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Actors: Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Pearl Harbor |
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Danny and Rafe are best friends, and join the navy together. Rafe and Evelyn fall in love, then Rafe goes over to Britain to fight. While Rafe is supposedly dead, Danny and Evelyn fall in love. Rafe comes back and Danny and Rafe get in a fight. Then the attack on Pearl Harbor happens and they join together. Then Evelyn finds out she's pregnant to Danny. Then they bomb Tokyo and Danny dies saving Rafes life. Then Rafe and Evelyn get married and have a baby boy named Danny.
--JrJumper23, Resident Scholar
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The movie starts out with two young boys(Rafe,Danny)who are best friends and grow up together.Rafe is always trying to portect Danny. Both boys love to fly, so when the movie comes back they both are Army Piolts, and are two of the best fliers. Rafe falls in love with this Navy nurse Evelyn, and then volunteers to go to War and fight for the British. He goes and tells Danny that he was assigned so he wouldn't go too. When Rafe is thought to be dead both Danny and Evelyn are killed but eventually end up falling in love with DAnny.Then Rafe turnes up alive. All this time Japan was planning an attack on Pearl Harbor and attacks on December 7, 1941 and that is the start of WW2 for the U.S. Danny and Rafe pull together and shoot down 7 planes and are promoted to Captins. Evelyn decides that she has to choose Danny because she is pregnant with his baby. then there is a top secret mision with Rafe and Danny involved and on this mission they get revenge for Pearl Harbor by bombing Tokyo.
--Megan, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Pearl Harbor |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- romance (general)
- love triangle/polygon
War impact on civilians/veterans
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- pilot, civilian
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
- (man) muscular
- (woman) skinny
Unclothed?
- Chest and Buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- bulging muscles
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
- (man) average build
Unclothed?
- chest
- buttocks and chest
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- doctor
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
- 90%-100%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (woman) skinny
unclothed?
- chest and buttocks
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Hawaii
Water?
Yes
Water:
- warship
Air?
Yes
Air:
- warplane
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
- school
- theater
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
- depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
- seeing nude male butt
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
- Some foul language
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
Is this movie based on a
- book
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