Project Power (2020) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A father, a police officer, and a teenage dealer unite to expose a superpower drug experiment and rescue its living source.

Story Structure — 6 Plot Phases

A Drug With A Deadline

Power spreads through New Orleans as Biggie supplies dealers with pills that grant temporary abilities. Art searches for Biggie while Frank's use of Power brings professional consequences.

Key Events

• Power Enters New Orleans — Biggie offers dealers a free supply of five-minute superpower pills. Characters: Biggie, Newt, Robin Location: New Orleans
• Robin Deals Power — Robin deals Power while Frank appears as one of her regular buyers. Characters: Robin, Frank, Newt Location: New Orleans streets
• Art Tracks Newt — Art tracks down Newt while searching for Biggie. Characters: Art, Newt Location: Newt's location
• Newt Explodes — Newt overdoses on Power and explodes. Characters: Newt, Art Location: Newt's location
• Bulletproof Bank Robbery — Frank uses Power to foil a robbery by a Power-enhanced thief. Characters: Frank Location: Bank
• Frank Is Suspended — Frank is suspended for using Power during the bank incident. Characters: Frank Location: NOPD

The Hunter And The Dealer

Art follows Newt's trail and abducts Robin to reach the cartel safehouse. After surviving the shootout, Art reveals his experiments and his connection to Tracy.

Key Events

• Investigation Suppressed — Frank learns officials want the Power investigation terminated and receives Art's picture. Characters: Frank Location: NOPD
• Art Abducts Robin — Art uses Newt's phone to locate and abduct Robin. Characters: Art, Robin Location: New Orleans
• Safehouse Shootout — Robin leads Art to the safehouse, where cartel men shoot Art during a fight. Characters: Art, Robin Location: Drug cartel safehouse
• Art Reveals His Past — Art explains his military experiments and Tracy's abduction by Wallace. Characters: Art, Robin Location: Safehouse

The Genesis Lead

Art and Robin reach Biggie's demonstration near the Superdome. Biggie explains the supposed evolutionary purpose of Power and reveals the Genesis before dying in an explosion.

Key Events

• Power Demonstration — Biggie hosts a private demonstration for a potential buyer near the Superdome. Characters: Art, Robin, Biggie Location: Near the Superdome
• Biggie Explains Evolution — Biggie claims Power represents human evolution and derives abilities from animals. Characters: Art, Robin, Biggie Location: Near the Superdome
• Genesis Is Revealed — Biggie reveals the Genesis ship before Frank interrupts the demonstration. Characters: Art, Biggie, Frank Location: Near the Superdome
• Biggie Takes Power — Biggie takes Power and explodes, forcing Art to kill him. Characters: Art, Biggie, Frank Location: Near the Superdome

A Dangerous Alliance

Art explains that New Orleans is being used for mass testing and that Tracy is the source of the drug's powers. Frank accepts the truth and joins Art and Robin against the operation.

Key Events

• Art Explains The Epidemic — Art tells Frank that New Orleans is being used for mass testing and Tracy powers the drug. Characters: Art, Frank Location: New Orleans
• Frank Changes Sides — Frank believes Art's warning and decides to help dismantle the operation. Characters: Art, Frank Location: New Orleans
• Art Boards The Genesis — Art has himself captured so Teleios will take him aboard the Genesis. Characters: Art Location: Genesis ship

Fire On The Genesis

Art allows himself to be captured while Frank and Robin infiltrate the Genesis. Wallace dies, Tracy is found, Gardner takes Robin hostage, and Art destroys the project at the cost of his life.

Key Events

• Genesis Infiltration — Frank and Robin infiltrate the Genesis while Art fights through the operation. Characters: Art, Frank, Robin, Wallace Location: Genesis ship
• Wallace Is Killed — Art and Frank kill Wallace during the ship infiltration. Characters: Art, Frank, Wallace Location: Genesis ship
• Robin Finds Tracy — Robin locates Tracy and reunites her with Art. Characters: Robin, Tracy, Art Location: Genesis ship
• Gardner Takes Robin — Gardner captures Robin and demands Tracy in exchange for her life. Characters: Gardner, Robin, Tracy, Art Location: Genesis ship
• Art's Final Explosion — Art uses Power to create an explosion that kills Gardner and her men. Characters: Art, Gardner, Robin, Tracy Location: Genesis ship

Freedom After Power

Tracy resurrects Art, allowing the group to escape by lifeboat. Frank prepares to expose Project Power, while Art gives Robin practical help and leaves with Tracy.

Key Events

• Tracy Revives Art — Tracy uses her healing powers to resurrect Art after his sacrifice. Characters: Art, Tracy, Robin, Frank Location: Genesis ship
• Escape By Lifeboat — The group escapes the Genesis by lifeboat. Characters: Art, Tracy, Robin, Frank Location: Outside the Genesis
• The Survivors Separate — Frank plans to expose Project Power while Art gives Robin a truck and money before leaving with Tracy. Characters: Art, Tracy, Robin, Frank Location: New Orleans

Story Breakdown

• Power Spreads — A temporary superpower pill enters New Orleans through a dealer network.
  • Biggie's Supply — Biggie offers dealers a free supply of Power.
  • Newt's Overdose — Newt consumes too much Power and explodes.
• Frank's Investigation — Frank's use of Power and police work expose institutional pressure around the drug.
  • Bank Intervention — Frank uses bulletproof abilities to stop a Power-enhanced robbery.
  • Suppressed Inquiry — Frank learns that officials want the investigation terminated.
• Art's Pursuit — Art follows the drug's distribution chain while searching for the people behind it.
  • Newt's Trail — Art tracks Newt as a possible route to Biggie.
  • Robin's Abduction — Art forces Robin to guide him to the cartel safehouse.
• Tracy's Secret — Art reveals that his daughter is connected to the origin of Power.
  • Military Experiments — Art describes experiments conducted after his military recruitment.
  • A Missing Daughter — Wallace abducts Tracy after her powers appear naturally.
• The Genesis Lead — Biggie's demonstration reveals that the drug is connected to a ship-based operation.
  • Evolution Demonstration — Biggie presents Power as the next human evolution.
  • Ship Coordinates — Biggie identifies the Genesis before his explosive death.
• Uneasy Partnership — Frank changes from Art's arresting officer into a committed ally.
  • Art's Warning — Art explains the mass testing and warns Frank about the operation.
  • Frank Joins — Frank agrees to help Art and Robin infiltrate the Genesis.
• Genesis Infiltration — The three protagonists attack the operation and search for Tracy aboard the ship.
  • Wallace Falls — Art and Frank kill Wallace during the infiltration.
  • Tracy Recovered — Robin finds Tracy and reunites her with Art.
• Gardner's Ultimatum — The project leader uses Robin as leverage to seize control of Tracy.
  • Robin Captured — Gardner takes Robin hostage aboard the Genesis.
  • Tracy Demanded — Gardner demands Tracy in exchange for Robin's life.
• Sacrifice And Return — Art destroys the project, dies in the explosion, and returns through Tracy's healing power.
  • Gardner Destroyed — Art's Power-fueled explosion kills Gardner and her men.
  • Tracy Revives Art — Tracy resurrects Art after his apparent death.
• A Free Departure — The survivors escape, divide their responsibilities, and move toward independent futures.
  • Lifeboat Escape — The group leaves the Genesis by lifeboat.
  • New Beginnings — Frank plans public exposure while Art leaves peacefully with Tracy.

Directed by

Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman

Key Cast

• Jamie Foxx — Art
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt — Frank
• Dominique Fishback — Robin
• Rodrigo Santoro — Biggie
• Courtney B. Vance — Captain Craine