Three Focus Films:
- Requiem for a Dream (2000)
- Pulp Fiction (1994)
- Trainspotting (1996)
Requiem for a Dream:
Requiem for a Dream:
Characters (main):
- Sara Goldfarb (Ellen Burstyn)
- Harry Goldfarb (Jared Leto)
- Marion Silver (Jennifer Connelly)
- Tyrone C. Love (Marlon Wayans)
Relationships:
- Mother and son (Sara and Harry)
- Girlfriend and boyfriend (Harry and Marion)
- Best friends (Harry and Tyrone)
Identities:
- Harry ~ Doesn't have a job. Lives away from home. Takes and sells drugs. Thief. Young.
- Sara ~ Lives alone. Feels alone, through missing her husband and son. Addicted to TV. Old.
- Marion ~ Ambitious. Takes drugs with boyfriend. Young.
- Tyrone ~ Loves his mother (more than normal). Takes and sells drugs. Young.
Similarities:
- Loneliness
- Addiction to drugs
- Outside influence
Messages created by characters:
- More than one kind of addiction (drugs and food)
- Addiction causes addiction
- Weakness
- Escape is hard
Characters (Main):
- Renton (Ewan McGregor)
- Sick Boy (Johnny Lee Miller)
- Begbie (Robert Carlyle)
- Tommy (Kevin McKidd)
- Spud (Ewen Bremner)
- Diane (Kelly Macdonald)
- Renton (Ewan McGregor)
- Sick Boy (Johnny Lee Miller)
- Begbie (Robert Carlyle)
- Tommy (Kevin McKidd)
- Spud (Ewen Bremner)
- Diane (Kelly Macdonald)
Relationships:
- Friends (Sick Boy, Tommy, Spud, Begbie, Renton)
- Romantic attachment (Renton and Diane)
- Friends (Sick Boy, Tommy, Spud, Begbie, Renton)
- Romantic attachment (Renton and Diane)
Identities:
- Renton ~ Lives away from home. Heroine addict. Little self will. Wants to escape. Young.
- Sick Boy ~ Con artist. Heroine addict. Has a son, it dies. Young.
- Tommy ~ Breaks up with girlfriend. Becomes a heroine addict. HIV positive. Young
- Begbie ~ Psychopath. Loves violence. Against drugs. Oldest.
- Spud ~ Simple minded. Heroine addict.
- Diane ~ 15. Still at school. Not an addict but does drugs. Lives with parents.
Similarities:
- Addicts (Renton, Sick Boy, Tommy and Spud)
- Disconnected
- Lost
- Held Back
- Renton ~ Lives away from home. Heroine addict. Little self will. Wants to escape. Young.
- Sick Boy ~ Con artist. Heroine addict. Has a son, it dies. Young.
- Tommy ~ Breaks up with girlfriend. Becomes a heroine addict. HIV positive. Young
- Begbie ~ Psychopath. Loves violence. Against drugs. Oldest.
- Spud ~ Simple minded. Heroine addict.
- Diane ~ 15. Still at school. Not an addict but does drugs. Lives with parents.
Similarities:
- Addicts (Renton, Sick Boy, Tommy and Spud)
- Disconnected
- Lost
- Held Back
Characters (main):
- Vincent Vega (John Travolta)
- Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson)
- Mia Wallace (Uma Thurman)
- Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willis)
Relationships:
- Partners (Vincent and Jules)
- Driver (Vincent for Mia)
- Murder (Butch to Vincent)
Identities:
- Vincent ~ Heroine addict. Hit man. Worked in Amsterdam.
- Jules ~ Hit man. Knows some of the Bible.
- Mia ~ Married to Marsellus. Heroine addict.
- Butch ~ Father died in Vietnam war. A boxer. Has a French girlfriend
Similarities:
- Addicts (Mia and Vincent)
- Killers (Butch, Jules and Vincent)
- Angry
- Carefree
Messages created by characters:
- Can't run away from problems
- Violence
- Addiction
- Vincent Vega (John Travolta)
- Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson)
- Mia Wallace (Uma Thurman)
- Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willis)
Relationships:
- Partners (Vincent and Jules)
- Driver (Vincent for Mia)
- Murder (Butch to Vincent)
Identities:
- Vincent ~ Heroine addict. Hit man. Worked in Amsterdam.
- Jules ~ Hit man. Knows some of the Bible.
- Mia ~ Married to Marsellus. Heroine addict.
- Butch ~ Father died in Vietnam war. A boxer. Has a French girlfriend
Similarities:
- Addicts (Mia and Vincent)
- Killers (Butch, Jules and Vincent)
- Angry
- Carefree
Messages created by characters:
- Can't run away from problems
- Violence
- Addiction
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ReplyDeleteI think Spielberg has more area to study drugs is restrictive however what do you mean by the indepth look at characters? In terms of appealing to specific audiences ie Emma Watson, Emma Stone Mellisa McCarthy? Could be some room in there ?
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