These families are paramount in the plot development of the film. The Ryan family and the Miller family, especially Sean Miller, is responsible for several plot points that push the story forward. In the inciting incident of the film, the IRA subgroup's terrorist plot is foiled when Jack Ryan steps in and kills Sean's brother. If it weren't for this interaction, none of the events that followed would have taken place. In plot point one, Sean Miller escapes from police custody with the intent to seek revenge on Ryan for his brother's death. The IRA subgroup is an important part of this plot point because their sense of loyalty to the family that is their subgroup is what brought them to rescue Sean. The mid-act climax is when things begin to get complicated. Because of their relationship to Sean, the IRA subgroup assists Sean in his revenge attempt on Ryan's family, successfully injuring his wife and daughter. However, after he learns that the wife and daughter are still alive a conflict of interest begins to develop between Sean and the rest of the group. Sean's true loyalties lie with avenging his brother (blood relative) and not with his fellow IRA subgroup members. At plot piont two, the Ryans have a welcome home party for their daughter that Lord William is invited to, thus enticing the IRA subgroup to make another attempt at his life. There is a lot of family interactions and developments in Act 3. We discover that the royal secretary is the traitor who is the IRA subgroup's informant, that betraying the royal family. We also see that when Sean is forced to choose between remaining loyal to the IRA subgroup and remaining loyal to his brother, he chose his brother and killed the members of the IRA subgroup in order to pursue Jack. These series of interactions, disturbances, and threats against the family structure are the main theme of the film, designed to inspire terror at the thought of one's family being in jeopardy.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Torres - Patriot Games
Families play an important role in the movie Patriot Games (1992), as family loyalty and the fear of losing family are main themes. There are several families within the movie; some are traditional families including blood relatives only, others are non-traditional families that include friends who are integrated into the family although they have no blood ties, and some are organizational families that are composed of coworkers or a group of people fighting for the same cause. Examples of traditional families include the Ryan family (Jack, Caroline, Sally), the Miller family (Sean and his brother), the Holmes family (Lord William, his wife and son and, on a broader scale, the rest of the Royal Family), and the Jackson family (Lt. Cmdr. Robby and his wife). The Holmes family also includes a non-traditional member in the form of Lord William's private secretary, who is trusted and treated like family, thus making his betrayal more meaningful. Examples of organizational families that appear in the film include the CIA, the IRA, the IRA subgroup, and the Naval Academy.
These families are paramount in the plot development of the film. The Ryan family and the Miller family, especially Sean Miller, is responsible for several plot points that push the story forward. In the inciting incident of the film, the IRA subgroup's terrorist plot is foiled when Jack Ryan steps in and kills Sean's brother. If it weren't for this interaction, none of the events that followed would have taken place. In plot point one, Sean Miller escapes from police custody with the intent to seek revenge on Ryan for his brother's death. The IRA subgroup is an important part of this plot point because their sense of loyalty to the family that is their subgroup is what brought them to rescue Sean. The mid-act climax is when things begin to get complicated. Because of their relationship to Sean, the IRA subgroup assists Sean in his revenge attempt on Ryan's family, successfully injuring his wife and daughter. However, after he learns that the wife and daughter are still alive a conflict of interest begins to develop between Sean and the rest of the group. Sean's true loyalties lie with avenging his brother (blood relative) and not with his fellow IRA subgroup members. At plot piont two, the Ryans have a welcome home party for their daughter that Lord William is invited to, thus enticing the IRA subgroup to make another attempt at his life. There is a lot of family interactions and developments in Act 3. We discover that the royal secretary is the traitor who is the IRA subgroup's informant, that betraying the royal family. We also see that when Sean is forced to choose between remaining loyal to the IRA subgroup and remaining loyal to his brother, he chose his brother and killed the members of the IRA subgroup in order to pursue Jack. These series of interactions, disturbances, and threats against the family structure are the main theme of the film, designed to inspire terror at the thought of one's family being in jeopardy.
These families are paramount in the plot development of the film. The Ryan family and the Miller family, especially Sean Miller, is responsible for several plot points that push the story forward. In the inciting incident of the film, the IRA subgroup's terrorist plot is foiled when Jack Ryan steps in and kills Sean's brother. If it weren't for this interaction, none of the events that followed would have taken place. In plot point one, Sean Miller escapes from police custody with the intent to seek revenge on Ryan for his brother's death. The IRA subgroup is an important part of this plot point because their sense of loyalty to the family that is their subgroup is what brought them to rescue Sean. The mid-act climax is when things begin to get complicated. Because of their relationship to Sean, the IRA subgroup assists Sean in his revenge attempt on Ryan's family, successfully injuring his wife and daughter. However, after he learns that the wife and daughter are still alive a conflict of interest begins to develop between Sean and the rest of the group. Sean's true loyalties lie with avenging his brother (blood relative) and not with his fellow IRA subgroup members. At plot piont two, the Ryans have a welcome home party for their daughter that Lord William is invited to, thus enticing the IRA subgroup to make another attempt at his life. There is a lot of family interactions and developments in Act 3. We discover that the royal secretary is the traitor who is the IRA subgroup's informant, that betraying the royal family. We also see that when Sean is forced to choose between remaining loyal to the IRA subgroup and remaining loyal to his brother, he chose his brother and killed the members of the IRA subgroup in order to pursue Jack. These series of interactions, disturbances, and threats against the family structure are the main theme of the film, designed to inspire terror at the thought of one's family being in jeopardy.
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Good point about thew secretary who betrays Lord William and his family. Betrayal within the family is especially heinous. Miller's faction of the IRA is also responsible. Remember, every movie needs an inciting incident.
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