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Actors: Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Thelma and Louise |
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Louise is a waitress in an Arkansas fast food joint whose boyfriend Jimmy is always on the road doing music. Thelma is a housewife married to Darryl, who only wants to watch football on TV while his wife keeps to the kitchen. The two friends go out on the road for a short vacation, but a stranger nearly rapes Thelma, Louise shoots him dead, and now the pair are on the run from the law. They make a run for Mexico in their 1966 Thunderbird convertible, encountering a young buck (Pitt in a very early role) who heats up Thelma, and talking by phone to a thoughtful police officer (Keitel) who tries to get them to give themselves up. This controversial 1991 hit directed by Ridley Scott after he did "Blade Runner" and "Black Rain" sort of retells the story of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid as women. Challenging and exciting.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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When Thelma and Louise set off for a girls weekend away, they never dreamed of what would happen next. We follow them through an attempted rape, murder, car chases and love interests until we reach an unexpected end to it all.
--Megan Westley, Resident Scholar
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Thelma & Louise is a tragi-comedy action film and loose satire about two women friends who embark on an adventure which in the early stages turns on an unexpected event. What follows is a fast-paced, glib pursuit as they attempt to evade responsibility for the accidental murder of a drunk.
Two substantial romantic interests inter-weave with the story adding pathos to the characters - who are both --emeshed and liberated-- by their ordeals. [I love this film. It made me laugh, think and ended with a numbing sense of reality. a WOW finish!]
--Warrior Girl, Resident Scholar
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Two friends go away on holiday, but when the unexpected happens, they are forced to go on the run to escape from police. They are chased across the states in a T- bird convertible,by the police, but if you want to know what happens, you'll have to watch it yourself!
--Megan W., Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Thelma and Louise |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 27.5%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 32.5%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
If this is a criminal POV story...
- criminals portrayed sympathetically on the run
- bad criminals on the run
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- criminal
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- red
Hair style
- medium/shoulderlgn, wavy (woman)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- red
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Texas
Desert?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
How many deaths in film?
- 3-4
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- sex under blankets
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 2 (a little)
Kind of violence:
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- dropped from large heights
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
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