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Review Summaries
"Based on the Jules Verne novel, 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA is a film directed by Richard Fleischer in 1954. The film won two Academy awards in the Best Set-Decoration and in the Best Special Effects category.
No one dares to navigate in the Pacific ocean anymore. It is said that a giant sea monster destroys the ships heading to Asia. The U.S. government asks the French professor Pierre Arronax to accompany a military expedition whose mission is to kill the monster, if it exists.
Three months later, the ship is hit by a huge submarine and sinks. Arronax, his servant and a whale hunter (Douglas) manage to reach the submarine and are arrested there by the commander, Captain Nemo. Little by little, they will understand that Nemo is an idealist who destroys any warships on his path to stop the wars. The prisoners will discover with astonishment the life aboard the Nautilus which is propelled by a motor invented by Nemo and they will stay for days underwater at breathtakingly deep depths. Nemo is not persuaded that the world is ready yet for his inventions that could bring more wars instead of bringing peace."
Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Movie Actual chase scenes or violence - 30% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 50% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Explore/1st contact
Yes
Explore plotlet:
- exploring underwater world
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- explorer
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/medium straight
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than 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?
- 80%
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavy
Body type
- muscular (man)
Ethnicity
- White
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average Intelligence
Physical condition
- very athletic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Setting
Earth setting:
- 19th century
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Water?
Yes
Small Island?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Tone of movie
- depressed/sad
Kinds of F/X
- exploding bombs
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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