Mr. Brooks

Mr. Brooks

Language : English
Year : 2007
Medical Theme : Coma
Actors : Dane Cook, Demi Moore, Kevin Costner, Marg Helgenberger, William Hurt,
Storyline : A television producer Kang, being troubled by the scene of a grisly murder at an isolated backwoods cabin is struck down by a hit-and-run driver and ends up in the hospital in a comatose condition. On recovering, Kang has vague memories of a beautiful young woman, Min. He also has some fragmented recollections involving his sleazy boss, a hard boiled detective, a childhood companion and a folkloric tale involving the spiders that live in the forest.The mythic-steeped mystery is intricate, almost poetic in design, evolving exponentially like a spider gently weaving its gossamer threads. As the web grows, Kang becomes more enmeshed in a microcosm filled with conflict, superstition and emotional allusion. A subtle, but nevertheless cringe-inducing scene takes place in a restaurant. An inebriated Kang deliberately bites the glass containing his drink. It breaks into razor-sharp shards and deeply cuts the inside of his mouth. He laughs, blood pouring from his lips, mocking his own actions. Another, albeit less subtle sequence, occurs in the cabin at some point in the past. A young daughter and her friend peer through a crack in the wall to spy on her mother having sex. The child warns her friend to close her eyes and cover her ears, but when the mother starts to scream, the children look into the room to discover something far more psychologically damaging taking place.