Gardens of Stone
1987 · 111 min · Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
In the late 60s, during the Vietnam War, the idealistic soldier Jackie Willow arrives at Fort Meyer expecting to go to the Academy and then to the Vietnam War. Jackie is the son of a veteran sergeant and soon he becomes the protégé of the former friends of his father, Sergeant Clell Hazard and Sergeant Major 'Goody' Nelson. Jackie is promoted and gets married with his childhood friend Rachel Feld, to recommend Jackie to the Academy. He is promoted to lieutenant and asks to go to the Vietnam, returning to the Arlington National Cemetery.
Emotional fingerprint
Gardens of Stone (1987) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Empathy 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness30%
- Empathy25%
- Anxiety20%
- Love15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Romance, War. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Love
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 63 % | 58 % | 43 % | 8 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Sadness | 49 % | 38 % | 33 % | 9 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Humor | 40 % | 15 % | 24 % | 18 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Humor | 42 % | 10 % | 23 % | 28 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Humor | 46 % | 11 % | 20 % | 23 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Humor | 48 % | 16 % | 20 % | 10 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Sadness | 49 % | 29 % | 25 % | 5 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Humor | 48 % | 32 % | 30 % | 11 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Sadness | 45 % | 27 % | 34 % | 20 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Tension | 42 % | 21 % | 34 % | 23 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Love | 42 % | 15 % | 30 % | 29 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Love | 45 % | 19 % | 30 % | 38 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Sadness | 49 % | 30 % | 36 % | 40 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Love | 52 % | 34 % | 40 % | 36 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 56 % | 34 % | 41 % | 38 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Love | 60 % | 34 % | 40 % | 41 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Tension | 64 % | 44 % | 45 % | 38 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Sadness | 74 % | 65 % | 61 % | 45 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Sadness | 82 % | 78 % | 72 % | 53 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 108′ | Sadness | 85 % | 82 % | 77 % | 47 % |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Soldier #1
Col. Godwin
Don Brubaker
Details
- Directed by
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Written by
- Ron Bass, Nicholas Proffitt, Ronald Bass
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1987
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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