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Actors: Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Dark City |
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John Murdoch isn't sure of anything, he hasn't slept, and he can't remember who he is, except for brief flashes of memories, in addition to a woman claiming to be his wife, a detective claims that he's wanted for murder, and a scientist claims that things are not what they seem. For strange beings known as the Strangers appear regularly to change people's memories, and use their ability to shape reality, called "Tuning." And while John is looking for answers in a city locked in eternal night, the Strangers are looking for him, for John also has the ability to "Tune."
--Diana, Resident Scholar
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Rufus Sewell is a man without a memory, searching for meaning in a city where the malevolent Strangers control reality itself. Engrossing themes of identity and human nature, though special-effects-laden finale may prove unsatisfying.
--Artemis, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Dark City |
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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 puzzle - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Spying - Investigations
Yes
Repressive Society
Yes
Repression:
- controls your mind
Character operated on/altered?
Yes
Kind of alteration:
- amnesia
Who's being repressed/enslaved?
- humans are slaves
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
Age:
- 20's-30's
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- telekinesis
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/medium straight
- (man) short/medium curly
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
- cynical
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
- (woman) long wavy
Body type
- ample chest & buttocks (female)
- average (female)
Unclothed?
- very tight clothes
How much in movie?
- 20%
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male Alien
- an entire race
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- mastermind
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- telekinesis
- can fly
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
- 60%
Hair color
- bald
Body type
- skinny (man)
Ethnicity
- British
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physical condition
- average physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
A substantial portion of this movie takes place on a non-Earth planetary body:
- humans in a contemporary society
- unfriendly aliens
- very controlled society
Planet outside our solar system?
Yes
Big cities?
Yes
Misc settings
- bar/restaurant
- lab
Kind of city
- Dirty, crime-ridden (like NY)
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Tone of movie
- upbeat
- fearful
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Kinds of F/X
- Things that change shape/morph
- exotic spaceships
- exotic big cities
- exotic alien landscape
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Resident Scholar Profiles
TOP SCHOLAR:
 Artemis
SCHOLARS: Diana
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