The Happening

25: Elliot observes a video of a man eaten by lions in a zoo. In a small town restaurant they learn from the TV that they're not sure it's terrorists. The scope of the event is defined; northeast and they are located "dead center" of the event. The power goes out. Someone says "If we stay here we are going to die here." The goal is to get 90 miles away. Cars drive off, Elliot tries to get a car and eventually gets a ride. Julian decides to separate to get to his wife, Jess, his little girl will stay with Elliot and Alma. The birth of something new.

-45 (125 - 45 = 40): Elliot is at the crossroads with a group of people focused on a cellular call from Princeton, NJ. They discover that Princeton is infected and the girl dies. Jess walks to Elliot sitting at the side of the road. She whispers in his ear and he nods. They cry, so we understand that they know her parents are dead. Jess sleeps. Alma learns from their ally that Elliot is resilient and that "plants have the ability to target specific threats...they evolve rapidly...plants communicate with each other." Discovery.

45: Wind blows the tall grass as the lead group becomes infected and gun shots indicate people are dying. Elliot thinks and increases his awareness about the nature of the problem; he decides that plants are reacting to humans and their best bet is to stay away from large groups and keep ahead of the wind. They run away from the wind. Now that I'm aware.

60 and -25: Elliot's group try to enter a home and they're warned to go away. One of the teens kicks the door and demands them to open the door. The two teens are shot and killed. Jess runs and cries. Old women watch TV wearing gas masks and various shots of Florida and elsewhere indicate scope. Eventually, Elliot, Alma, and Jess survive but in Paris the movie ends with an indication of the problem's scope. There's no going back now.