhythm.

[@LegendPurpleDragon152]

David Miller Not to mention needing to fix what happened with TLJ, where Johnson threw his script in the trash to do his own thing, which forced him to shove 2 movies into 1 in Rise

[@archie4president330]

I really like the show and I didn't think I would, but I didn't like episode 5 and the return to tatooine. It makes the universe seem small when such a small unimportant planet in the universe keeps popping up (especially when it isn't related to the skywalkers.) I also found the story hitting predictable beats and the characters were a bit too wacky for my tastes.

[@squidlytv]

I think the show does Tatooine better then any other Star Wars medium. The planet is no longer the dust pit that the destined hero's wish to leave. It's the place of brutal cultures and criminal activity. Plus it helps the show match it's American western roots. Sure we could go to another desert planet, call it some wacky name like Jakku. However it just becomes a rip off of Tatooine. So why not expand on the culture of Tatooine if we are doing desert planets. Which the Mandalorian has done with Tusken Raiders and those hooded scrapper dudes. SPOILERS FOR SEASON 2 Plus the show goes to Tatooine because it's setting up the return of Boba Fett. Which cannot be done on another planet.

[@archie4president330]

@@squidlytv yes the boba fett return is necessary. Honestly though I think it would be more impactful if that was the first time they returned to tatooine

[@TAJMofficial]

Mando V Movies Lando V Movies Grando V Movies The best characters in the star wars universe

[@WilliamBarksdale]

Is this a subtle jab at the terrible storytelling and structure of the last jedi and rise of skywalker?

[@LordHollow]

Absolutely not! You're wrong. There's nothing subtle about it...

[@shmee123ful]

I don't think it was originally a question of morals when mando saved baby yoda from the mud horn. It was more a desiser to get all the money and all the I think it was called besspin? The super metal used for Mando 's armour

[@LegendPurpleDragon152]

alaster boneman Beskar

[@zachargkna]

Bespin is the planet that Cloud City is on, you’re probably getting confused with that.

[@Drawoon]

I haven't heard any spoilers about this series until now, except that there's suspiciously few women in the first episode.

[@scottgodlewski306]

I can't believe what I'm hearing.

[@ФелканЛавер]

Нандо: сука сука сука Я: блять блять блять

[@mineturtleanimations2988]

I hate the word Mando

[@ezj8262]

We live in a society that doesn't like to pronounce long words with many syllables

[@blarp7948]

Mando v Movies