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Trigger Effect (movie Review) - Online Term Paper

Trigger Effect (movie Review)

Kyle MacLachlan, Elizabeth Shue, and Dermot Mulroney star in this West Coast power-outage thriller. Telephones, broadcast signals, and all things electric flicker out in seven US states, but all 50 states become targets of writer/director David Koepp’s social themes. Koepp, author of scripts for Apartment Zero and Carlito’s Way, asserts several nicely focused messages about our society’s lack of trust in team work and neighbors, as well as our reliance on the immediate sense of protection firearms provide. Koepp also makes his directoral debut here, revealing a sharp eye for drama, yet making less than satisfactory use of his locations. The final product is a thoughtful picture that is ...

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of all household utilities, including television and radio. Annie discovers that their infant girl has another ear infection, so Matt goes to local pharmacy to get the child’s usual antibiotic. There, Matt is involved in yet another altercation.
He and Annie are soon joined by Joe (Mulroney), an old friend who brings rumor of looting and shootings going on in the city. Annie suggests a sort of slumber party for the three adults. Koepp then uses a sexual tension between Joe and Annie to magnify the miscommunication in Matt and Annie’s marriage.

Events get wilder still, so these three decide that their neighborhood is no longer safe, and hit the road to escape the city. Several characters pass up opportunities to place their trust in others-- decisions that always lead to the worst possible scenario.

Koepp says his concern was with the role of masculinity in the modern age. His point is made clear when Matt gets called a stud twice; once when he steals from a store, and a ...

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PAPER DETAILS

Added: 2/28/2007 01:21:37 PM
Category: American History
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 625
Pages: 3

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