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A Perfect World Movie Review Summary

Actors: Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, Laura Dern

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Based on a superb screenplay directly written for the screen, A PERFECT WORLD is a movie directed by Clint Eastwood in 1993.
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Texas, 1962. Kevin Costner, in the company of his violent partner Butch, escapes from the local prison. Both men kidnap the 8 years old Phillip in order to protect their flight. Soon, Kevin has to kill Butch who was molesting Phillip. While Texas Ranger Clint Eastwood, the F.B.I. and the criminologist Laura Dern are coming closer and closer, Kevin and Phillip begin a wild journey through the prairies of Texas and will learn to know each other.
The review of this Movie prepared by Daniel Staebler



Script Analysis of A Perfect World

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Plot & Themes

Composition of Book Actual chase scenes or violence 20%Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 20%Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 60% Time/Era of Movie:    -   1960's-1970's Crime & Police Story?    -   Yes Crime story:    -   criminal becomes sensitive    -   catching/stopping killer

Main Character

Identity:    -   Male Profession/status:    -   accused criminal Age:    -   20's-30's Ethnicity/Nationality    -   White (American)

Setting

United States    -   Yes The US:    -   Texas Farm/Ranch?    -   Yes Farm/Ranch:    -   farm Misc setting    -   prison

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   moderately messy visuals of dead Sex/nudity in movie?    -   Yes What kind of sex:    -   vague references only    -   kissing    -   licking Kind of violence:    -   hand to hand    -   guns Unusual forms of death    -   perforation--bullets

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