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Actors: Anthony Hopkins, Cuba Gooding Jr.
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Instinct |
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This movie delves into the very soul of humanity what we feel and do to the earth and the other inhabitants that share it with us. It deals a stern reality to human kind to change its agressive behaviors and appreciate what we have been given. Cuba Godding Jr is extraordinary in the character of the physichiatrist trying to proove himself..and in the end finding himself. Anthony Hopkins gives a sensitive and vulnerable portrayal of one man seeking truth of his existance
--jane Williams, Resident Scholar
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A remarkable film about an anthropologist's(Hopkins) special relationship with a group of gorillas. How he managed to find peace and embraced them in African wilds for 2 years until they were 'disturbed' by gorilla-poachers. He killed some of them to protect his friends but was seized and imprisoned in a U.S. mental institution. He refused to utter a word until his case was assigned to a patient psychologist(Gooding Jr.).
--Jenny, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Instinct |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
- 1960's-1970's
Animal Story
Yes
Kind of animal:
- wild herbivore
- monkey
Family, loving
Yes
Special relationship with
- daughter
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Struggle with
- (General) search for meaning/identity
Battle with shrink/bum?
- battle with a psychiatrist
Coping with loss of loved one?
Yes
We hear thoughts of animal?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- explorer
- doctor
Age:
- 60's-90's
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- can read emotions
- can talk to animals
- mind reading
- is very quick
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- obsessed
- deluded
Hair color?
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
- aggressive
- irritated
- sad
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 60%
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Setting
United States
Yes
Africa
Yes
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
- frustrated
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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