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Actors: Thomas Jane, John Travolta, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Punisher |
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FBI agent Frank Castle, orchestrates one last sting before his retirement party, only to kill crime kingpin, Howard Saint's (John Travolta's) son. Saint's mourning wife, Livia (Laura Harring), orders her husband's men to kill Castle's entire family, which they do, at a Castle family reunion in Puerto Rico. Frank is left for dead, but somehow survives, and begins to plot his revenge against the Saints, pursuing Castle's cash operations, his loyal henchmen, and even framing Saint's wife.
--Michelle Yusuf, Resident Scholar
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An FBI agent, Frank Castle, is working undercover to bust a group of arms dealers. When the bust goes down one of the dealers is killed. The dealer is the son of a big time criminal. The criminal seeks revenge by killing Frank's entire family and leaving Frank for dead. Frank regains his health and returns. He then gets an apartment where he plans to get revenge.
--Jack Bauer, Resident Scholar
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Frank Castle is an FBI agent looking forward to his early retirement after one last job. Unfortunately, the job goes slightly wrong and the son of wealthy south Florida king pin Howard Saint gets killed for being in the wrong place. Saint sends his men after Castle's family while at a reunion in the islands and multiple deaths ensue. Castle escapes, though not unscathed and returns to exact his revenge on Saint.
--Michelle Bryant, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Punisher |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 10%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
Time/Era of Movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- vigilante hunting down criminal(s)
Criminal enemy is...
- Mafia conflict
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- muscular (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- businessman, big
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
City?
Yes
City:
- Miami
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
How many deaths in film?
- dozens
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- seeing breasts
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 3 (some)
Kind of violence:
- mission to destroy something
- guns
- knives
Unusual forms of death
- run over
- perforation--bullets
Lot of special effects?
Yes
Kinds of F/X
- exploding vehicles
- exploding bombs
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
Is this movie based on a
- comics
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