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Actors: Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Dead Man Walking |
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The movie is about a man sentence to death for the rape and murder of two young people. He meets a nun who tries to help him.
--Jessica, Resident Scholar
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A nun starts corresponding with a death row inmates. As his execution date nears he learns a thing he never knew before: love.
--Katy, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 70%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- criminal becomes sensitive
If this is a criminal POV story...
- jail abuse/escape story
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- religious figure
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
- red
Hair style
- short/butch/lez (woman)
Body type
- skinny (woman)
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) very short/crewcut
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- muscular (man)
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 60%
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
- general circumstances
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
- Deep South
Small town?
Yes
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- concerned
- all mixed up
How many deaths in film?
- 3-4
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
Kind of violence:
- guns
- knives
Unusual forms of death
- asphyxiation
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
- Some foul language
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Jazz/r&b
Is this movie based on a
- book
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