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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Asphalt Jungle |
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A tough guy criminal has a cold romance with a down and out local girl, but gets himself shot in a deal that goes wrong. His gal tries to help him as he tries to get back to his family farm to buy it back. He must avoid much needed medical help that would turn him into the police.
--Rene Joseph, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Asphalt Jungle |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 10%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 80%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- criminal becomes sensitive
If this is a criminal POV story...
- criminals stealing from other criminals
- criminals killing each other
- bad criminals on the run
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- criminal
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Body type
- ample bosom & buttocks (woman)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- fight for survival
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- Dirty, grimy (like New York)
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
Misc setting
- building
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- spiritual
How many deaths in film?
- 3-4
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
Is this movie based on a
- book
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