Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Keeper
Dennis Hopper plays a cop gone bad. Asia Argento is a "dancer" in a club. The cop kidnaps the dancer, at first under the guise of a legitimate arrest. But instead he takes her home, where he has built a jail cell out of rebar in his basement. He imprisons her in this cell. She does not know why she is there, where she is, or how she can escape. He does not explain either, but plays head games with her. If she tries to fight back he threatens her. He plays a game with her in which she has to "earn points" and to guess "how many points" she has earned today. He gives her "gifts" when she is "worthy." She almost gets out of the house one time, but he pursues her and jails her again. And takes away her points. While she is trying to figure out how to trick him, he is trying to keep it all a secret from his fellow officers, who are investigating her disappearance. He makes up stories for where he was, etc. But eventually a lady friend visits the cop and discovers the girl. Now he has another loose end to tie up. Who will win? Will the girl get away? Will the cop get caught?
--BethG, Resident Scholar
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Analysis of The Keeper
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie Actual chase scenes or violence - 30% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Time/Era of Movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- criminal kidnappers
Criminal enemy is...
- law enforcement gone bad
If this is a criminal POV story...
- jail abuse/escape story
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavy
Body type
- average (woman)
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Setting
United States
Yes
Forest?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- dumb rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
How many deaths in film?
- 2
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- knives
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
