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Actors: Alec Baldwin, John Lone, Tim Curry, Ian McKellen, Penelope Ann Miller, Peter Boyle, Jonathan Winters
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Shadow |
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In the Tibet of the 1920s, the savage opium lord Yingko (Alec Baldwin) rules a mighty empire, slaying all who oppose him, until the day when a mystic known as the Tulku (Brady Tsurutani) takes him away.
Trained in the use of his untapped mental abilities, he learns how to "cloud men's minds" and become invisible. Returned to New York City, where he is known as wealthy playboy Lamont Cranston, he becomes the Shadow, a cloaked figure who uses his mystical abilities, network of informants, and twin .45s to battle evil.
When he encounters Margo Lane (Penelope Ann Miller), a gorgeous socialite with telepathic powers of her own, Cranston thinks he may be in danger, but that's nothing compared to the threat posed by Shiwan Khan (John Lone), the last descendant of Genghis Khan, who arrives in the legendary conquerer's fabled Silver Sarcophagus.
When Khan, whose physical and mystical abilities rival Cranston's, abducts Margo's nuclear physicist father (Ian McKellen) and co-opts his demented lab partner (Tim Curry), the Shadow must spring into action to foil a horrific plot that could mean the end of the city.
--James Craver, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Shadow |
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 60%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Superhero movie?
Yes
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- not employed but independently wealthy
Age:
- 20's-30's
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- Invisibility
- mind reading
- mind control
- clairvoyant
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavy
Body type
- ample bosom & buttocks (woman)
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- mage/magician
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- telekinesis
- mind reading
- mind control
- clairvoyant
- Invisibility
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) long girliemon hair
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Chinese
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- China
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- dozens
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 2 (a little)
Kind of violence:
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Is this movie based on a
- comics
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