Freytag pyramid: Goodfellas

Exposition: The exposition occurs at the beginning of the movie when Henry Hill is a kid and explains that he always wanted to be a gangster and when he's hired by one of them (Paulie) who is italian, Henry is half italian and half irish. Henry enjoys a lot working for Paulie and he left school.

Inciting moment: This happens when Henry becomes one of the crew and commit his first assault which is the one of Air France. At the age of 21 he is living a dream and he has everything that he wants: respect, money and power

Rising Action: When Tommy murders Billy Batts with the help of Henry and they have to hide it from Paulie because Billy Batts was a "made man" which means that he was from the Gambino family and that made him "untouchable".

Complication: Karen got very upset with Henry and she tries to kill him because she is being untrue to her, so he is sent to Florida to intimidate a man but they are caught, so they are sent to jail.

Climax: Henry and the crew commit the Lufthansa heit which is the biggest in the history, but things began to complicate and all of the persons who got involved were killed by Jimmy except Henry.

Reversal: Henry gets into the drug business and he hides it from Paulie because he doesn't want to have anything with drugs.

Falling action: He is always very freaked out because of the drugs and he became a mess, so he is sent to jail again, but now because of the cocaine business.

Catastrophe: He is poor, he has no friends and he is going to get killed by Jimmy because Jimmy feels that Henry might denounce him.

Moment of last suspense: When he has to make the decision of what to do, if kill Jimmy, go and make the favor for Jimmy (in which he will get killed) or enter to the Witness Protection Program.

Resolution: He goes to the Witness Protection Program and he protects his family, living like a "normal person" finishing his gangster life. He finishes with this line:
"I'm an average nobody. I get to live the rest of my life like a schnook."