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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Prefontaine |
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This was the first of two late-90s films about the feisty young distance runner from Coos Bay, Oregon who set 6 American records and might have been a world champion had he not died in a car accident at 24. "Prefontaine" was made by the makers of the excellent actual documentary "Hoop Dreams." It has a cheap, documentary style or TV-biopic look about it; actors speak directly to the camera as if they were real people reminiscing about the man. Jared Leto looks very convincing, especially shown alongside real footage of the real Pre on the track. The athlete's parents contributed to this version, and there is actual footage of Pre as a little boy in it.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Prefontaine |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Polit/Social/Race/Gender activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- liberal/lefty activism
- fighting discrim. (other than racial/gender)
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- athlete
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- athlete
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
- caring
- aggressive
- sad
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Pacific NW
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Germany
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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