Opening Scene Plot Summary

The film opens with a montage of both pictures and home videos of Flynn and Amelia's life as a couple. The opening is presented in the style of a scrapbook; within this we see the important and memorable events that take place throughout their life; for example, their first date, their wedding day, their honeymoon, Christmas morning, the birth of their first child, Charlie and a second unexpected pregnancy. However, this tranquility was disturbed by a tragic accidental house fire, tearing their family apart forever. The sequence then skips 5 years, where we find out that this montage has all been leading up to Charlie, Flynn and Amelia's son (aged 9), explaining his career aspirations to be a fireman and save lives.