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Actors: Kevin Costner, Robert DuVall, Annette Bening
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Open Range |
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A group of free-rangers travel the wild west meaning no harm. They are attacked by a group of bandits and one of them is killed and another is injured. They head to a small town where one of them falls in love with a woman. They also find the guys behind the attack and they all prepare for a huge gunfight at the end.
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 60%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 19th century
Western
Yes
Kind of western:
- hunting down outlaws
Romance
Yes
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 style
- short/standard wavy (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- gang
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- in awe
How many deaths in film?
- 8 or more
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 ()
Kind of violence:
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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