Actors: Peter Dinklage, Bobby Cannavale, Patricia Clarkson, Michelle Williams
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Station Agent
Finbar McBride, a dwarf, moves to a small town in New Jersey after his only friend dies and leaves him a train station. He plans on spending his time alone, but he meets Joe, a talkative food vendor, Olivia, a beautiful and sad artist, and Emily, a librarian, who refuse to leave him alone and subsequently teach him the true meaning of love and friendship.
--Amy Durant, Resident Scholar
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Analysis of The Station Agent
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Brain/Body not working?
- physical disability
Coping with loss of loved one?
Yes
Coping with loss of
- Close platonic friend
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest
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
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
