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Actors: Jet Li, Aaliyah, Delroy Lindo
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Romeo Must Die |
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In this loosely based modern day retelling of Romeo and Juliet a Chinese guy falls in love with a black girl. There is only one problem, they both are associated with rival gangs. The Chinese guy's brother is killed and the black girl's brother is killed as well. As they begin their own investigation they discover who is really behind the killings and try to survive when they are being hunted down.
--Jack Bauer, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Romeo Must Die |
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Time/Era of Movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Criminal enemy is...
- gang conflict
If this is a criminal POV story...
- criminals killing each other
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Chinese
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
Body type
- average (woman)
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Chinese
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- dangerous
- wealthy
Misc setting
- building
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- 8 or more
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- lesbians!
- seeing breasts
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- karate chop
- hand to hand
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- dropped from large heights
- crushed
- flamed
- impaled
- perforation--bullets
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Rap/hip-hop
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