The Expanded Ultimate Story Checklist: After the crisis, does the hero finally commit to pursuing a corrected goal, which still seems far away?

Any recovering addict will tell you that once you stop sabotaging yourself, you still have a long, long way to go to get your life back on track. All you’ve done by committing to a corrected goal is get back to zero with a better plan. 

Remember: Everybody hates a lucky man. The solution shouldn’t land in the hero’s lap, and it shouldn’t be within easy grasp. Even at this late point in the story, once the hero has a corrected philosophy, there should still be a long way to go and a short time to get there.

• The heroine of An Education realizes that she must now try to get into Oxford without a high school degree. 
• Jason Bourne decides he must take the fight back to the CIA all alone. 
• Phil in Groundhog Day realizes that he must help as many townspeople as possible, honing his schedule over hundreds of repeated days. 
• Danny realizes that he must somehow stop his father himself in The Shining.

The 40 Year Old Virgin	NO, he retreats to his previous goal and tries to get laid by a drunk girl.
Alien	YES, blowing up the ship.
An Education	YES.  She becomes determined to get into Oxford without a high school degree.
The Babadook	YES. although it’s not really far away.  When she confronts it strongly, it retreats to the basement.
Blazing Saddles	YES. He convinces the townsfolk to give the railroad workers land to save the town.
Blue Velvet	YES.
The Bourne Identity	YES. he decides to confront his ex boss.
Bridesmaids	YES. Fix everything.
Casablanca	YES.  he takes them to the airport, but Renault warns Strasser.
Chinatown	YES. He realizes he has to get Evelyn and Catherine out of town, away from Cross and the police.
Donnie Brasco	YES.  he realizes that he has to get out now.
Do the Right Thing	NO. Not really: he acts rashly, then reverts into paralysis.
The Farewell	YES. She happily joins in a drinking game with her family, no longer feeling disconnected from them.
The Fighter	YES. he realizes that he’ll have to force his new handlers to allow Dicky back in.
Frozen	YES. Get Kristoff to kiss her.
The Fugitive	YES. he finally investigates Devlin McGregor
Get Out	YES. He fights them all to the death.
Groundhog Day	YES. He’s got to change as many lives as possible in one day. It’s a big job.
How to Train Your Dragon	YES. Ride new dragons to save them all.
In a Lonely Place	NO. The movie is over.  He is destroyed.
Iron Man	YES. Defeat Stane, save Pepper.
Lady Bird	NO. Well, she pretty much just has to wait and see if she gets off the wait list.
Raising Arizona	YES. Save the baby, then return him.
Rushmore	YES. He creates a similar life for himself at Grover Cleveland to the one he had at Rushmore: puts on a new play, etc.  He also vows to get Blume and Cross back together.
Selma	Sort of.  He commits to doing it in the courts, but the movie certainly doesn’t portray that as “what he should have done all along”, but rather an avenue that opened because of everything he had done so far.
The Shining	YES. Danny commits to stopping his father.
Sideways	NO. He recommits to the false goal of making Jack happy, even retrieving his wedding rings after his adultery.
The Silence of the Lambs	YES. She’s on the right trail, but that trail has gone cold.
Star Wars	YES. Finally discovers true goal: use the plans to blow up the Death Star.
Sunset Boulevard	Somewhat.  He decides to leave Norma, but that seems easy.