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Renaissance Man Movie Review

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Actors: Danny DeVito
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Renaissance Man
Renaissance Man is about a failing advertiser, Bill Rago. He was just fired from his job so he goes to teach thinking skills to army recruits. He teaches them Hamlet throughout the movie and has to keep them focused as they go through many obstacles.
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Analysis of Renaissance Man
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Plot
Comedy, primarily Yes
Time/era of movie: - 1980's-1999
If a parody... of - war movies
How much humor v. drama - Lot of humor, but significant serious drama

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - teacher/professor
Age: - 40's-50's
Hair type - (man) bald
Body type - (man) fat
Events of movie makes character more... - caring
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - druggie/wino disease

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
United States Yes
Misc setting - fort/military installation

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Movie makes you feel... - very happy
Any profanity? - Occasional swearing
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