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Actors: Ben Afflick, Morgan Freeman
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Sum of All Fears |
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After the Russian leader suddenly dies, Jack Ryan, a doctor and historian with an expertise in Russia, is brought into the CIA to help them see what Russia might do next.
Meanwhile, Russian and Austrian terrorists get their hands on a U.S. nuclear bomb and plan to detonate it at a football in Baltimore. Jack tries to track the bomb down, but runs out of time and the bomb goes off.
The President, narrowly escaping the blast, believes that the Russian government is behind the attack. He quickly returns the attack.
The Russians, unaware of the nuclear bombing, think they're being attacked unprovoked and return fire.
Jack finally discovers the identities of the terrorists and negotiates with both the U.S. and the Russian governments just in time to stop an all out nuclear war.
--Brandon Swenson, Resident Scholar
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This is the story about CIA analyst Jack Ryans attempt to locate a nuclear weapon and prevent a war with the Russians. This film is bad for many reasons. The first half is slow and little happens. The second half is preposterous with little drama, as we watch Ben Afflict attempt to prevent war by using his cell phone and pilot and negotiating directly with Russian leaders (not very likely). Ben Afflict is also extremely miscast in the role once played by Harrison Ford; he looks like a soft frat boy.
--Steve, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Sum of All Fears |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 70%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
Time/Era of Movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Legal/Political Thriller?
Yes
Political Plotlets:
- managing/preventing conflict with other nations
Spying & Terrorists
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- Preventing bomb/biohazard/disaster
Technology/treasure/info search
Yes
involving:
- nukes
The terrorist enemy is...
- terrorist group
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- doctor
- spy
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Main Adversary
Identity:
- a criminal organization
- enemy army
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- Washington D.C.
Misc setting
- building
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- concerned
- depressed/sad
How many deaths in film?
- hundreds
- thousands
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- mission to protect something
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Is this movie based on a
- book
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