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Actors: Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Die Harder |
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When picking up his wife in a Washington D.C. airport, John McClane(Bruce Willis) has yet another run-in with terrorists on Christmas Eve. This time, the corrupt General Stewart and his small group of terrorists have taken control of the planes in the sky by cutting off communication between the tower and the planes and the terrorists are the only ones who can talk to the planes. They have ordered the planes to circle in their outer marker, and John must stop the terrorists before the his wife (Bonnie Bedelia)'s planes drops from lack of fuel.
--Brian Sager, Resident Scholar
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Bruce Willis returns as John McClane, who this time must foil a terrorist attempt to take control over an airport to rescue a druglord from being imprisoned. It's up to McClane to set things right, with the police chief (Dennis Franz) giving him nothing but grief and his wife (Bonnie Bedelia) trapped on board one of the 747 passenger planes unable to land and slowly running out of fuel.
--Alan, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Die Hard |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 50%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Part of a series?
- Die Hard
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Spying & Terrorists
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- Preventing bomb/biohazard/disaster
Disaster, big vehicle
Yes
Kind of vehicle:
- plane
The terrorist enemy is...
- terrorist group
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- bald (man)
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
- irritated
- happy
- sad
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- a criminal organization
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- infantry soldier
- mastermind
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
- 80%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
unclothed?
- chest and buttocks
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
Air?
Yes
Air:
- passenger plane
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- Washington D.C.
Misc setting
- building
- church/synagogue
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- hundreds
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 5 (an average amount)
Kind of violence:
- land battles
- mission to rescue
- mission to destroy something
- mental battles
- hand to hand
- guns
- knives
Unusual forms of death
- crushed
- flamed
- impaled
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
Any profanity?
- A lot of foul language
Lot of special effects?
Yes
Kinds of F/X
- exploding vehicles
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
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