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The Advanced Guard Movie Review

Starring: Isabella Hoffman, Michael Weatherly
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Aliens using humanoid bodies are studying humans to learn how to control them prior to invasion, and kidnap 4 humans for study. They put them through trials up to and including death, trying to find some method that will allow them to control their minds, until the woman captive falls in love with the man who tries repeatedly to save her and all of them, which makes her controllable by them.
But the alien scientist leading the study turns against the mission, and helps the humans escape the others and destroy their bodies, getting damaged by the commander in the process. She diverts the invasion and places her mind in the woman's body, to become a human and experience human pleasure and love. Simple set, clever story, well acted.

Marc Vun Kannon, Resident Scholar


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Plot

Composition of Movie
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 60%




**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - science fiction story
Romance Yes
Character operated on/altered? Yes
Kind of alteration: - Controlling alien in body
Human/Magical couple? Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - champion of justice
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Hair type - (man) short/medium straight
Body type - average (man)
Events of movie makes character more... - happy
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Female
Hair color - brunette (Black)
Hair style - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavy

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male Alien
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - military officer, senior
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 80%
Hair color - bald
Body type - average (man)
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physical condition - very athletic
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant

Setting
Earth setting: - 20th century (1970's to Present)
Spaceship setting: - alien spaceship
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Takes place in spaceship? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to torture
Tone of movie - spiritual
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