I.

TITLE

The movie named torque is a movie filled those burning rubber, fast cars, tight clothes,
and everything a male thrill junky to a nerd would like. The movie title resembles the
physics lesson Torque which shows out almost every second of the movie from the
motorcycles banking the curves then by leaning while maintaining balance, from simply
the movement of their body by using a fulcrum or a pivot point for the axis of movement.
The title of the movie itself inists or shows a number of stunts done by torque, hence
without torque there may be not movement of all in a three dimensional axis. Torque in
the movie shows or portrays a very important role or line in the movie or even in the
outside world by means of a lesson on how we can lift, on what is the lever or center of
gravity and many more such as also determine the force acted upon another opposing
force, the distance or where the fulcrum may be located.
II.

THEME

Based on the movie that was called torque is justice in the eyes of the humans may
be flawed but will still prevail. From my understanding this is a theme that can match
the movie because justice at first was severely flawed but after the climax it showed that
the real person who sinned was caught who was the FBI male agent McPherson who
was the real meth dealer.
From the start of the movie the real suspect was masked as a victim which was a plot
twist between the story and which we though the real antagonist which was Henley
James the leader of the Hellions. But from then on fourth it showed that McPherson was
interested in the case for his own good; it was masked as if he was the true hero but in

the end her was the main suspect and was punished by the law. It Also showed this kind
of theme because even though McPhersonS fellow FBI agent ratted him out because
justice shall prevail and not equality.
The theme never showed and rancidness over the movie which can conclude the theme
that justice shall be served even though in times of darkness.
III.

CHARACTERS

The characters in the story are mostly all American Biker who belongs to a gang.

Martin Henderson as Cary Ford, the protagonist who is framed for murder. He is
the main protagonist who is in a relationship with Shane Ford. He is an all
American biker with a laid back attitude but with a strong disposition that will and
can be soft when needed to when it comes to his love, Shane. He may run from
the battle but it was only so that he could win the war without scarifying his loved

ones.
Ice Cube as Trey Wallace, leader of The Reapers. He is a black American whos
brother was murdered because of a deal that couldnt be done. He posses a very
short temper but with a golden heart only if you do what you say you would and
have trust in him. He also has family values because even though he has a thug
life he takes care of his younger brother and he also avenges him even though it

will cause it to his own demise.

Monet Mazur as Shane, Ford's longtime girlfriend. She is in relation ship with
ford. She is a hard girl but with a soft interior because she shows that in the first
part of the movie she doesnt love Ford but in the end she still loves him and
helps out for clearing his lovers name. She is also very strong willed because

She defeated china in a bike battle but she also uses a lot of cursing words like a

modern teen American.

Adam Scott as FBI Agent Jay McPherson. He is the real antagonist in the story
because he is a pretentious little FBIU agent who would sell his own job for
getting money from an illegal job. He shows off as a protagonist at first but shows

his true colors in the end.

Matt Schulze as Henry James, leader of the biker gang, The Hellions. He is ine
of the most influential bikers in the movie. He is the one who is responsible for
almost everything bad that happened to the main character because of a deal
that goes bad for that he frames Shane for a death that he didnt do. He is very
wrong in everything he does, likes pain, short temper, a very high hair line, and is

a stereotypical al American biker.

Will Yun Lee as Val, friend of Ford, He is the Asian biker of the group of Ford. He
shows off as a perverted person for having a one night stand with one of the
Negros group girls. He shows also his true friendship and golden heart like

attitude.
Jay Hernandez as Dalton, friend of Ford.He is just like Val but doesnt show of

pervertedness but as an arrogant biker but still with a golden heart.

Faizon Love as Sonny, member of The Reapers, drives a black Ford Excursion.
He is one of the close friends of Trey. He is a stereotypical African American

driver because he is like the big daddy of the group.

Fredro Starr as Junior Wallace, younger brother of Trey who is murdered. He is
the one who set up with a meth deal with the hellions which went sour and came
to his own demise of death. He is very arrogant and prideful but is still loved by

his brother trey. He is chocked to death by the hellions.

Justina Machado as FBI Agent Henderson, partners with FBI Agent McPherson.
She is the one who committed the bomb to fuse in order to kill the perpetuator in

the movie which was his own partner. She showed herself as a righteous and
IV.

justice seeking FBI agent.

SETTING

The setting in the movie was very good when it comes to the places that were used
because it really suites the movie and it is also a great place to perform serious stunts.
The first setting was in the dessert. It was a very humid place in western America where
biker gangs rule the place. This was a place where it is very territorial due to the bikers
that ruled the dessert as their own. The dessert was also a place where a lot of chase
scenes was portrayed and where a lot of deaths have taken their toll because of the
pride of the gangs.
The second setting was the shop of the main characters girlfriend. This particular setting
was very neat and polished because this was the place where the main characters
girlfriend owned and worked at as a seller of biking gear like mugs and plates. When the
Hellions came for the main character it was damaged and dealt for destruction because
of their very melancholic depressing state.
The third setting took place in an abandoned where house where the negro biking crew
took shelter. This is the place where people run wild with liberation. The place looked
like a run downed facility and where the bikers come in to club where a lot of sinful
things took place like premarital sex and a lot of bloodshed which also the death of the
Biker gangs leaders brother was dead because he couldnt finish a deal with the
Hellions which in the end started a frame for the main characters and for him to be
opponents of the hellions the other biking gang.

The last place or setting took place in the Shop where the meth was in the bikes, This is
where the faling action took place because this is where it showed that the male FBI
agent double crossed his partner for the money and meth in place but soon died
because his partner killed him first for justice. This is also the setting where in he took
justice in his own hands for not trusting the police and avenging the death of the brother
of the leader of the black biking gang; which made it a successful story because in the
end he actually got the peace and justice that he deserved in the beginning.
V.

Cinematography

The cinematography for the Movie torque was quite mediocre for the audience unless
you would like cheesy angles from the camera which has nothing to do with what is the
main picture. Even though the effects were decently good; for the time that they showed
the movie because technology wasnt much advance then if you compare it to now. The
camera angles were a bitt cheesy or mediocre because the camera man used too much
camera effect and lost in touch in what was the main objective fir the audience that was
to shoot the main character when needed and not move the camera angle to angle.
Even though the angles were cheesy, there were times where in that the camera
showed its soul use for the movie, it took some great frames like in the train scene; it
showed some decent camera tricks instead of the people static then giving it a 360
degree effect. In that train scene they showed effects like the tumble weed and the train
then the character disappearing and also before the big end they showed some
pyrotechnical effects as if it came out of a power ranger series because that effect didnt
even matter for the scene.

For the effect they showed very good techniques like in their car racing, the fast forward
like the fast 5 movies or like speed racer, the inflamed engines where in it takes a short
look inside the engine, and many more. If I have to rate the cinematography for the
movie Ill give it a 4 out of 10 because they showed more cheesy shots and effect , than
mediocre and good combined
VI.

Set Design

The design of the set may be good if you talk about the abundance of technology. The
set looks good especially when the main protagonists were in the dessert and in the
club. The appearance of the set was actually good and believable because the set was
very well portrayed as if it really took place in real life. The day time scenes are
believable because if you notice the dessert sun it doesnt looks like they edited it so as
also the caves or the abandoned mine shafts.
The lighting in every scene was stupendous because you can clearly see almost every
detail that comes to meet the eye; all of the lighting effects was well played; in all of the
scenes if you didnt add the explosions.
All in all the set design is one of the best aspects that you can anticipated fir the movie
because it is well played; if I were to give a score I would give it an eight out of a ten,
VII.

Direction

The director is one of the most important crew in the making of any movie. They are the
ones responsible for the artistic point of view of the movie because they are the ones
who will interpret the script into the actually footage, if they are absent in the making of

any movie you may say that the movie isnt well made because the artistic point of view
of the director is missing.
The director gave a slightly cheesy with a hint of mediocre point of view when it comes
to my opinion. I have said this because the movie was made for teenagers and adults
not for some eight year old boy who has the hots for hotwheels and the explosions from
the power rangers. The movie was given a not so good interpretation because the plot
wasnt portrayed well and also the artistic depth of the movie was shallow. It was full of
girls wearing tank tops with a spray tan, all American bikers with a redneck agenda, a
black crew posy with a very ghetto dress up, and an very typical FBI agent.
Even though it was a little cheesy the movie gave an artistic way of portraying of not
losing hope for justice because it shall always prevail.
VIII.

Dialogue

The dialog made in the movie torque was well played and a little bit silly for the folks, it
was also portrayed very good and I couldnt find any way that could be better than how
they said their lines.
"I live my life a quarter-mile at a time." This line was said by Ford and was said to
Shane his long time girl friend. If you notice this particular quote, it is a reference to the
fast five franchises which was said by Vin Diesel. This quote simply implies that Ford
lives his life by not stressing on how time flies and by keeping a laid back attitude for
what will happen in the future. It means that dont sweat what happens because there
will be a tomorrow waiting for us and there is always another chance to redeem
ourselves, It is said to Fords girlfriend where she insisted that she doesnt get what he

is saying while Ford is saying this quote with a laid back attitude but still with trust and
conviction.
China You messed with the wrong chick! Shane: [Shane knocks China off her bike]
Looks like you did, bitch!. This line was read by the two main antagonist and
protagonist which were china and the main protagonist which was Shane. This line was
humorous at the same time you can and would feel the tension between the just like oil
and water. This scene was said at the feeling action where in this was the last standoff
where the two battled. Shane said her line with conviction and no regret while the other
said her line with an obnoxious and ignorant tone.

IX.

Other Technical Aspects

The film if viewed its technical aspects, you may say that it maybe mediocre or it is
unfinished in the movie. I may say that it is a little farfetched when it comes to its other
aspects but the soundtrack of the movie really suites the genre of very fast and motor
bikes everywhere because the artists like hoobstank was used; which I may say that is
good. In other aspects like the fireworks and the others, it looked very power rangers
when it comes to my taste; I may have said this due to the explosions used in the film
which a lot was not necessary like when the power rangers suited up an a lot of
explosions came out for no reason and it may be only interesting or good for an overly
active eight year old boy who doesnt know what is art. The camera angles were also
mediocre as well as their costume design which is very power rangers.

X. Conclusion Based on you Analysis

movie on effects but it was like more effects than the main story If I were to rate this
movie, I would give it a three out of ten score. I gave this score or rating because the
movie was very cheesy for my taste. It was not so good because there were
unnecessary explosions like the ones in a power rangers movie and there were a lot of
scene that a red neck could understand. If you could see in the movie, it was good in
dialog but bad in effects even though it is shallow to base a board and that they paid
more

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script.

The story board was a success and the set design too but the director gave more
emphasis on the very seductive girls, bikes, and the meth in the bikes which was good
but better if they would follow a story board made for the plot and not for the effects.
Even though the movie still showed a physics topic into a bad ass movie if you would
only like to pay attention to this aspect and also what the main plot is.
XI.
Social Relevance.
The social relevance of the movie named torque is that we always get into sticky
situations.. We all get into these but we shall never lose hope because losing hope is
just like forfeiting the battle and the war will be lost. Just like the characters in the movie
if the main character gave up and told the cops, he will be in jail for a crime that he is
innocent. We mustnt go to the dark side at all costs because it is worst than losing and
we need to fight till our last breath had been drawn from our bodies. With the movie
torque it shows that all of our fights must be anchored for only the reasons that are good
and not the ones that are grievously desperate for us to prosper in the wrong way and if
we do we will just end up like the FBI agent that was exploded into pieces.

Another social relevance is that Torque is everywhere from how we balance to what we
drive to what we lift to what we do everywhere there is toque. This is a social relevance
because ignoring this fact is ignorance to everything else because one thing you ignore
means the rest is ignoring you. From torque we realize that torque is a lesson not for
physics but also a lesson in life because we need to learn how to balance things like
love when using the right amount of forces because if there is any excess or scarcity it
wont balance and making our life imbalanced.

MOVIE
ANALYSIS

Submitted from:Jayrone James R. Fuerte

10-Temperance

To be submitted to: Ms. Norma Datu Renomeron

December 4, 2013