Narrative Theory - Syd Field: Fatal Attraction

I applied the narrative theory of Syd Field to the film Fatal Attraction. Below are my findings.

Plot points:
- Alex slits her wrists - you begin to realise how possessive she is and how much more serious it is that you first believe.
- Alex boils Dan's daughter's (Ellen) bunny rabbit - Dan realises he has to do something to stop her.

Act 1:
- Dan is introduced as a loving family man, but when his wife and daughter go away he meets Alex and sleeps with her - having a brief affair.
- He then realises his mistake and tries to call it off.

Act 2:
- Alex begins to show up at work and she calls him constantly.
- When Dan changes his number and refuses to take her calls she finds his number and turns up at his flat after finding out where he lives.
- Alex tells Dan she is pregnant with his child (which may or may not be true) and befriends Dan's wife telling her that she wants to move into a new apartment (Dan and his family are moving to the country).

Act 3:
- Dan tells his wife about the affair and his wife warns Alex over the phone that if she doesn't leave them alone she will kill her. Alex kidnaps their daughter but she is returned safe - however Dan's wife is in a car accident.
- Dan's wife forgives him about the affair and when she comes home she runs a bath. However Alex appears in the bathroom and attacks Dan's wife (Beth) with a knife. Dan hears the screams and runs in, drowning Alex in the bath.
- However Alex isn't really dead and emerges trying to stab Dan. However his wife, Beth, has gotten a gun from downstairs and shoots Alex. The ordeal is over and they return to family life, but changed forever by the things that have happened.