
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
PG-13, 2011, Warner Brothers
Director:
Stephen Daldry
Starring:
Tom Hanks, John Goodman, Sandra Bullock, Max Von Sydow, Thomas Horn, Viola Davis
Plot:
A nine-year-old amateur inventor, Francophile, and pacifist searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
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"If you want to believe, you can find reasons to"
Themes: Belief, Belief in God, Evidence, Faith, Truth
3
Mother knocks on son's door to tell him she loves him
Themes: Being Lost, God's Love, Mother's Care, Mother-Son, Unbelievers
4
Desperate woman calls 9-1-1, receives busy signal
Themes: Being Lost, Desperation, Futility, Helplessness, Prayer
5
Boy learns complexity of human interaction
Themes: Communication, Community, Relationships
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Boy tries to make sense of father's death
Themes: Death, God's Plan, Grief, Loss, Storms of Life, Suffering
8
Husband tells wife he's inside World Trade Center
Themes: Bad News, Storms of Life
9
Boy overwhelmed by miseries of the world
Themes: Blaming God, Confusion, Pain, Questioning God, Storms of Life, Suffering
10
Grandfather encourages boy to face fears
Themes: Courage, Encouragement, Fear, Grandparents, Overcoming Challenges, Support
11
Boy's confession releases burden of guilt
Themes: Confession, Fear, Forgiveness, Guilt, Regrets, Remorse, Secrets
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Lonely boy learns mother shared in every struggle
Themes: God's Intervention, God's Love, Mother's Care, Mother-Son