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Actors: Bernadette Peters, Tom Aldredge, Chip Zien, Joanna Gleason, Robert Westenberg, Kim Crosby, Ben Wright, Danielle Ferland, Chuck Wagner, Barbara Bryne,
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Into The Woods |
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Once upon a time, there was Cinderella, Jack (and the Beanstalk), the childless baker and his wife, and Red riding hood. When the witch (from the rapunzel story)comes over to the baker's house and tells his that to have a much wanted child he needs to make a potion of 4 magical items in 3 days time, this starts a journey into the woods and into the overlapping other fairytales of this magical realm. As he searches for a cow as white as milk, a cape as red as blood, hair as yellow as corn and a slipper as pure as gold (you guess what fairytale each comes from!), the audience must reevaluate ones preception of evil and and good. Into The Woods tells the other side of the magical tales, and prove that not all fairytales have happy endings . . .
--Alexandra, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Into The Woods |
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Plot
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- fantasy story on another world/distant past
Coming of age
Yes
he'll/she'll become:
- guardian of justice
- an adult (general)
Explore/1st contact
Yes
Explore plotlet:
- dimension travel
- exploring a wondrous planet or phenomenon
Technology/$$$$/Info hunt
Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying
- magical artifact
Mental/Magical powers focus
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- mage/magician
Age:
- long lived adults
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- clairvoyant
- can cast many different spells
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- obsessed
- mentally ill
- deluded
- emotionally unstable
- wild
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlng, curly
Body type
- ample chest & buttocks (woman)
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
- caring
- aggressive
- sad
- tougher
- introspective
- cynical
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavy
Body type
- very skinny (man)
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- homemaker or wife
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- is very quick
- super strength
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
- emotionally unstable
- obsessed
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- blonde
Body type
- fat (female)
Ethnicity
- White
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physical condition
- bulging muscles
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Earth setting:
- general past
- during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Forests?
Yes
Misc settings
- fort/castle
- mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Tone of movie
- upbeat
Comedy or somewhat funny movie?
Yes
If this isn't a movie...
- Play
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Kinds of F/X
- Things that change shape/morph
- nasty human transformations
- exotic alien landscape
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Broadway musical
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