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Spartan
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A 2004 espionage thriller written and directed by David Mamet, starring Val Kilmer, Kristen Bell and William H. Macy.The story follows Bobby Scott (Kilmer), a government secret agent charged with finding and recovering the kidnapped daughter (Bell) of the U.S. president, who is partnered with the new recruit Curtis (Derek Luke). Scott is obedient and cold when it is necessary, but quickly discovers a much larger and more sinister political scheme.Spartan has been labelled by some as "the thinking man's thriller", and has a moody and slow-paced atmosphere. The film received mixed to good reviews, particularly regarding the ending. | |
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Anyone Can Die | |
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Anyone Can Die: A lot of people around Bobby Scott tend to end up dead, and rather suddenly. Most notably, Curtis being shot by an unknown sniper. | |
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Chekhov's Gun | |
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Chekhov's Photo: The photograph the Secret Service agent shows Bobby of her and Laura Newton together is the same one Sergeant Black shows Laura to convince her she's there to rescue Laura. | |
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Semper Fi | |
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Semper Fi: Bobby is an ex-Marine, while Sgt. Black is currently in the Marines. This is why she prevails on him to let her help rescue Laura, and why he turns to her when there's no one else he can trust. | |
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No-Holds-Barred Beatdown | |
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No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Bobby roughs up Jerry and breaks his arm in order to get information from him. | |
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Sex Slave | |
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Sex Slave: The kidnapped daughter is forced into sex slavery in Dubai, though how much happened before she gets rescued is uncertain. | |
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The Smart Guy | |
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The Smart Guy: Curtis shows some of this during the initial operation in addition to being a capable fighter. It’s reinforced afterwards when he figures out the truth about the cover-up before The Hero does and is the one to convince him of it. | |
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Bittersweet Ending | |
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Bittersweet Ending: Bobby manages to rescue the president's daughter, but his ally Sergeant Black is killed amongst the chaos. Also, he gets zero recognition for his rescue and exiles himself to another country. | |
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Staged Shooting | |
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Staged Shooting: Bobby stages the shooting of a police officer and gas station owner to fool two convicts into thinking he's a criminal. | |
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Blasting It Out of Their Hands | |
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Blasting It Out of Their Hands: This happens quickly in one scene, in which Bobby is being shot at and one hits his submachine gun. He visibly shows pain, but ultimately isn't harmed and manages to pull out his sidearm. | |
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Storefront Television Display: At the end, we see one of these where a TV anchor (David Paymer) presents the story of Laura returning home after being rescued, while a disguised Bobby watches from London. | |
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Government Conspiracy | |
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Government Conspiracy | |
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Drill Sergeant Nasty | |
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Drill Sergeant Nasty: We briefly see one of these early in the movie. | |
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Viewers Are Geniuses | |
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Viewers Are Geniuses: This movie is notable for not explaining many key details about what is occurring and simply showing things from the perspective of the characters without detail which forces the audience to figure out what exactly is occurring. | |
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I Gave My Word | |
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I Gave My Word: Jones assists Bobby in the actual rescue despite their deal not requiring him to in order to prove that he didn’t tip off their targets (who’ve amped up security) about Bobby, and contributes a lot to the fight. | |
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Duel to the Death | |
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Duel to the Death: Curtis goes through one of these as a graduation process to the Delta Force. | |
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Mamet Speak | |
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Mamet Speak: Being a Mamet film, this is expected. Also combined with a lot of Spy Speak. | |
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Red Oni, Blue Oni | |
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Red Oni, Blue Oni: Though perhaps not quite as close as other examples, Bobby Scott could be seen as Blue Oni and Curtis as Red Oni. | |
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Eye Scream | |
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Eye Scream: Bobby orders Curtis to take out a man's eye when he's not giving up the information they want. It doesn't actually happen, as he spills the beans before the deed is done. It's left open whether it was a scare tactic or a real possibility. | |
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One Riot, One Ranger | |
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One Riot, One Ranger: Discussed when Laura wants to know why only Bobby came to get her: | |
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Like a Son to Me | |
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Like a Son to Me: A Gender Flipped version - the Secret Service agent who pleads Bobby to find Laura tells him she raised Laura for all intents and purposes, and shows him a photo of the two of them together. She even declares at one point, "I'm her mother!" | |
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Think Nothing of It | |
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Think Nothing of It: When Laura thanks Bobby for coming to get her, he responds, "Ah, what the hell." | |
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Military Alphabet | |
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Military Alphabet | |
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Anti-Hero | |
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Anti-Hero: Bobby Scott is shown as cold and relentless when it comes to getting the job done. However, when finding the truth behind the daughter's kidnapping, he follows his conscience. | |
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Living MacGuffin | |
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Living Macguffin: Though no one says it out loud, it's pretty clear this is what Laura Newton is. | |
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Amateur Sleuth | |
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Amateur Sleuth: Curtis. | |
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Authority Equals Asskicking | |
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Authority Equals Asskicking: Scott uses his importance as a secret agent to do, and get away with, many morally questionable things. | |
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Dramatic Gun Cock | |
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Dramatic Gun Cock: A variation. After killing one of the convicts Bobby pulls the trigger with the shotgun pointed at the other one. The firearm is empty but he does it to intimidate and get information from the convict. | |
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Faking the Dead | |
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Faking the Dead: The president's handlers decide to fake the death of the daughter to draw attention away from an affair he was having, which could make him lose a lot of popularity with the public. Also Bobby does this to get away from the sniper who has him pinned down. | |
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Master of Disguise | |
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Master of Disguise: Bobby doesn't change much of his physical appearance, aside from his clothes, when he occasionally takes on a different role. His mannerisms and way of speaking, though, are done in a way that's likely to manipulate others and fit the situation. | |
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