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Actors: Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, Ho Nguyen, Donald Moffat
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Alamo Bay |
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This movie stars Ed Harris as Shang, a despondent Vietnam veteran who feels he is in danger of losing his livelihood to Vietnamese fishermen. Shang is under financial pressure from owing money on the loan to his boat and sneaking around with a shrimp shipper's daughter named Glory (Amy Madigan). Meanwhile, Dinh (Ho Nguyen) is working hard trying to live out the american dream and own his boat. There is trememendous strife with the local fishermen and the Vietnamese. They feel like the Vietnamese are taking over their fishing spot. And when Shang breaks it off with Glory and loses his boat he finally goes over the edge. He gathers up the locals and they get the KKK involved to block anyone involved with having anything to do with Vietnamese fishing. The locals eventually force the Vietnamese people to leave but Dinh doesn't give up hope as Glory shows kindness to him. This all sets up the big showdown between Shang, Dinh, and Glory.
--Bobby Blades, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Alamo Bay |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Polit/Social/Race/Gender activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- rrrrrracism!!!!!
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- Asian (misc)
Woman/class/friends story?
- immigrant story
Culture clash?
- being oppressed by outside culture
Culture of surrounding area:
- American Pacific Coast
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- fisherman
Age:
- 20's-30's
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...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) average
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Texas
Water?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- dumb Rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- challenged
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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