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Actors: Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Peņa, Kris Kristofferson, Matthew McConaughey, Frances McDormand, Joe Morton
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Lone Star |
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LONE STAR is a movie written and directed by John Sayles in 1996.
A small town in Texas, near the Mexican frontier. Sheriff Chris Cooper is the son of the legendary sheriff Buddy Deeds who was and made the law during a 30 years period in the town. Hard job in a country where the population consists in a mixture of white (10%) black, mexican and indian people. Now that the town wants to erect a statue, a skeleton is discovered in the country nearby. Chris Cooper who must cope with the shadow of his father hates him because, 20 years ago, he didn't approve his love affair with Elizabeth Peņa, a young mexican girl. So Cooper is persuaded now that the skeleton is Charlie Wade's, the no good sheriff Buddy replaced after Wade disappeared without a trace. Could it be that Buddy killed Charlie Wade and that his legend is rotten from the start?
The best american film of 1996. An allegory of U.S. History.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Lone Star |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Polit/Social/Race/Gender activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- rrrrrracism!!!!!
Family, struggling with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Father
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- police corruption
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Story of city/rural life?
- Small Town
Culture clash?
- being oppressed by outside culture
Culture of surrounding area:
- American Southwest
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
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
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- white
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Texas
Desert?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- dumb Rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Misc setting
- prison
- school
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- actual description of sex
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Folk music
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