OVERLAY REPORT

The plot of the 2021 film *Free Guy* is set in motion through a series of specific deviations from the protagonist's programmed routine, triggered by both external and internal factors. The following specific actions start the plot: ### 1. The Visual and Auditory Trigger Guy (Ryan Reynolds), a bank teller NPC (non-player character), lives a strictly looped existence. The first break in this loop occurs when he sees **Molotov Girl** (Millie’s avatar, played by Jodie Comer) walking down the street. * **The Detail:** As she passes, she is humming **Mariah Carey’s "Fantasy."** This song is a core part of Guy’s "dream girl" programming (later revealed to be code written by Millie’s partner, Keys). Hearing the song causes Guy to pause and track her with his eyes—an action not in his script. He attempts to follow her but is immediately "killed" by a train, which resets his day but leaves a residual "glitch" of memory. ### 2. The Choice to Fight Back On the following day, Guy experiences the same bank robbery he has endured thousands of times. Usually, he and his friend Buddy (Lil Rel Howery) lie on the floor as "sunglasses people" (players) rob the bank. * **The Detail:** Driven by a desire to find the girl from the day before, Guy decides to deviate from his "helpless victim" role. When a player (voiced by **Dwayne Johnson**) points a gun at him, Guy refuses to get down. He initiates a struggle, accidentally kills the player with their own shotgun, and—most crucially—**takes the player's sunglasses.** ### 3. Putting on the Sunglasses The acquisition and use of the sunglasses is the definitive moment the plot shifts from a loop to a linear narrative. * **The Detail:** When Guy puts the glasses on, he sees the **Heads-Up Display (HUD)** of the game *Free City*. For the first time, he sees floating health packs, mission markers, and "loot" that were previously invisible to him. This allows him to see the world as the players do, giving him the agency to participate in the game rather than just exist within it. ### 4. The Encounter at the Safe House Guy uses his new "player" status to track down Molotov Girl. He finds her at a high-level "stash house" (belonging to a character voiced by Hugh Jackman). * **The Detail:** When they meet, Millie assumes Guy is a "noob" (a new human player) wearing a default NPC skin. She tells him that if he wants to talk to her, he needs to "level up" to at least level 100. This gives Guy a specific goal, leading him to begin completing missions. However, because of his innate NPC "goodness," he decides to level up by **doing good deeds** (stopping crimes rather than committing them), which turns him into the viral sensation known as **"Blue Shirt Guy."** ### 5. The Real-World Conflict Parallel to Guy's actions, the plot is driven by **Millie's search for evidence.** * **The Detail:** Millie is playing the game specifically to find a hidden file that proves the game's publisher, Antwan (Taika Waititi), stole her and Keys’ original AI source code. Guy’s sudden self-awareness is the direct result of that stolen code manifesting, which alerts Antwan and the programmers (Keys and Mouser) that something is wrong, forcing them to take action against Guy. (Note: This summary was generated by Gemini 3.0 Flash + Search)