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Actors: Robin Wright Penn, Kevin Costner, Paul Newman, John Savage
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Message in a Bottle |
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Based on the Nicholas Sparks novel, MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE is a movie directed by Luis Mandoki in 1999.
Theresa finds a message in a bottle while jogging near the Atlantic ocean. After a few researches, she learns that the writer of the message is Garret Blak,e whom she decides to meet. For two years now, Garret is mourning for his wife's death and is taking care of his alcoholic father. Garret and Theresa fall in love but Garret can not forget his late wife.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Message in a Bottle |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
Family, caring for sick?
Yes
Who is sick?
- Father
because he/she is
- alcoholic/druggie
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Coping with loss of loved one?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- journalist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
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
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- artist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- blonde
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Physique
- physically sick
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Water?
Yes
Water:
- drowning
- sail boat
City?
Yes
City:
- Chicago
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- sex under blankets
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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