Rambo is sent on a mission to take some photos to prove that there is Americans POW in Vietnam. But when the goverment betrays him, and he gets capture, someone will pay for it.
--Knut Ragnar H. Bakke, Resident Scholar
Rambo breaks into a Vietnamese prisoner of war camp to rescue American captives.
--steve, Resident Scholar
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Analysis of Rambo
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Plot
Composition of Movie Actual chase scenes or violence - 50% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
Part of a series?
- Rambo
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
War Thriller
Yes
Armed Forces:
- Army
Specific to
- Vietnam
POW movie?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- infantry soldier
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 wavy (man)
Body type
- muscular (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest and Buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
- irritated
- sad
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- infantry soldier
- police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
- 40%
Specific kind of enemies?
- communism
- captors
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
- Russian
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Southeast Asia
Jungles?
Yes
Misc setting
- prison
- fort/military installation
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- concerned
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- dozens
Kind of violence:
- air battles
- mission to rescue
- hand to hand
- guns
- knives
Unusual forms of death
- dropped from large heights
- frying (electrocuted)
- flamed
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Lot of special effects?
Yes
Kinds of F/X
- exploding bombs
