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Review Summaries
"Based on the Stephen King novel, DREAMCATCHER is a film written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan (The Big Chill) in 2003.
During a blizzard, four friends have to defend themselves against aliens that reproduce very quickly. While the army is destroying the alien spaceship and is hesitating to eliminate the entire population, animal and human, of the region, Dr. Henry Devlin manages to convince a senior officer to help him find an alien that is heading south, outside the quarantine zone."
Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
"This film is based on Stephen King's best-selling novel. It is about four boys who perform a heroic act outside an abandoned warehouse. Their strong friendships and goodness is rewarded by a new mysterious friend who rewards them with powers of the mind.
Years later we see them as men, with various careers of teacher, car salesman and counsellor, (Thomas Jane). As we witness some of their abilities to read minds, they organise a trip to their cabin in Maine, where for years they have hung out underneath a dreamcatcher, symbolising the four friends and the mysterious friend that brought them closer than they could have imagined.
While they are hunting in the woods they are overtaken by a blizzard, in which something evil lurks from another planet. Morgan Freeman is the military man obsessed with ridding the Earth of any possible alien infection- including hundreds of innocent civilians.
With the friends split apart and trying to save their body-hijacked friend they have to go against the secret military force in order to save him and the rest of the world from the alien's deadly plan. Are their powers enough? Can their friendship's survive?
A great story of friendship and an act of heroism that sets them on a path to save the world.
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H Louise, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Movie Actual chase scenes or violence - 50% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 20% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Horror film?
Yes
Kind of Horror Story
- chased by body snatchers/duplicates
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- doctor
Age:
- 20's-30's
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- can read emotions
- mind reading
- mind control
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/medium straight
- (man) short/medium wavy
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- Very athletic
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- red
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 80%
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- Male Alien
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- military officer, senior
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- can change shapes
- mind reading
- mind control
- super strength
- can read emotions
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- mentally ill
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity
- Black
- British
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physical condition
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th century (1970's to Present)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Forests?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Tone of movie
- upbeat
- fearful
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
Kinds of F/X
- Things that change shape/morph
- exploding vehicles
- exploding bombs
- exploding spaceships
- exotic spaceships
- exotic aliens
- nasty human transformations
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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