Jackie wakes up in a church, just in time for Joy’s wedding. A series of alternate endings play as credits roll. Jobu says that nothing matters, and everything is just part of a “march to entropy.” Jackie says everything matters, and activates the machine. So, he verse-jumps to worlds where he’s a Benihana chef, a pinkie push-up star, and more, to learn how to defeat the enemies. Build UpĪlpha Winona gives Jackie a device that will allow him to kill every version of Joy. Jackie disapproves of her marriage to a woman.
Jobu explains that there are an infinite number of universes, thus making every situation possible. Jackie recognizes Jobu as his daughter, Joy. Jackie acquires martial arts skills by “verse-jumping,” ultimately proving to Alpha Winona that he’s “the one” to replace the dead Alpha Jackie.
Winona from the Alphaverse explains that Jackie from the Alphaverse discovered a way to “temporarily create a link between your consciousness and that of another version of you.” Then, Jackie and Alpha Winona are pursued by Jobu and her associates. A Winona from another universe tells Jackie that “a great evil has taken root” in her world and has “begun spreading its chaos throughout the many verses.” Plot Point One Winona from Jackie’s universe wants a divorce.
In another universe, Jackie Chan struggles to sort out a government audit, whilst trying to reconcile relationships with his ill father Yieh Yieh, tired wife Winona, and absent daughter Joy. Professor Jackie Chan is interrupted by a seemingly omniscient young woman named Jobu Tupaki while giving a lecture on quantum physics. Here is the story structure for the Everything Everywhere All at Once screenplay: Exposition STORY BREAKDOWN EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE SYNOPSIS