The pandemic has triggered ideas for several movies, and ‘Before The Fire’ is one of them. An ambitious Hollywood actress returns to her native place when a pandemic hits the world. There she encounters something more dangerous than the pandemic.
As it is not a post-apocalyptic movie, it does not focus on the outbreak of the pandemic. Instead, it is a slow runner and does not have an innovative storyline. However, the actors will manage to fascinate you.
Jenna Lyng Adams, the writer and the protagonist of the movie, said she has always been inclined toward stories related to remote places because she grew up in Minnesota. It shows how far people can go to survive.
‘Before The Fire’ movie was released on 7 March 2020. Thus, the director and one of the producers, Charlie Buhler, confessed that making the movie was no less than a fight for them. She wanted to break the stereotype of the types of stories women have to tell.
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Before The Fire Movie Plot
A deadly virus breaks out in an imaginary country leading to chaos and panic. ‘Before The Fire’ revolves around an ambitious Hollywood actress named Ava Boone (played by Jenna Lyng Adams) who decides to return to her native place with her boyfriend, Kelly Rhodes.
The couple moved from South Dakota to LA. First, Kelly convinces Ava to get into a private jet with him to her native place but does not accompany her as promised. Instead, he gets back to LA to cover the incident.
Ava goes to Kelly Rhode’s residence in a small town in South Dakota though she is not happy with it. The Rhodes family, which consists of Kelly’s younger brother (Max, a full-time farmer, and an overthinker) and his mother (Maddy), is not happy to see her either.
Why did Ava not go to her home? Ava knows her house is nearby but does not want to go there because her father is not a typical Midwest one. Instead, he is a psychopath and a dictator. After learning that Ava is in South Dakota, he uses the opportunity to force her to come home.
Gradually, Ava gets friends with Max, and his hatred vanishes. It leads to a love triangle between Ava, Max, and Kelly. No character in the movie has a strong personality that would last throughout. They make decisions according to the plot change instead of doing what people like them must have done.
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Ava runs into her parents but does not get welcomed by them. Ava loses her glamour as the movie goes on. She fights two battles, one with man and the other with nature. She chooses the first because it is easier than the second.
Though the Rhodes family allows her to stay at their residence, they make her work on their farm to earn her cost of living. She does not want her family to know about her as she grew up among the devils. However, they kidnap her when they find her at the local bar.
As the virus spreads, the locals decide to start a militia taking justice into their hands during the pandemic. They assemble behind Jasper, Ava’s father, and a strong militia group gets formed. Any small circumstance can put the characters in danger. For instance, Maddy faces a shortage of insulin.
One of Ava’s family members attack and kill the violent and sick militia responsible for the scarcity of essential resources. Meanwhile, Ava gets infected. Ava feels isolated while walking down the lonely roads under the gray sky. She gets stronger with every situation and changes a lot till the movie ends. She and Kelly live more than Ava’s male counterparts.
Ava faces her past and discovers who she is. Meanwhile, viewers still do not get what happened between Ava and her father in her disappointing childhood. The movie’s poster did not go with the plot, and Ava’s father did not come as a strong villain. It was a low-budget movie with a simple background.
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