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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Big Blue |
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This is the story of Jaques, obsessed with sea and dolphins. His childhood friend, always wanting to prove he is better, will push both of them over the edge, with tragic results. The finale will let you wonder if Jaques has found what he's been looking for, or if his mermaids found his love true, and kept him with them.
This movie will make laugh, cry, have agony. The truly majestic underwater scenes, the beautiful landscapes of Peru, Italy, and Greece is one of the film's advantages.
--Mary Savvidou, Resident Scholar
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This film is set in the world of free diving, a very dangerous, spirtual sport. The film plays like a sport/buddy movie with a little romance to boot. At its core the film looks at what it means to be human, and what our place is in the world. The main charecter strugles to fit in on the surface and ultimatelfinds his place in a very haunting final scene that will leave you thinking for hours after the film is over.
--Kdub, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Big Blue |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Lover is...
- magical being
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- athlete
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
- Italian
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
How much in movie?
- 80%
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- An "It".
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- spy
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Italy
Water?
Yes
Water:
- drowning
- scuba under
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- in awe
- all mixed up
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- actual description of sex
- seeing breasts
- seeing nude female butt
- seeing nude male butt
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
- French
Subtitles?
- No
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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