Like many contemporary action films, Atomic Blonde seems to be structured around sequences. And also like many pure action films, there are no internal goals. This is all external goals and actions. Though I've focused solely on sequence structure, the end of Sequence 7 functions much like a typical end of Act 2 (in a Three Act Structure) where the protagonist faces a major failure and finds themselves at their lowest moving into the final parts of the movie (see breakdown below). It's all worth noting that the goals for Sequences 2-5 are not very strong or well defined goals, especially in relation to other action movies. But the goals still give general shape to those sections of the movie and help the viewer have a general sense of what's going.
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Atomic Blonde Breakdown
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Like many contemporary action films, Atomic Blonde seems to be structured around sequences. And also like many pure action films, there are no internal goals. This is all external goals and actions. Though I've focused solely on sequence structure, the end of Sequence 7 functions much like a typical end of Act 2 (in a Three Act Structure) where the protagonist faces a major failure and finds themselves at their lowest moving into the final parts of the movie (see breakdown below). It's all worth noting that the goals for Sequences 2-5 are not very strong or well defined goals, especially in relation to other action movies. But the goals still give general shape to those sections of the movie and help the viewer have a general sense of what's going.