Rey touches Luke’s old lightsaber and has a Force vision that seems to be about her mysterious past. Finn then finally admits to Rey that he’s a stormtrooper. Han takes Rey and Finn to the pirate Maz, in order to get them transport back to Leia and the Resistance. Midpoint: There are Moments of Truth all over the place here. This is the pinch felt by the protagonists, but note that the audience is also given major new clues and antagonistic emphasis when they learn that the evil Kylo Ren is, in fact, Han and Leia’s son. She agrees to help Finn-whom she thinks is with the Resistance-get BB-8 to safety.įirst Pinch Point: After being located and brought aboard ship by Han Solo-who is smuggling expensive monsters-they are all attacked by vengeful gangs who are out to recoup the money they’ve lost from Han by taking the fugitives back to the First Order.
She is now a fugitive from the First Order, just the same as BB-8 and Finn. Now Rey has not only brushed the conflict she’s firmly enmeshed with. Together, all three of them flee the planet aboard the Millennium Falcon. Because BB-8 represents the conflict (he-and the map to Luke Skywalker he is carrying-is what everyone is after), this is where the important character of Rey is drawn inįirst Plot Point: Just after meeting the deserting stormtrooper Finn, Rey is attacked by the First Order when they come after BB-8.
Up to this point, we’ve seen plenty of conflict, but the plot has been mostly concerned with introducing characters and situations. She is the protagonist, and this is her first brush with the conflict-hence, this is the Inciting Event. Inciting Event: Rey sees the Resistance droid BB-8 about to be scavenged for parts and rescues him.