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The Crazies Movie Review

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Actors: Lane Carol, Will McMillan
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Crazies
In a small American towan, a virus that either kills those infected instantly or drives them incurably insane begins to spread. The government cordons the town off, and things go downhill from there.
--Max Landis, Resident Scholar




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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%



Technology/$$$$/Info hunt Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying - cure/disease
Horror film? Yes
Kind of Horror Story - the zombie chased me!

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - unemployed
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Hair type - (man) short/medium wavy
Body type - average (man)
Events of movie makes character more... - sad
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
Hair color - brunette (Black)
Hair style - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - muscular (man)
How much in movie? - 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - a fight for survival
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 90%-100%

Setting
Earth setting: - 20th century (1970's to Present)
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Small town? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
Tone of movie - depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie? Yes
What kind of sex: - kissing - seeing breasts - sex under blankets
Any profanity? - Some foul language
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