Inconceivable (1998) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

Eve's urgent pursuit of motherhood collides with fertility problems, medical uncertainty, group influence, and Adam's fear of fatherhood.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

The Urgency of Motherhood

Eve, age thirty-nine, wants a baby and decides the time is now. Difficulty conceiving immediately makes that desire emotionally urgent.

Key Events

• Eve Wants a Baby — At age thirty-nine, Eve decides that having a baby must happen now. Characters: Eve Location: Unspecified setting
• Biological Clock Pressure — Eve feels pressured by the possibility that her biological clock is running down. Characters: Eve Location: Unspecified setting
• Difficulty Conceiving — Eve and Adam face difficulty conceiving a child. Characters: Eve, Adam Location: Unspecified setting

A Marriage Divided by Fear

Eve's determination exists alongside Adam's anxieties about becoming a father. Their shared fertility problem is therefore also a marital and emotional challenge.

Key Events

• Adam Fears Fatherhood — Adam reveals anxieties about becoming a father while approaching middle age. Characters: Eve, Adam Location: Unspecified setting
• Eve Seeks Medical Help — Eve begins consulting doctors about her problems conceiving. Characters: Eve Location: Medical consultation setting
• Repeated Doctor Consultations — Eve continues consulting a battery of doctors in search of help. Characters: Eve Location: Medical consultation settings

The Search for Medical Answers

Eve consults a battery of doctors, hoping to find help with her problems conceiving. The search reflects her continued refusal to accept the situation passively.

Key Events

• Eve Joins WOMB — Eve attends meetings of WOMB, a group for women determined to have a baby. Characters: Eve, Rachel Location: WOMB support-group meeting
• Rachel Leads WOMB — Rachel is established as the leader of the support group Eve attends. Characters: Eve, Rachel Location: WOMB support-group meeting

WOMB Opens Another Path

Eve attends WOMB meetings, where Rachel leads women who are determined to have children. The group provides a new social environment for confronting infertility.

Key Events

• Desperate Measures Proposed — Rachel encourages desperate women to consider desperate measures to have children. Characters: Eve, Rachel Location: WOMB support-group meeting

Desperation and Parenthood

Rachel encourages desperate measures, increasing the pressure surrounding Eve's goal. The central dilemma becomes how far the pursuit of parenthood should go.

Key Events

• Eve Weighs Alternatives — Eve's medical frustration and WOMB exposure place desperate options before her. Characters: Eve Location: Unspecified setting
• Marriage Under Pressure — Eve's urgency and Adam's fatherhood anxieties intensify the pressure on their marriage. Characters: Eve, Adam Location: Unspecified setting
• Parenthood Dilemma — The couple remains defined by the unresolved challenge of wanting and fearing parenthood. Characters: Eve, Adam Location: Unspecified setting

Story Breakdown

• Eve's Motherhood Goal — Eve defines having a baby as an immediate priority while facing age-related pressure.
  • Age Thirty-Nine — Eve is thirty-nine and worries that her biological clock is running down.
  • Decision to Conceive — Eve decides that the time to have a baby is now.
• Conception Difficulty — Eve's desire is obstructed by her lack of success conceiving.
  • Unsuccessful Conception — Eve is not having much luck becoming pregnant.
  • Growing Frustration — The fertility problem pushes Eve to seek multiple forms of help.
• Adam's Fatherhood Anxiety — Adam's uncertainty complicates the couple's shared path toward parenthood.
  • Fear of Fatherhood — Adam has significant anxieties about becoming a father.
  • Middle Age Concerns — His anxieties are connected to approaching middle age.
• Medical Search — Eve turns to doctors in hopes of solving her problems conceiving.
  • Doctor Consultations — Eve begins consulting doctors about fertility.
  • Battery of Doctors — She consults multiple doctors rather than relying on a single opinion.
• WOMB Support Group — Eve enters a support-group environment focused on women determined to have children.
  • Eve Attends Meetings — Eve participates in meetings of WOMB.
  • Rachel Leads Members — Rachel is identified as the leader of WOMB.
• Desperate Measures — Rachel's guidance introduces a more extreme dimension to the pursuit of parenthood.
  • Rachel's Encouragement — Rachel encourages desperate women to take desperate measures.
  • Parenthood at Any Cost — The group context raises the question of how far women may go to have the children they dream of.

Directed by

Bob Weis

Key Cast

• Corinne Bohrer — Eve
• Jonathan Penner — Adam
• Mo Gaffney — Rachel
• Valerie Wildman — Sara
• Dale Ishimoto — Mr. Akiyama