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Review Summaries
"NATURAL CITY was written and directed by the South Korean director Byung-chun Min in 2003.
The setting is a big Asian city in 2080. R is a member of the elite MP commanded by Noma. He's not doing so well lately as he's in love with Ria, a cyborg whose electronic brain is due to expire in a few days. R has asked professor Croy, a mad scientist, to find a way to keep Ria alive. Croy sends a cyborg into the general medical center of the city in order to find the coordinates of someone whose DNA matches with Ria's. The cyborg obtains the name of Cyon, a young prostitute, and, after having killed three men of Noma's MP team, escapes and gives the information to professor Croy and R. R kidnaps Cyon but before Croy manages to transfer Ria's brain in Cyon's body, commander Noma arrests professor Croy.
Now R has finally given up the idea of saving Ria from her upcoming death and gets drunk. In the meantime, commander Noma understands that Croy is nothing more than a cyborg himself. Croy's brain has already been transferred in another cyborg's body who has managed to enter the heart of the city's top laboratory in cybernetics and free dozens of high-trained cyborgs programmed to kill every MP's in sight. Soon, commander Noma has only one option left : to set off the whole building."
Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Movie Actual chase scenes or violence - 40% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 20% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Romance
Yes
Romance Plotlets:
- love forbidden by society
Robots & Computers & VR
Yes
Plotlet:
- fighting harmful robot(s)
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) crewcut/very short
Body type
- muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Other Asian
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- Very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- muscular (man)
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Other Asian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- robot, male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- is very quick
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- muscular (man)
Ethnicity
- Other Asian
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physical condition
- very athletic
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
Earth setting:
- near future (later in 21st century)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Big cities?
Yes
Misc settings
- prison
- lab
Kind of city
- Dirty, crime-ridden (like NY)
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Tone of movie
- upbeat
Non-American film?
Yes
Subtitles?
- Yes
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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