The Automatic Hate (2016) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A man uncovers a suppressed family tragedy while navigating forbidden attraction, divided loyalties, and the possibility of reconciliation.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

A Stranger With His Name

Davis's troubled relationship with Cassie is disrupted when Alexis appears and claims to be his cousin. A family photograph and hostile warnings convince him that the claim may be true.

Key Events

• Cassie Requests Distance — Cassie cries and asks Davis for alone time, exposing immediate strain in their relationship. Characters: Davis Green, Cassie Location: Boston apartment
• Alexis Appears — Davis investigates a woman who followed him home and discovers that she claims to be his cousin Alexis. Characters: Davis Green, Alexis Green, Cassie Location: Davis's home
• Alexis Leaves Contact Information — Davis asks Alexis to leave, but she gives him her contact information before departing. Characters: Davis Green, Alexis Green, Cassie Location: Davis's home
• The Family Photograph — Davis searches family mementos and finds a photograph suggesting that his father had a brother. Characters: Davis Green Location: Davis's parents' home
• Warnings Against Inquiry — Davis's grandfather refuses to discuss the photograph, while Davis's father warns him to stop investigating. Characters: Davis Green Location: Family home

Across The Family Divide

Davis travels to New York and enters Alexis's family world. Their bar adventure, overnight intimacy, and Josh's guarded reaction draw him deeper into the concealed family history.

Key Events

• Journey To New York — Davis leaves Boston and travels to the address Alexis gave him. Characters: Davis Green Location: Upstate New York
• Meeting The Sisters — Alexis meets Davis and introduces him to her two sisters before taking him to a bar. Characters: Davis Green, Alexis Green Location: Family store and farm
• Bar Fight Escape — Alexis cuts a man's braided beard, Davis punches him, and the group quickly leaves the bar. Characters: Davis Green, Alexis Green Location: Bar
• A Complicated Night — Davis sleeps at Josh's house, gives Alexis his bed, and later cuddles with her. Characters: Davis Green, Alexis Green, Uncle Josh Location: Josh's house

Desire And Buried Evidence

Davis confronts the emotional consequences of Cassie's abortion revelation while investigating the hunting lodge with Alexis. The footage and bracelet uncover a disturbing connection between the two family branches.

Key Events

• Josh Reveals Recognition — Josh realizes Davis's identity, apologizes for missing his childhood, hugs him, and asks him to leave. Characters: Davis Green, Uncle Josh Location: Josh's house
• Cassie's Abortion Revelation — Alexis challenges Davis about leaving, and Davis explains that Cassie recently revealed she had an abortion. Characters: Davis Green, Alexis Green, Cassie Location: New York road
• Lodge Evidence Found — Davis and Alexis find footage of their fathers with a young woman and discover a bracelet. Characters: Davis Green, Alexis Green Location: Hunting lodge
• Davis And Alexis Sleep Together — After uncovering the family evidence, Davis and Alexis have sex. Characters: Davis Green, Alexis Green Location: Hunting lodge
• Cassie Arrives In Grief — Davis and Alexis stop to help Cassie, who has come to say that Davis's grandfather has died. Characters: Davis Green, Alexis Green, Cassie Location: New York roadside

The Family Returns

Cassie's arrival over the grandfather's death brings the separated relatives together for the funeral. Romantic rivalry and the bracelet turn the family dinner into open violence.

Key Events

• Cassie Arrives In Grief — Davis and Alexis stop to help Cassie, who has come to say that Davis's grandfather has died. Characters: Davis Green, Alexis Green, Cassie Location: New York roadside
• Josh Joins The Funeral — Davis and Alexis convince Josh to travel to Boston for the funeral. Characters: Davis Green, Uncle Josh, Cassie Location: New York
• Rivals At Dinner — Cassie and Alexis compete for Davis's attention while the reunited family prepares to eat. Characters: Davis Green, Alexis Green, Uncle Josh, Cassie Location: Davis's family home
• The Bracelet Triggers Violence — Alexis displays the bracelet, provoking a fight and accusations of murder between the two brothers. Characters: Davis Green, Alexis Green, Uncle Josh, Cassie Location: Davis's family home
• Davis Rejects Alexis — Alexis boasts about Davis's attraction to her, and Davis punches her before she can reveal their sexual encounter. Characters: Davis Green, Alexis Green, Cassie Location: Davis's family home

What The Brothers Buried

Josh explains the tragedy that destroyed the family while Davis helps bury his grandfather. Davis rejects Alexis and attempts to restore his relationship with Cassie.

Key Events

• Davis Rejects Alexis — Alexis boasts about Davis's attraction to her, and Davis punches her before she can reveal their sexual encounter. Characters: Davis Green, Alexis Green, Cassie Location: Davis's family home
• Josh Explains The Tragedy — While digging the grave, Josh reveals the hidden sibling relationship and the suicide that divided the family. Characters: Davis Green, Uncle Josh Location: Grandfather's gravesite
• Davis Chooses Cassie — Davis rejects Alexis, tells Cassie they did nothing sexually, and Cassie accepts him back. Characters: Davis Green, Alexis Green, Cassie Location: Boston

Story Breakdown

• Unwelcome Family Discovery — Alexis's sudden appearance challenges Davis's understanding of his own family.
  • Alexis Claims Kinship — Alexis identifies herself as Davis's cousin after following him home.
  • Photograph Raises Questions — Davis finds a family photograph suggesting that his father had a brother.
• Warnings And Departure — Davis's family refuses to explain the photograph, pushing him to investigate independently.
  • Grandfather Refuses Answers — The ailing grandfather becomes upset and will not discuss the family evidence.
  • Davis Travels North — Davis leaves Boston and follows Alexis's contact information to New York.
• Life With Alexis — Davis enters Alexis's household and becomes entangled in its casual intimacy and volatility.
  • Barroom Escalation — Alexis provokes a man at a bar, and Davis helps the group escape.
  • Night At Josh's House — Davis sleeps at Josh's house and shares an intimate moment with Alexis.
• Forbidden Investigation — Davis and Alexis pursue evidence while their attraction becomes impossible to ignore.
  • Cassie's Pain Revealed — Davis tells Alexis that Cassie recently revealed having an abortion.
  • Lodge Footage Found — The pair discovers 16mm footage and a bracelet linked to the family secret.
• Funeral And Rivalry — A death reunites the families and exposes the unstable romantic triangle.
  • Cassie Comes To New York — Cassie arrives to tell Davis that his grandfather has died.
  • Dinner Turns Violent — The bracelet triggers accusations and a physical fight during the family dinner.
• Buried Family Trauma — Josh finally explains the tragedy behind the family split while Davis confronts its consequences.
  • Josh Tells The History — Josh describes the forbidden sibling relationship and the suicide that followed.
  • Davis Chooses Reconciliation — Davis rejects Alexis, denies sexual involvement to Cassie, and is accepted back.

Directed by

Justin Lerner

Key Cast

• Joseph Cross — Davis Green
• Adelaide Clemens — Alexis Green
• Ricky Jay — Uncle Josh
• Deborah Ann Woll — Cassie
• Richard Schiff — Dr. Ronald Green