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The Status Quo at 1 minutes (1% through the runtime) establishes Armed GEO team and Dr. Owen prepare to enter the quarantined apartment building. The professional, militaristic approach establishes their confidence and control before entering the infected zone.. The analysis reveals that this early placement immediately immerses viewers in the story world.

The inciting incident occurs at 9 minutes when First infected attacks the team in the dark stairwell. The controlled military operation immediately becomes chaotic survival. One team member is bitten, showing their vulnerability despite weapons and training.. At 11% 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 20 minutes marks the transition into Act II, occurring at 24% of the runtime. This shows the protagonist's commitment to Dr. Owen reveals he is a priest on a mission from the Vatican, not a health official. The team chooses to continue the mission despite the deception. The teenagers commit to finding a way out, entering the main narrative., moving from reaction to action.

At 41 minutes, the Midpoint arrives at 49% of the runtime—precisely centered, creating perfect narrative symmetry. Notably, this crucial beat Owen discovers the Medeiros apartment and finds evidence of failed exorcism experiments. False defeat: the "cure" they sought was never developed. The infection is revealed to be demonic possession that spreads like a virus., fundamentally raising what's at risk. The emotional intensity shifts, dividing the narrative into clear before-and-after phases.

The Collapse moment at 61 minutes (73% through) represents the emotional nadir. Here, Owen is killed by the infected. The mission fails completely. The last GEO officer, Rosso, is alone with one surviving teenager. All authority figures are dead, all plans have failed. The "whiff of death" is literal and final., illustrates the protagonist at their lowest point. This beat's placement in the final quarter sets up the climactic reversal.

The Second Threshold at 67 minutes initiates the final act resolution at 79% of the runtime. Rosso finds Owen's religious artifact - a syringe to extract blood from the original possessed. He understands the mission can still be completed. Synthesis: combine military training with the priest's religious knowledge to face the Medeiros girl., demonstrating the transformation achieved throughout the journey.