Midpoint: Wikus collapses in the shack of Christopher the alien, who tells him it’s the alien tech that is transforming him into a Praun. The threat of vivisection is also a dramatic ramping of thes takes that shows what will happen to him if he is recaptured. But it does force Wikus into life as a fugitive, which is clearly not a victory for him.
On the surface, this would seem to be a poor plot point, since it’s actually a victory for Wikus and not an emphasis of the antagonist’s power. It is Wikus’s escape that is the true turning point here. Before the doctors can cut him open, Wikus escapes. That will always be the First Plot Point.įirst Pinch Point: Wikus’s boss consents to his being vivisected to study his biology. Upon that discover, the character enters the adventure world of the Second Act. The Normal World can’t end until the character recognizes that it has ended (which Wikus clearly does upon the discovery of his arm). This is also a good example of how the Inciting Event pushes the character toward the end of his Normal World but does not end the Normal World in itself. But we can see how much better and more dynamic a moment the First Plot Point becomes when it’s something as obvious and dramatic as the protaognist’s discovering he’s becoming an alien. Talk about leaving your normal world! Originally, when I plotted this and thought the Inciting Event was the arrival at the slums to start the eviction, I pondered whether Wikus’s getting sprayed might not be the First Plot Point. It’s also the swivel for the First Act: prior to this moment, Wikus’s gleeful focus is on his job after this moment, his focus is on his symptoms.įirst Plot Point: After fainting during his party and being taken to the hospital, Wikus’s broken arm is unwrapped, and it is discovered that it has morphed into alien tentacles. The timing here is a little off (I initially thought the arrival at the slum to start the evictions must be the Inciting Event), but this is clearly the moment where the protagonist first encounters the source of the conflict. Inciting Event: While in the midst of illegally evicting the Prauns from their slum homes, Wikus accidentally sprays himself with black liquid from a piece of alien tech.
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