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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

In a previous post , I talked about using pilots as spirit characters. 'Sky Captain' Joe Sullivan is yet another example. In fact, all the characters in this film are in roles that fit their character types. This film also includes a very limited use of the body character. She only shows up when 'muscle' is needed to break into the antagonist's lair. The Body Character: Francesca/Franky (Angelina Jolie) Franky gets very little screen time, but the time she has is all about military might. She is the commander of a floating outpost providing squadrons of fighting vessels that ultimately allow Sky Captain to break into the island fortress of the antagonist, 'Totenkopf.' Military leaders are often depicted as body characters. Franky was also the object of an affair Joe had at some point in the past. This affair, which Joe denies through most of the movie, happened while he was  dating a reporter named Polly Perkins. The Mind Character: P...