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Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Scrooge
Ebenezer Scrooge is a bitter miser who hates Christmas. On Christmas Eve, he is visited by the Spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. They attempt to show him the error of his ways, especially concerning the treatment of his long-suffering clerk, and good-hearted nephew.
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Plot
Time/era of movie: - 19th century
Inner struggle or disability Yes
Struggle with - learns to be more sensitive

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - small businessman
Age: - 40's-50's
Hair color? - white
Body type - (man) average
Events of movie makes character more... - caring
Ethnicity/Nationality - British
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor? - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
City? Yes
City: - London

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Check here if B&W Yes
Non-American film? Yes
What language? - English
Any profanity? - None
Is this movie based on a - book
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