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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Alien from L.A. |
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Mousy teen waitress Wanda receives the news that her estranged explorer father is missing and presumed dead. She flies from L.A. to Africa, and after somes exploring, she falls down the same pit her father did.
Wanda finds herself at the center of the Earth, at the so-called Lost City of Atlantis. The society is a dangerous, quasi-police state, but Wanda teams up with a miner named Gus to find her father and escape back to the surface world.
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- fantasy story on present day Earth
Explore/1st contact
Yes
Explore plotlet:
- exploring center of the earth
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
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
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- military officer, senior
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th century (1970's to Present)
- Over controlled society
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Tone of movie
- upbeat
Comedy or somewhat funny movie?
Yes
Kinds of F/X
- exotic alien landscape
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