Deadpool & Wolverine

The Status Quo at 1 minutes (1% through the runtime) establishes Wade Wilson digs up Wolverine's adamantium skeleton from his grave, revealing his desperation and sense of purposelessness after failing to join the Avengers. He's working as a used car salesman, far removed from heroics.. Significantly, this early placement immediately immerses viewers in the story world.

The inciting incident occurs at 15 minutes when TVA Agent Paradox abducts Wade and reveals that his timeline is dying because Wolverine—the anchor being—is dead. Wade's entire universe, including everyone he loves, will be erased.. At 12% through the film, this Disruption aligns precisely with traditional story structure. This beat shifts the emotional landscape, launching the protagonist into the central conflict.

The First Threshold at 32 minutes marks the transition into Act II, occurring at 25% of the runtime. This reveals the protagonist's commitment to Wade convinces the reluctant, self-loathing Logan to help him, but Paradox betrays them both—sending them through a portal to The Void, a wasteland at the end of time where pruned variants are dumped. There's no going back., moving from reaction to action.

At 64 minutes, the Midpoint arrives at 50% of the runtime—precisely centered, creating perfect narrative symmetry. The analysis reveals that this crucial beat Cassandra Nova captures Wade and Logan, psychically exposing Logan's darkest memory—he killed all the X-Men while drunk and manipulated by a villain, then never recovered. The false defeat devastates Logan and strains their partnership as Cassandra offers Wade a deal to save his timeline if he abandons Logan., fundamentally raising what's at risk. The emotional intensity shifts, dividing the narrative into clear before-and-after phases.

The Collapse moment at 96 minutes (75% through) represents the emotional nadir. Here, The variant heroes are decimated trying to help Wade and Logan escape. Johnny Storm, Gambit, and others sacrifice themselves fighting Cassandra's army. Logan prepares to sacrifice himself alone to stop the Time Ripper, telling Wade he doesn't deserve a second chance—the "whiff of death" as he embraces his own worthlessness., illustrates the protagonist at their lowest point. This beat's placement in the final quarter sets up the climactic reversal.

The Second Threshold at 102 minutes initiates the final act resolution at 80% of the runtime. Wade refuses to let Logan sacrifice himself alone—they'll do it together or not at all. "You want to die for something? Try living for something." Both choose to live for each other, synthesizing Wade's desperate need for purpose with Logan's capacity for redemption., demonstrating the transformation achieved throughout the journey.