Film Language Tag: inciting incident
The plot point (or turning point) that disturbs the balance in place at the start of the story and gives the central character a goal, desire, mission, unfulfilled need, or problem. The rest of the story deals with how the central character achieves this goal, satisfies this desire, etc. In the traditional three-act structure, this is often the plot point that moves the story from Act I to Act II. [Also known as disruption of equilibrium]
Tadashi Runs Into Burning Building, Big Hero 6
Hiro (Ryan Potter) and his brother Tadashi (Daniel Henney) share a heart-to-heart following Hiro's successful presentation. The moment is interrupted by the sounds of fire alarms and panicked people. Someone running from the building informs Tadashi that Callaghan is still inside. Tadashi begins to run back inside. When Hiro stops him, Tadashi says someone has to help Callaghan and runs in anyway. The building explodes moments later.
The Visit: The Grotesque Presentation, The Fly
Veronica (Geena Davis) visits Seth Brundle’s (Jeff Goldblum) loft-laboratory, and he presents his fly-like transformation to her, as they bond through the abject and despair of his physical and psychological disintegration.
