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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Navigator |
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In this odd little New Zealand-made film, a desperate group of peasants try to escape or find a cure for the Black Death in 13th century northern Europe. Led by a visionary boy, they apparently tunnel through the earth to arrive in modern-day New Zealand (the city of Wellington, perhaps) and experience various misadventures. Some are rather contrived (dump trucks working in the middle of the night, a brief and uneventful encounter with a metal "whale" in the bay), and the ending is a bit abrupt and unsatisfying, but the vision of this film is quite unique.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Navigator |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- distant past
Crime & Scandal
Yes
How much story is philosophy rather than plot?
- 2 (a little)
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Culture clash?
- visiting a different culture
Escape/Rescue?
- escape/rescue from kidnapper(s)
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- a kid
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- can see into the future
- teleportation
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- physically sick
Main Adversary
Identity:
- natural phenomena
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Scandinavia
Asia/Pacific/Middle East
Yes
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
Mountains:
- climbing on trails
Water?
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- dangerous
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- concerned
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
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