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Actors: Wesley Snipe, Annabella Sciorra, Spike Lee, Samuel L. Jackson, Ossie Davis, John Turturro
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Jungle Fever |
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Flipper Purify (Snipes) is a successful architect with a house in Harlem and a happy family. When he gets a new Italian secretary (Sciorra) and they begin an affair, both are shunned from their respective communities for participating in this taboo interacial affair.
--Ari Rosner, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Jungle Fever |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
Lover is...
- of another race (interracial loving!)
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- engineer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- middling 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 straight
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- dangerous
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- frustrated
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- seeing breasts
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Jazz/r&b
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