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Actors: Evan Rachel Wood, Kevin Bacon, Mary Stuart Masterson
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Digging to China |
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This movie stars Evan Rachel Wood as Harriet, a precocious and imaginative ten year old (especially funny is her trying to dig to China and wait for aliens to land in her school yard). She lives with her alcoholic mother (Cathy Moriarty) and her big sister Gwen (Mary Stuart Masterson) in the countryside. The family runs the Indian Village Cabins (a motel). While sitting by the road a car peters out in front of her. In the car is Ricky (Kevin Bacon) a retarded man. Harriet befriends Ricky and she finds out that his mother is dying of cancer so she brings Ricky to a home. One day at school Gwen comes to tell Harriet that their mother has died in a car accident. Harriet becomes upset and really bonds with Ricky. As she is grieving Harriet then comes to learn that her big sister is really her biological mother and that she won't have to worry about being an orphan but that she must not stay with Ricky anymore. We follow all the conflicts of Ricky with his dying mother, Gwen's misunderstanding of Harriet and Ricky's close friendship, and Harriet accepting Gwen as her mother.
--Bobby Blades, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Digging to China |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kids:
- general coming of age story
Family, loving
Yes
Special relationship with
- sister
Parent(s) gone?
- Momma gone
Age group
- trouble in grade school
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a kid
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- (woman) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Any profanity?
- None
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