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The Company of Wolves Movie Review

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Actors: Angela Lansbury
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Company of Wolves
Thirteen year old Rosaleen is sleeping in her room as the viewer penetrates her mind and finds her in a little 19th century town. Her family is trying to bring her up as a good girl and warns her about the werewolfs in the forest, especially her grandmother. Yet, at some point Rosaleen decides for herself where her place is.
--Maja Hoffmann, Resident Scholar




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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%



**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - fantasy story on another world/distant past
Coming of age Yes
he'll/she'll become: - an adult (general)
Horror film? Yes
Kind of Horror Story - werewolf teething

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - unemployed
Age: - a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Hair type - (woman) long, straight
Body type - skinny (woman)
Events of movie makes character more... - tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality - Irish/McCourt
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - is very quick - can change shapes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 20%
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Hair style - (man) long, like a girl
Body type - muscular (man)
unclothed? - chest
Ethnicity - British
Sense of humor? - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physical condition - very athletic
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings

Setting
Earth setting: - general past
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Forests? Yes
In virtual reality? Yes
Small town? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
Tone of movie - upbeat
Any profanity? - Occasional swearing
Kinds of F/X - Things that change shape/morph - nasty human transformations
Is this movie based on a - book
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