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Actors: Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ray Liotta
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Blow |
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This biopic tells the story of the rise and fall of American cocaine dealer George Jung. He starts off dealing pot and smuggling it. He gets caught and serves some time in prison. After he is released he starts dealing cocaine. He becomes very rich and has a wife and kid. Things start getting out of hand involving betrayal, his addiction, and his family as slowly and surely his empire begins to fall.
--Jack Bauer, Resident Scholar
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BLOW is a movie directed by Ted Demme in 2001.
This is the story of George Jung who came from Boston to California in the sixties. After having known poverty at home, he sweared to himself that he will never have the same life his parents had. He will spend a lot of time in prison but, in between, he will be known as the american who opened the american market to colombian cocaine thanks to his contacts with the drug lord Pablo Escobar. He will be betrayed by his friends and his business partners, will lose the respect of his family and finish his career in a federal penitentiary.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Blow |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Getting ahead in:
- business
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- one man's rise in a criminal organization
- life in drug culture
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- criminal
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- obsessed
- wild
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- druggie/wino disease
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
- California
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Mexico
- South
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
- wealthy
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- sex under blankets
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Classic/oldies rock
Is this movie based on a
- book
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