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Actors: Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Herbert Lom
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Mysterious Island |
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Based on the Jules Verne novel, MYSTERIOUS ISLAND is a British movie directed by Cy Endfield in 1961.
Four Civil War soldiers escape in a balloon from their prison in Virginia. They land several days later on a small Pacific ocean island. They will meet there the Captain Nemo, stranded on this island with the Nautilus. Nemo has finally find a way to end all wars by creating giant animals that can feed the entire population of Earth. Our castaways will have to defend themselves against a giant crab, a huge bee and a ten meters tall chicken.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Mysterious Island |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Giant monster movie?
Yes
Kind of monster
- Giant Monster(s)
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- military officer, senior
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/medium wavy
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 20%
Main Adversary
Identity:
- natural phenomena
Setting
Earth setting:
- 19th century
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Mountains?
Yes
Water?
Yes
Misc settings
- prison
- fort/castle
Small Island?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Tone of movie
- upbeat
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- None
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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