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Darkman Movie Review Summary

Actors: Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels, Larry Drake,

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DARKMAN is a movie cowritten and directed by Sam Raimi in 1990.

Liam Neeson is a scientist working in his private lab on the artificial skin problem while his girlfriend Frances McDormand, an attorney, is discovering that the real estate company she's working for has bribed all the members of a public commission in order to get the final OK for an important project. Liam Neeson is mutilated and disfigured when the very bad Larry Drake tries to get back McDormand's proofs. Experimenting his revolutionary technology on himself, Liam Neeson will come back for revenge as Darkman.
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The review of this Movie prepared by Daniel Staebler



Script Analysis of Darkman

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Plot & Themes

Composition of Book Actual chase scenes or violence 50%Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 20%Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 30% Time/Era of Movie:    -   1980's-1999 Medical Thriller?    -   Yes Medical Plotlets:    -   getting cure/new technology

Main Character

Identity:    -   Male Profession/status:    -   scientist Age:    -   20's-30's Has special powers?    -   Yes Magical/mental powers of main character:    -   super strength    -   is very quick Nudity    -   Chest Ethnicity/Nationality    -   White (American) Unusual characteristics    -   Super genius

Setting

United States    -   Yes City?    -   Yes City:    -   Dirty, grimy (like New York)    -   dangerous Misc setting    -   scientific labs

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   non-gory references to death/punishment Kind of violence:    -   guns Unusual forms of death    -   dropped from large heights    -   run over    -   perforation--bullets Lot of special effects?    -   Yes Kinds of F/X    -   exploding vehicles    -   exploding bombs    -   nasty human transformations If this is a kid's movie...    -   Ages 10-15

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