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Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Elias Koteas, Cliff Curtis.
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Collateral Damage |
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A man loses his wife and child in a bombing and then goes to hunt down a man named El Lobo before he strikes again.
--Jack Bauer, Resident Scholar
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Gordy Brewer(Arnold Schwarzenegger) is furious after his wife and child are killed in an explosion. Taking credit for the explosion is the Wolf (Cliff Curtis). But the FBI will not pursue the Wolf to Colombia because it would be a bad diplomatic affair. So Gordy is off to the jungles of Colombia to set things right.
--Brian Sager, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Collateral Damage |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Time/Era of Movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Spying & Terrorists
Yes
The terrorist enemy is...
- terrorist group
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- blue collar worker
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard wavy (man)
- short/standard curly (man)
Body type
- muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- bulging muscles
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
- killer
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
- eccentric
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinoa
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
- mean, arrogant
Setting
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- South
Jungles?
Yes
Forest?
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- Washington D.C.
Misc setting
- prison
- fort/military installation
- building
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- dozens
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 4 (a fair amount)
Kind of violence:
- nuclear/unconventional war
- hand to hand
- guns
- knives
Unusual forms of death
- frying (electrocuted)
- flamed
- impaled
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Lot of special effects?
Yes
Kinds of F/X
- exploding bombs
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
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