Actors: Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Bill Murray, Rosanna Arquette
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Ed Wood
one third of a comedy, one third of a biopic and 1/3 a movie about friendship and mutual appreciation, this is the real Tim Burton masterpiece. Artistically and plotwisely impressing.
--Tero Hakulinen, Resident Scholar
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Analysis of Ed Wood
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Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Getting ahead in:
- entertainment world
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
If a parody... of
- sci-fi movies
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Strong "rags to riches" component?
Yes
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Poverty story?
Yes
Druggie/Wino problems?
- drugs
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- producer/director
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- obsessed
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Eastern European
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Profession/status:
- trader
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
