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Actors: Angelica Lee, Lawrence Chou
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Eye |
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THE EYE (Jian gui) is a Thai movie written and directed by the Pang brothers. Angelica Lee won a Hong Kong film award in the Best Actress category in 2003.
Since the age of two, Mun has been blind. Now she just got a cornea transplant and she's slowly recovering from the operation. After a few days, she starts to actually see the ghosts of the dead people who haven't understood yet they're dead. The young girl tries to get some support from Dr. Wah who doesn't believe her at first. But when Mun tells him that her reflexion in the mirror is another girl's who tries to tell her something, Dr. Wah is worried.
Mun and Wah go to Thailand in order to find the family of the girl whose corneas have been transplanted to Mun. They'll soon discover that this young girl is the one who appears to Mun and that she has committed suicide after having been rejected from the local community because she was clairvoyant.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Eye |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- fantasy story on present day Earth
Inner Struggle
Yes
Plotlet:
- coping with special powers/seeking enlightenment
Horror film?
Yes
Kind of Horror Story
- ghosts!
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 20's-30's
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- clairvoyant
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlng, straight
Body type
- average (woman)
Events of movie makes character more...
- introspective
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Chinese
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Chinese
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th century (1970's to Present)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Misc settings
- bar/restaurant
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Tone of movie
- fearful
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- Chinese
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- None
Kinds of F/X
- exploding vehicles
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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