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Actors: Kevin Costner, Kathy Bates
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Dragonfly |
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Dr. Joe Darrow (Costner) is devastated over the apparent violent death of his pregnant wife Emily (Hunt). But is she really dead? All of a sudden Joe finds himself confronted by a series of unsettling events and messages that border on the supernatural.
--Patti Illsley, Resident Scholar
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After the tragic death of his wife, a doctor starts to feel anguish when he discovers that the spirit of his loved one is trying to give him a message. Think "Ghost"+"The Sixth Sense"/"Flatliners"-"The Others"="Dragonfly".
--Lindsay Jacobson, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Dragonfly |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Struggle with
- guilt over actions that lead to death/injury
Coping with loss of loved one?
Yes
Coping with loss of
- Wife/girlfriend/squeeze
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- doctor
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
- caring
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
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) long wavey
Body type
- (woman) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
- Midwest
Jungles?
Yes
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- spiritual
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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