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The Abyss Movie Review

Starring: Ed Harris Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Michael Biehn
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"A ship is forced to investigate an underwater vessel that has been disabled. When two lovers whp have had hard times, are reunited, they figure out that the ship was disabled by underwater aliens. "
Matthew Hagenah, Resident Scholar

"The Navy asks a deep-sea oil rig crew to help find a missing submarine. As they search, they find an unknown form of life in a very deep part of the ocean. As the rig boss struggles to come to terms with his estranged wife, one of the Navy SEALS is affected by depth and high pressure, causing psychosis, paranoia, and danger to the other crew members and to the newly discovered life form. "
Horta, Resident Scholar

"A U.S. submarine has just sunk under the ocean. Russian involvement is suspected and a team of navy seals is sent down to invesitgate. A crew of underwater oil miners including Bud Brigman(Ed Harris)are required to help the seals search the sunken submarine for survivors. But as time goes on a storm brews above while strange events go on below. Lindsey Brigman(Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio)tells her ex-husband Bud that she has been seeing some kind of strange underwater objects, which thinks are intelligent creatures, while the seals believe they are Russian subs. Events escalate as the mining platform runs out of life support, the seals retrieve a nuke from the sunken sub and arm it, events heat up between America and Russia above, and the so called aliens are seen. Things have to be done quickly so they can stop World War 3 and really find out what the intelligent lifeforms are. "
Will Dame, Resident Scholar

"Ed Harris play Bud Brigman, the toolpusher on an underwater drilling platform designed by his soon-to-be-ex-wife, Lindsey (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio). A US submarine sinks near Cuba & the Navy enlists the help of the workers on the drilling rig in a rescue attempt. Four Navy SEALs are sent down to supervise this mission. Headed by Lt. Coffey, played by Michael Biehn. Too bad that Coffey suffers the effects of HPNS and begins to go a little over the edge. All this and oh yeah, there seem to be some unidentified underwater flying objects. Of course only Lindsey seems to see the & Coffey thinks they're Russian. This movie is full of conflicts, romance, action and adventure & is one of my favorite movies. "
Erica B, Resident Scholar

"Director James Cameron's undersea adventure, filmed in a gigantic water tank, is about an alien society living below Earth's oceans. But what are their intentions? A group of underwater engineers want to find out, while another group of Navy S.E.A.L.s are out to destroy them. NOTE: I highly recommend that you watch the longer director's cut version. It is more detailed, makes more sense and has a stronger ending."
Alan, Resident Scholar


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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%




**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - science fiction story
Explore/1st contact Yes
Explore plotlet: - exploring underwater world
Generally friendly 1st contact with aliens? Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - engineer
Age: - 20's-30's - 40's-50'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... - sensitive - caring - happy - tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor? - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Female
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Hair style - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type - very skinny (female) - ample chest & buttocks (female)
Unclothed? - chest
How much in movie? - 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - navy soldier
Eccentric: Yes - mentally ill
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 60%
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Hair style - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - average (man) - muscular (man)
Ethnicity - White
Sense of humor? - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Physical condition - very athletic
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged - mean, arrogant

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

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment - moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex/nudity in movie? Yes
What kind of sex: - seeing breasts
Any profanity? - Some foul language
Kinds of F/X - Things that change shape/morph - exploding vehicles - exotic spaceships - exotic aliens - exotic alien landscape
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