Table of Contents
- What is a Final Battle?
- Why Are Final Battles Important?
- What Makes a Great Final Battle?
- How Do You Write a Final Battle?
- Characterisation and Story Development
- The Three Act Structure: Final Battle Edition
- The Pace of a Final Battle
- 10 Amazing Final Battle Examples
- 10. Mad Max- Fury Road
- 9. Kill Bill: Volume 1
- 8. Avatar – Battle for Pandora
- 7. Avengers: Endgame
- 6. Gladiator
- 5. Saving Private Ryan
- 4. The Revenant
- 3. Game of Thrones – “The Battle of the Bastards”
- 2. Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi
- 1. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- In Summary
What is a Final Battle?
Final battles occur throughout many films and TV shows. They’re the moment in the story where your protagonist or antagonist can either win or lose everything. Final battles can appear as:
- Large scale battles, for example, on a battleground.
- Or simply on a smaller one-to-one scale.
They might typically appear in action films and for example, play an important role in the superhero genre.
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