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Actors: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Ian Holm, Willem Dafoe, Don McKellar
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about eXistenZ |
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eXistenZ is a movie coproduced, written and directed by canadian director David Cronenberg in 1999. The director won the Silver Berlin Bear for outstanding artistic achievement at the Berlin Film Festival.
Allegra Geller is the best inventor/designer of virtual video games. During the first public presentation of eXistenZ, her last creation, she is attacked by a young fanatic member of an organization opposed to her games. She must flee with Ted Pikul, a marketing employee, who must protect her. But first, in order to verify whether Allegra's organic game pod, that contains the only available version of the new game, has been hurt, both must play eXistenZ. Ted accepts reluctantly the graft of a gameport in his own spinal column in order to be able to play. Ian Holm, an old scientist, repairs the pod so that Allegra and Ted can at last play. During the first game, they discover that the game pod has been infected by a virus that could destroy it. But soon both heroes don't know anymore whether they are playing or not eXistenZ.
A great and smart alternative to MATRIX.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of eXistenZ |
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Plot
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Robots & Computers & VR
Yes
Plotlet:
- virtual reality movie
Character operated on/altered?
Yes
Kind of alteration:
- Given added abilities
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- engineer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Ethnicity
- White
Setting
Earth setting:
- near future (later in 21st century)
- Polluted
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Forests?
Yes
In virtual reality?
Yes
Misc settings
- bar/restaurant
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Comedy or somewhat funny movie?
Yes
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- licking
Kinds of F/X
- Things that change shape/morph
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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