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Actors: Gregory Peck, Joan Collins
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Bravados |
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The Bravados is an exciting, action packed western tale of redemmtion under difficult circumstances. Jim Douglas arrives in town the nght before the hanging of crinimals who were believed to have raped and killed his wife. Awaiting the execution, these 4 escape prison and kidnap a young woman. A race to the Mexican border to find the crinimals leaves Peck a revengeful cowboy, taking matters in his hands and killing one by one. The end finishes with a secret which leaves Jim Douglas in desperation for his own salvation! Good to the last moment!
--Beth Schnell, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Bravados |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Western
Yes
Kind of western:
- hunting down outlaws
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- cowboy
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
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
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavy
Body type
- ample bosom & buttocks (woman)
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
- obsessed
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Texas
Prairie?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
Misc setting
- prison
- church/synagogue
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- 4-8
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 5 (an average amount)
Kind of violence:
- mission to rescue
- mental battles
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- hanging
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Country/Western
Is this movie based on a
- book
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