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Actors: Jennifer Lopez, Robert Redford, Morgan Freeman
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about An Unfinished Life |
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The movie opens with Jean (Ms Lopez) being apologised to by Gary the woman beating boyfriend. Jean basically doesn't accept his empty excuses,yet again, especially infront of her 11 year old daughter and Gary goes balistic storms off. Jean and her Griff (her daughter) leave town. They have major difficulties getting out of town and therefore have to end up at Griff's Grandpa's house in Wyoming. Grif never knew she has a Grandfather. Enter Einer an ex-drinker gnarled old rancher and Jean's father-in-law. He's none too please to see them either seems on the day Jean found out she was pregnant with Griff it was also the day they buried Griffin: Einer's son and her husband. Einer being the angry man he is has blamed her every day since, you see it was an accident she was driving and the car flipped 6 times.
Also living on the ranch is Mitch (Morgan Freeman) badly mauled by a bear a year ago he is like family. Einer has to feed, medicate and care for Mitch. Just as Jean and Griff come back to the ranch so does the bear. Captured by Fish and Game and sent off to the local wildlife animal zoo/park the bear is miserable. Mitch can feel its pain although he cannot leave the ranch and see it he knows it. The bear and his story is a major sub-plot that intermingles and yet tells almost the same story of love and family and forgiveness.
--Erika Gardner, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of An Unfinished Life |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Family, struggling with
Yes
Struggle with:
- In-laws
Coping with loss of
- Husband/boyfriend/squeeze
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- blue collar
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) long wavey
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- blue collar
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- red
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southwest
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
- ranch
- lot of descript of animal care
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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