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Actors: Christina Ricci, Ioan Gruffudd, Stephen Dillane, Kerry Fox, Simon Russell Beale
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Gathering |
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THE GATHERING is a British-American production directed by Brian Gilbert in 2002.
The setting is a small village on the western coast of Great Britain. A major archaelogical find happens when a church built during the first century, buried in the hills, is accidentally discovered. The local bishop urges the scientist Simon Kirkman to keep it secret as long as the reason why this church was buried is not found out.
In the meantime, the Kirkmans host Christina Ricci, a young woman Marion Kirkman has hit with her car. Christina suffers from amnesia and hallucinations involving the inhabitants of the town. After a few days, she becomes very close to the son of the Kirkmans, Michael. During the annual fair, Frederick Argyle, a local auto mechanic who was molested as a child, becomes mad and starts to kill anyone crossing his path. It seems that his ultimate goal is to murder the young Michael whom Christina Ricci will have to protect when Argyle hunts them in the woods.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Gathering |
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Time/Era of Movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Horror film?
Yes
Horror Plotlets:
- mad guy with knife likes to slice
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- can see into the future
Hair color?
- red
Hair style
- medium/shoulderlgn, straight (woman)
Body type
- ample bosom & buttocks (woman)
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
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
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- muscular (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Forest?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
Misc setting
- church/synagogue
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- 4-8
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- seeing nude male butt
- sex under blankets
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- frying (electrocuted)
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Lot of special effects?
Yes
Kinds of F/X
- nasty human transformations
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