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Actors: Ethan Hawke, Vincent Spano and others
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Alive |
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Alive is about human spirit and the triumph of courage in the face of extreme adversity and despair. It is Based on the true story of a Uruguyan rugby team who survive a plane crash but are abandoned in the snow swept Andes. When rescue operations are given up, all doors of survival seem to be closed for them. In course of time, they are forced to resort to cannibalism when they realize that the only food they have are the bodies of thier dead friends.
--Biswa, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Alive |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 100%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Disaster, big vehicle
Yes
Kind of vehicle:
- plane
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- athlete
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair style
- (man) long, like a girl
Body type
- muscular (man)
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- fight for survival
Setting
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- in awe
How many deaths in film?
- 8 or more
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