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Actors: Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn, Penélope Cruz
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Sahara (2005) |
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Dirk Pitt (McConaughey) and Al Giordino (Zahn) are marine treasure hunters; friends since childhood and ex-Navy SEAL. Pitt fantasizes about a lost Civil War ship that he thinks sailed into the deserts of western Africa and everyone thinks he is crazy until he finds a gold coin from the ship.
Pitt and Giordino lead a small team in search of the ship and offer a ride to a doctor (Cruz) who happens to be searching for a "plague" in the same area.
In Mali the threesome uncover a plot by the evil Mali dictator who is poisoning the local tribes as he buries hazardous waste in the desert. Pitt realizes that the waste is following a system of underground rivers and that same river could have been used by the Civil War ship to travel into Africa. The three decide to battle the dictator and stop the hazardous waste dump and notify international relief agencies. Along the way they battle the evil army in a jetboat gun fight and capture the waste site. Of course, Pitt is right and the ship he seeks is also buried right outside of the dump and they use its ironclad hull to hide from the army until they are rescued by local tribesmen.
--P Cohen, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Sahara (2005) |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
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)
Wilderness adventure
Yes
Plotlets:
- getting wild with tribes
Terrain
- jungle
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- civilian sailor
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard wavy (man)
Body type
- muscular (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- enemy army
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Setting
Africa
Yes
Desert?
Yes
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- dozens
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 2 (a little)
Kind of violence:
- land battles
Any profanity?
- None
Is this movie based on a
- book
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