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Actors: James Franco, Tyrese Gibson
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Annapolis
   Working-class tough guy Jake Huard (James Franco) gets a chance to make good when he's accepted into the famed Annapolis Naval Academy, but his buddies and dad back at the shipyard doubt he'll last a month.
   The film moves through his first year at the academy, culminating in the big boxing tournament, which is Huard's chance to get revenge against his stoic-beyond-the-call-of-duty senior officer.
   Impact, and the rich cinematography creates an invigorating sense of you-are-there closeness which, by the time the story gets to the climactic fight, is breathlessly intense.

--Boy200, Resident Scholar




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



Time/Era of Movie: - present (2000-2010)
Training/Promotion story? Yes
Kinds of training/promotion: - military

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - student
Age: - 20's-30's
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Hair style - very short/crewcut (man)
Body type - muscular (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Hair style - (man) very short/crewcut
Body type - muscular (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - navy soldier
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 60%
Hair color - bald
Hair type - (man) bald
Body type - muscular (man)
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting - fort/military installation

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Movie makes you feel... - very happy
How many deaths in film? - 0 (not a murder mystery)
How much use of techno gadgets? - 1 ()
Any profanity? - Occasional swearing
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