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John Carter

2012 · 132 min · Director: Andrew Stanton ★ IMDb 6.6 · 301,867 ratings

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John Carter, a Civil War veteran, who in 1868 was trying to live a normal life, is "asked" by the Army to join, but he refuses so he is locked up. He escapes, and is pursued. Eventually they run into some Indians, and there's a gunfight. Carter seeks refuge in a cave. While there, he encounters someone who is holding some kind of medallion. When Carter touches it, he finds himself in a place where he can leap incredible heights, among other things. He later encounters beings he has never seen before. He meets a woman who helps him to discover that he is on Mars, and he learns there's some kind of unrest going on.

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John Carter (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 32%, Awe 23%, Anticipation 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Awe23%
  2. Love15%
  3. Hope12%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Awe, Anticipation. Genres: Adventure, Action, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Awe and Anticipation. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Hope

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Joy

Tension
Curiosity
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 73 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityHope
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension58 %50 %47 %12 %
7.5 %≈ 10′Curiosity55 %43 %46 %8 %
12.5 %≈ 17′Tension59 %50 %49 %6 %
17.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity63 %57 %53 %11 %
22.5 %≈ 30′Tension63 %60 %48 %16 %
27.5 %≈ 36′Tension64 %64 %40 %18 %
32.5 %≈ 43′Tension64 %63 %41 %16 %
37.5 %≈ 50′Curiosity60 %54 %54 %18 %
42.5 %≈ 56′Curiosity56 %48 %57 %24 %
47.5 %≈ 63′Tension57 %46 %55 %29 %
52.5 %≈ 69′Curiosity66 %51 %59 %31 %
57.5 %≈ 76′Tension69 %60 %50 %30 %
62.5 %≈ 83′Tension65 %63 %41 %23 %
67.5 %≈ 89′Tension71 %70 %40 %20 %
72.5 %≈ 96′Tension78 %76 %33 %36 %
77.5 %≈ 102′Hope77 %75 %28 %51 %
82.5 %≈ 109′Tension78 %68 %30 %48 %
87.5 %≈ 116′Joy75 %55 %43 %46 %
92.5 %≈ 122′Curiosity72 %53 %57 %52 %
97.5 %≈ 129′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Rags to riches

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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Details

Directed by
Andrew Stanton
Written by
Andrew Stanton, Michael Chabon, Mark Andrews, Mark Andrews
Type
Movies
Released
2012
Runtime
132 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 301,867 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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