Point Break (1991)
Figures
Characters
- The character of Tyler Ann Endicott and her relationship with Johnny Utah
Form & technique
- The film's dual narrative structure: FBI investigation vs. surfer counter-culture
- The first-person perspective in the foot chase scene → Haptic Visuality
Tropes
- Cinematography of male bodies surfing, fighting, and skydiving → The Pleasures of Looking
- The relationship between Johnny Utah and Bodhi
- The "50-Year Storm" and Bodhi's quest for the ultimate wave
- Johnny Utah's struggle between his FBI identity and surfer identity
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