A stylistic category based on similarities either in the narrative elements, aesthetic approach, or the emotional response to the film

The central message or lesson in a film

The speed at which the plot moves

The emotional and intellectual response that a film elicits in its audience

Representing abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in the story

 A reference to something in literature, history, mythology, or religious texts that is considered common knowledge

 Something concrete, such as an object, person, place, or happening that stands for or represents something beyond itself

The act of creating and developing a character

 The reason(s) that explains a character’s thoughts, feelings, actions, or speech

A character stating their traits vs. the viewer drawing their own conclusions on the character’s traits

 A character being one-sided and stereotypical vs. one who is fully developed and exhibiting good and bad traits

 A character who does not change vs. one who changes and grows through the course of the film

A character or force (i.e. nature, chance, or fate) that is directly opposed to the protagonist

The main character(s) in the film

The section of the plot where the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved

 The high point of the film where the protagonist performs the action that needs to be taken in order to resolve the conflict

 The information about circumstances that surround a film's narrative; backstory

The event that sets the main character on their journey, which usually involves the conflict

 The struggle between opposing forces that drives the action of a story

 The section of the plot leading to the climax, where tension grows through successive plot developments

The period after the dramatic confrontation of the climax which deflates plot tension

An interruption in the major action of the film to show an episode that happened at an earlier time and place

The perspective or vantage point from which the story is told

 A speaker or character that tells the story. This can be first person (participates in the story) or third person (outside the story)