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The Best of Youth

2003360 minutesR
4.7
Arcplot Score
📝 Unconventional
Unverified
7.1IMDb
🍅 44%Rotten Tomatoes
Ⓜ️ 48/100Metacritic
🎬 6.8TMDb
📊 5.1Popularity
🏆4 nominations total
Genre: Drama
A young woman, Pursy (played by Scarlett Johansson), learns that her estranged mother has died in New Orleans. She returns to her mother's house to discover that it is inhabited by two men, one an aging alcoholic, Bobby Long (John Travolta).

Box Office

Revenue:$1.8M

Arcplot Score Breakdown

Beat Timing Precision8.1/10
Emotional Arc Impact1/10
Thematic Consistency5/10
Overall Score4.7/10

Beat Sheet

15 plot points

The Best of Youth Arcplot
1
Opening Image
1 min
2
Theme Stated
10 min
3
Set-Up
30 min
4
Catalyst
50 min
5
Debate
80 min
6
Break Into Two
100 min
7
B Story
120 min
8
Fun and Games
150 min
9
Midpoint
180 min
10
Bad Guys Close In
240 min
11
All Is Lost
300 min
12
Dark Night of the Soul
320 min
13
Break Into Three
340 min
14
Finale
355 min
15
Final Image
360 min

Emotional Arc

+100-10

Plot Points

#1

Opening Image

1 min

Italy in the 1960s; the lives of two brothers are introduced amidst social change.

#2

Theme Stated

10 min

Themes of family, love, loss, and the passage of time are established.

#3

Set-Up

30 min

The brothers' personalities, ambitions, and relationships are explored.

#4

Catalyst

50 min

Tragedy and opportunity strike, altering their paths and introducing key life events.

#5

Debate

80 min

They face moral, personal, and social dilemmas, questioning choices.

#6

Break Into Two

100 min

Each brother embarks on distinct life journeys, pursuing dreams and confronting challenges.

#7

B Story

120 min

Relationships and friendships develop, providing emotional depth and subplots.

#8

Fun and Games

150 min

Life experiences, successes, and failures bring growth, humor, and sorrow.

#9

Midpoint

180 min

Major life events alter trajectories, revealing deep emotional stakes.

#10

Bad Guys Close In

240 min

Conflict, illness, and social pressures challenge the brothers.

#11

All Is Lost

300 min

Separation, loss, and tragedy test their resilience and bonds.

#12

Dark Night of the Soul

320 min

Reflection on life's meaning, mortality, and relationships.

#13

Break Into Three

340 min

Final resolutions begin; characters act to reconcile and achieve closure.

#14

Finale

355 min

The brothers confront their past, family, and love, finding peace and connection.

#15

Final Image

360 min

Life continues, bittersweet and profound, leaving a lasting emotional impact.