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Actors: Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deberah Kara Unger
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Game |
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Nicholas Van Orton (Douglas) is a wealthy financier who lives in San Francisco. His wife has left him and he's facing his 48th birthday alone. As a birthday gift, his wayward younger brother Conrad (Penn) gets Nick a unique experience run by "Consumer Recreation Services" called The Game. The thrilling and challenging Game strips Van Orton of his job, his wealth, his dignity, and nearly his sanity, as he tries to figure out what's happening and when (or if) the Game will ever end. Inspired by a real-life high tech and expensive annual Game financed by wealthy benefactors such as Bill Gates (which in turn was inspired by the Michael J. Fox movie "Midnight Madness"), this overly slick and manipulative film was directed by David Fincher. Consider it a modern, urban, corporate version of "It's a Wonderful Life"....
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Michael Douglas plays a distant and self-absorbed banker who is connected with a company offering a "life-changing experience." He soon finds out that this game is more elaborate than imaginable and has him questioning his security and friends. Every minute leaves the audience with a new puzzle piece to the game in this enveloping thriller from David Fincher.
--Mike T. W., Resident Scholar
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The Game is a psychological thriller from director David Fincher. Douglas is given a birthday gift from is eccentric brother (Penn) for the organization CRS. They provide a real life game spark up adventure in others. Things go wrong when Douglas' assets disappear and he is being chased down and almost killed.
--Brian Oliver, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Game |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Struggle with
- midlife crisis
- (General) search for meaning/identity
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Escape/Rescue?
- escape/rescue from prison/confinement
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Unclothed?
- very tight clothes
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- rude people
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
Any profanity?
- A lot of foul language
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