First published: 21 November 2022 @ 6:00 pm
Will the Breakthrough Change Paul’s Life?
Ten years later, Paul’s mother passed away. Now he is married to Audrey. Despite that, they still live in Paul’s childhood home. They meet their old friends who went through the downsizing process at their high school reunion.
Dave and Carol are very proud of themselves because they live in a small town for the elderly called Leisureland.
Paul and his wife attend a seminar where another couple, Jeff and Laura Lonowski (Neil Patrick Harris and Laura Dern) discuss the benefits of going small and living in Leisureland.
In Livingston, what would cost $100 to purchase diamond jewelry costs only $83. This amount suffices to purchase sufficient food for two months. The public is more than convinced to go through with downsized.
Residents receive a phone call announcing that their mortgage application was denied. After thinking it over and discussing with Leisureland officials, Paul and Audrey decide to get small.
Paul and Audrey’s friends throw a big party to celebrate their decision.
Is There Problem Down the Road?
A man in a bar is angry when he hears people with small sizes receive better benefits than other people because they do not contribute as much to the economy as everyone else.
Paul’s friend tells him to back off and intimidates him into settling down and eating food.
Paul and Audrey fly to a facility where downsizing will take place.
They are asked questions to make sure that they understand that downsizing is irreversible and that some people may die while they’re in the process of being reorganized. Paul and Audrey seem to be fine with it.
Paul gets shaved from head to toe and has a few teeth pulled out before he gets small. He wakes up in a hospital where he receives a large package of crackers, which looks big for them, but normal to everyone else.
Paul reaches out to his nurse, who gives him a phone to talk to Audrey. Audrey answers the phone and informs him of what she is doing. She said that she’s at an airport because she got cold feet just as she was being shaved.
Audrey also said she wasn’t ready to leave her family, friends, and life behind. Paul is angry because his wife left him like that.
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