Film Analysis

Morten Holland
Teacher:Wayne Gallear
Games Design L3

Film Analysis 

I will be analyzing the film Survivor, talking about the key aspects of the story, plot and characters. 

Characters 

Kate Abbott (Milla Jovovich)- Her motive throughout the film was to prevent a terrorist attack and protect the country. Also, she is trying to prove her innocence when it looks like she is causing the attack. 

Bill Talbot (Robert Forster)- Bill's motive was to help with terrorist attack. 

Plot

A State Department employee newly posted to the American embassy in London is charged with stopping terrorists from getting into the U.S. She is then framed and hunted for lots of crimes. When on the run, she must clear her name and stop a terrorist attack set for New Year's Eve in Times Square.

Beginning

The film starts in Afghanistan where Johnny Talbot, the son of American Embassy superior Bill Talbot (Robert Forster), were in the operation against the Taliban. However, the helicopter is shot down, and the soldiers are captured. The next morning, Johnny was burned alive. The film then jumps to Kate trying to do her job, but she suspects that a man is going to commit a terrorist attack when he is applying for his VISA. The guy does get let through due to his medical background and helps the terrorists by producing a toxin. Kate then researches the guy secretly but its too late.

Middle 

Kate's co workers then go to a restaurant to celebrate a co worker's birthday. Kate forgets that she was suppose to bring a gift, so she heads to a store across the road. The terrorists then activate the bomb in the restaurant, killing all Kate's co workers and leaving Kate alive. One of the terrorists then sees Kate is alive and tries to shoot her, but she gets away. She then flees the restaurant, but is now a suspect to the attack. Her ID badge also has a tracker, so the terrorists know where she is. She then meets up with Bill, expecting him to help her, but when she arrives, Bill tries to shoot her. She manages to wrestle the gun from him and she shoots him, but everyone at the scene sees a dead body and Kate holding a gun, so it looks like she killed an innocent man. She then goes on the run from the police because she looks like a killer. She then has to stop the terrorist attack whilst being wanted by the government and the terrorists. She finds out the next attack will be at New Years in Times Square, so she sneaks into the embassy to make herself a fake passport so she can get to Times Square and stop the attack.

Ending