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Actors: Barry Otto, Lynette Curran, Helen Jones, Gia Carides, Miles Buchanan, Jeff Truman
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Bliss (1985) |
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An advertising executive suffers a heart attack, and afterwards begins to see his life as it really is, either that or he's died.
--A. Pearson, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Bliss (1985) |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Family, struggling with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Wife
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Struggle with
- midlife crisis
- (General) search for meaning/identity
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- businessman, corrupt/bad
Brain/Body not working?
- mental illness
Battle with shrink/bum?
- wisdom from a homeless man or bum
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- obsessed
- mentally ill
- deluded
- emotionally unstable
- wild
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
- caring
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- physically sick
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- business executive
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
- obsessed
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- red
Hair type
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Asia/Pacific/Middle East
Yes
Asian country:
- Australia
Jungles?
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- wealthy
- rude people
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- seeing breasts
- seeing nude female butt
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Subtitles?
- No
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