Was it about the car chase? The breakup scene? The final plot twist? Or something else entirely?

It is not the plot. The plot is the sequence of events. It is not the theme. The theme is the message (e.g., "love conquers all"). The is the engine. It is the specific, singular conflict or question that drives the protagonist forward.

Find the Film Ekseni , and you will find the film’s soul. Everything else—the acting, the lighting, the score—is just spinning around that invisible, powerful center.