Climax and Resolution (87-97 min.)
- One by one, all the players in the story come to the dinner table
after Loretta's return - first Ronnie, to fight for her, followed by
members of the extended family (subplots) - and finally
Johnny, whose mother has made a miraculous recovery, so that he no longer
can marry her (95 min.). Ronnie quickly proposes, Loretta accepts, and
the story ends with a happy Italian family in celebration.
Notes
Moonstruck gets its humor from the play between the passionate,
spontaneous Italian male (Ronnie) and the careful "jinxed" woman (Loretta),
juxtaposed against the safe marriage that awaits her. Can she dare to risk
again?
Parallel to this is a subplot story of the affair of Loretta's father.
"Why do men chase women?" Loretta's mother keeps asking - and the answer
she accepts is, Because they are afraid of death.
The extended Italian family with its superstitions and passions provides
the appropriate backdrop for this soft and witty romantic comedy.
MODULE 4:
SCREENWRIGHT: the craft of screenwriting
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