cv601_23453.txt

i_PP
rented_JJ
"_"
brokedown_JJ
palace_NN
"_"
last_OD
night_NN
blind_NN
,_,
having_HVG
heard_VBN
nothing_PN
about_IN
it_PP
beforehand_NP
,_,
and_CC
i_PP
enjoyed_VBD
it_PP
immensely_RB
despite_IN
some_DT
flaws_NNS
._.
for_IN
anyone_PN
wishing_VBG
to_IN
have_HV
the_DT
same_DT
experience_NN
i_PP
would_MD
suggest_VB
reserving_VBG
judgement_NN
of_IN
the_DT
movie_NN
until_CS
viewing_NN
it_PP
in_IN
its_PP$
entirety_NN
._.
that_CS
is_BEZ
no_DT
easy_JJ
task_NN
._.
superficially_RB
,_,
it_PP
bears_VBZ
an_DT
unfortunate_JJ
(_(
and_CC
not_XNOT
necessarily_RB
unintended_VBN
)_)
resemblance_NN
to_IN
several_DT
other_JJ
movies_NNS
,_,
notably_RB
"_"
return_NN
to_IN
paradise_NN
"_"
and_CC
"_"
midnight_NN
express_NN
._.
"_"
as_CS
a_DT
result_NN
nearly_RB
every_DT
review_NN
of_IN
"_"
brokedown_JJ
palace_NN
"_"
i_PP
subsequently_RB
read_VB
became_VBD
hopelessly_JJ
entangled_JJ
in_IN
making_VBG
the_DT
obvious_JJ
comparisons_NNS
._.
the_DT
consequence_NN
was_BEDZ
nearly_RB
universal_JJ
condemnation_NN
,_,
which_WDT
is_BEZ
a_DT
shame_NN
as_IN
this_DT
is_BEZ
a_DT
fine_JJ
film_NN
._.
for_IN
those_DT
who_WP
have_HV
yet_RB
to_TO
view_VB
the_DT
movie_NN
,_,
let_VB
me_PP
say_VB
that_CS
it_PP
is_BEZ
not_XNOT
an_DT
attempt_NN
to_IN
portray_VB
the_DT
nightmarish_JJ
reality_NN
of_IN
the_DT
third_OD
world_NN
criminal_JJ
justice_NN
system_NN
(_(
as_CS
was_BEDZ
"_"
midnight_NN
express_NN
"_"
)_)
nor_CC
completely_RB
the_DT
moral_JJ
dilemma_NN
and_CC
examination_NN
of_IN
the_DT
meaning_NN
of_IN
friendship_NN
and_CC
humanity_NN
that_CS
was_BEDZ
the_DT
heart_NN
of_IN
"_"
return_NN
to_IN
paradise_NN
._.
"_"
in_IN
my_PP$
view_NN
,_,
if_CS
this_DT
film_NN
is_BEZ
to_TO
be_BE
compared_VBN
to_IN
any_DT
other_JJ
source_NN
it_PP
would_MD
have_HV
to_TO
be_BE
joseph_NP
conrad_NP
's_POS
acclaimed_JJ
novel_NN
,_,
"_"
lord_NN
jim_NP
._.
"_"
problematically_RB
,_,
the_DT
basic_JJ
storyline_JJ
seems_VBZ
more_DT
than_CS
familiar_JJ
:_:
two_CD
american_JJ
teenage_JJ
girls_NNS
on_IN
vacation_NP
are_BER
sentenced_VBN
to_IN
spend_NN
most_DT
of_IN
their_PP$
lives_NNS
in_IN
a_DT
thai_???
prison_NN
for_IN
drug_NN
smuggling_NN
in_IN
an_DT
obvious_JJ
set-up_NN
involving_VBG
a_DT
suave_JJ
con-man_NN
,_,
a_DT
shadowy_JJ
criminal_JJ
conspiracy_NN
and_CC
a_DT
corrupt_JJ
third_OD
world_NN
"_"
justice_NN
"_"
system_NN
._.
the_DT
girls_NNS
are_BER
alice_NP
(_(
claire_NP
danes_NNS
)_)
and_CC
darlene_NN
(_(
kate_NP
beckinsale_NN
)_)
._.
they're_???
life-long_JJ
buddies_NNS
who_WP
planned_VBD
a_DT
high-school_NN
graduation_NP
trip_NN
to_IN
hawaii_NP
,_,
and_CC
then_RB
secretly_RB
changed_VBN
their_PP$
destination_NN
to_IN
the_DT
more_DT
exotic_JJ
thailand_NP
without_IN
telling_VBG
their_PP$
parents_NNS
._.
once_RB
there_EX
,_,
they_PP
find_VB
a_DT
$_???
6_CD
hotel_NN
and_CC
go_VB
sight-seeing_VBG
,_,
which_WDT
includes_VBZ
sneaking_VBG
into_IN
a_DT
luxury_JJ
hotel_NN
to_IN
sip_NN
expensive_JJ
drinks_NNS
poolside_NN
._.
they_PP
get_VB
caught_VBN
trying_JJ
to_IN
charge_NN
the_DT
bill_NN
to_IN
the_DT
wrong_JJ
room_NN
,_,
a_DT
minor_JJ
transgression_NN
which_WDT
will_MD
later_JJR
come_VB
back_JJ
to_IN
haunt_VB
them_PP
,_,
but_CC
they_PP
are_BER
saved_VBN
from_IN
hotel_NN
security_NN
by_IN
a_DT
charming_JJ
,_,
friendly_JJ
australian_JJ
,_,
nick_NP
(_(
daniel_NP
lapaine_JJ
)_)
,_,
who_WP
takes_VBZ
care_NN
of_IN
the_DT
bill_NN
with_IN
a_DT
more_DT
polished_JJ
execution_NN
of_IN
the_DT
girl_NN
's_POS
scam_???
._.
he_PP
then_RB
proceeds_NNS
to_IN
separate_JJ
the_DT
girls_NNS
and_CC
make_VB
smooth_JJ
moves_NNS
,_,
first_OD
toward_IN
alice_NP
,_,
then_RB
toward_IN
darlene_NN
._.
by_IN
now_RB
alarm_NN
bells_NNS
are_BER
going_VBG
off_IN
among_IN
viewers_NNS
._.
the_DT
ever-present_JJ
nick_NP
is_BEZ
too_RB
slick_JJ
and_CC
his_PP$
stories_NNS
don't_DO
add_VB
up_RP
(_(
to_IN
us_NP
)_)
--the_NP
girls_NNS
,_,
of_IN
course_NN
,_,
are_BER
too_RB
naive_JJ
to_IN
notice_NN
._.
long_JJ
before_IN
it_PP
happens_VBZ
,_,
we're_???
anticipating_VBG
the_DT
inevitable_JJ
disappearance_NN
of_IN
the_DT
fast-talking_NN
smuggler_NN
and_CC
the_DT
arrest_NN
of_IN
our_PP$
teenaged_JJ
sitting-ducks_NNS
at_IN
the_DT
airport_NN
en_FW
route_NN
to_IN
hong_NP
kong_NP
caught_VBD
holding_VBG
the_DT
bag_NN
(_(
literally_RB
)_)
containing_VBG
heroin_NN
._.
just_RB
as_CS
predictably_RB
,_,
the_DT
thai_???
police_NNS
and_CC
courts_NNS
do_DO
their_PP$
part_NN
in_IN
meting_VBG
out_RP
injustice_NN
and_CC
our_PP$
trusting_JJ
tourists_NNS
are_BER
prison-bound_IN
for_CS
a_DT
long_JJ
stretch_NN
._.
left_JJ
unanswered_JJ
is_BEZ
the_DT
red_JJ
herring_NN
issue_NN
of_IN
whether_CS
one_CD
or_CC
the_DT
other_JJ
of_IN
the_DT
girls_NNS
was_BEDZ
a_DT
willing_JJ
accomplice_NN
._.
for_IN
those_DT
in_IN
need_NN
of_IN
a_DT
ready_JJ
answer_NN
,_,
might_MD
i_PP
suggest_VB
closer_RBR
scrutiny_NN
of_IN
the_DT
bell_NN
hop_NN
at_IN
the_DT
girl_NN
's_POS
fleabag_NN
hotel_NN
._.
as_CS
one_CD
door_NN
after_IN
another_DT
to_IN
their_PP$
comfortable_JJ
former_DT
life_NN
is_BEZ
closed_VBN
,_,
the_DT
girls_NNS
and_CC
their_PP$
families_NNS
turn_VB
in_IN
desperation_NN
to_IN
the_DT
noiresque_NN
expatriate_NN
lawyer_NN
/_SYM
fixer_???
"_"
yankee_NN
hank_NP
"_"
(_(
bill_NN
pullam_NP
)_)
and_CC
his_PP$
thai-born_JJ
partner-wife_NN
._.
a_DT
recurring_JJ
element_NN
of_IN
the_DT
movie_NN
is_BEZ
the_DT
tension_NN
between_IN
appearance_NN
and_CC
reality_NN
as_IN
expressed_JJ
in_IN
one_CD
of_IN
the_DT
film_NN
's_POS
tag_NN
lines_NNS
,_,
"_"
who_WP
do_DO
you_PP
trust_VB
?_?
,_,
"_"
and_CC
hank_NP
is_BEZ
no_DT
exception_NN
although_CS
seasoned_JJ
movie-_???
goers_FW
and_CC
those_DT
familiar_JJ
with_IN
pullman_NN
's_POS
oeuvre_NN
will_MD
find_VB
few_DT
surprises_NNS
._.
much_DT
of_IN
the_DT
remainder_NN
of_IN
the_DT
movie_NN
is_BEZ
a_DT
smorgasbord_NN
of_IN
intriguing_JJ
themes_NNS
incompletely_RB
explored_VBN
in_IN
short-hand_NP
fashion_NN
._.
lou_NP
diamond_NN
phillips_NP
,_,
for_IN
instance_NN
,_,
plays_VBZ
a_DT
delightfully_RB
sinister_JJ
and_CC
callous_JJ
dea_???
agent_NN
who_NP
,_,
while_CS
appearing_VBG
to_IN
be_BE
casually_RB
accommodating_VBG
to_IN
hank_NP
,_,
withholds_VBZ
vital_JJ
information_NN
at_IN
crucial_JJ
moments_NNS
._.
is_BEZ
he_PP
part_NN
of_IN
a_DT
wider_JJR
conspiracy_NN
?_?
with_IN
an_DT
inherently_RB
powerful_JJ
,_,
if_CS
somewhat_RB
tired_JJ
premise_NN
,_,
the_DT
film_NN
offers_VBZ
by_IN
parts_NNS
a_DT
riveting_JJ
courtroom_NN
drama_NN
,_,
a_DT
prison_NN
story_NN
,_,
and_CC
a_DT
potential_JJ
character_NN
study_NN
of_IN
american_JJ
teens_NNS
,_,
their_PP$
relationship_NN
,_,
and_CC
what_WDT
constitutes_VBZ
friendship_NN
between_IN
them_PP
._.
the_DT
result_NN
is_BEZ
reasonably_RB
engaging_VBG
and_CC
suspenseful_JJ
,_,
with_IN
the_DT
girls_NNS
'_"
interaction_NN
,_,
hank_NP
's_POS
investigation_NN
,_,
and_CC
the_DT
various_JJ
trials_NNS
and_CC
hearings_NNS
,_,
offering_VBG
hope_NN
for_IN
their_PP$
release_NN
,_,
delivering_VBG
tension--as_???
does_DOZ
the_DT
foredoomed_JJ
possibility_NN
of_IN
their_PP$
escape_NN
._.
if_CS
"_"
brokedown_JJ
palace_NN
"_"
has_HVZ
a_DT
major_JJ
flaw_NN
,_,
it_PP
is_BEZ
its_PP$
creators_NNS
'_"
tendency_NN
,_,
like_IN
time-constrained_JJ
tourists_NNS
,_,
to_IN
take_VB
frequent_JJ
side_NN
trips_NNS
down_IN
fascinating_JJ
alleys_NNS
only_RB
to_IN
reverse_JJ
direction_NN
half-way_RB
down_RP
and_CC
return_VB
to_IN
the_DT
story_NN
's_POS
main_JJ
avenue_NN
._.
and_CC
,_,
if_CS
that_DT
were_BED
all_RB
there_RB
was_BEDZ
to_IN
"_"
brokedown_JJ
palace_NN
,_,
"_"
it_PP
wouldn't_MD
be_BE
a_DT
very_RB
good_JJ
movie_NN
._.
but_CC
i_PP
believe_VB
the_DT
writers_NNS
and_CC
director_NN
were_BED
after_IN
bigger_JJR
game_NN
and_CC
,_,
in_IN
this_DT
,_,
they_PP
succeeded_VBD
._.
for_IN
the_DT
main_JJ
theme_NN
of_IN
the_DT
movie_NN
,_,
like_IN
the_DT
proffered_JJ
name_NN
of_IN
its_PP$
location_NN
,_,
is_BEZ
freedom--in_???
all_PDT
its_PP$
permutations_NNS
._.
ultimately_RB
,_,
the_DT
other_JJ
sub-themes_NNS
may_MD
be_BE
considered_VBN
window_NN
dressing_NN
._.
young_JJ
and_CC
pretty_JJ
,_,
alice_NP
(_(
danes_NNS
)_)
is_BEZ
an_DT
old_JJ
soul_NN
;_;
a_DT
wild_JJ
,_,
streetwise_JJ
teenager_NN
with_IN
a_DT
thirst_NN
for_IN
freedom_NN
and_CC
adventure_NN
._.
presented_VBN
as_IN
a_DT
perfect_JJ
blend_NN
of_IN
yin_???
and_CC
yang_???
,_,
dark_NN
and_CC
light_NN
,_,
is_BEZ
her_PP$
cautious_JJ
best_JJS
friend_NN
,_,
darlene_NN
(_(
beckinsale_NN
)_)
._.
clear-eyed_VBN
and_CC
straightforward_JJ
,_,
alice_NP
is_BEZ
more_DT
complex_JJ
than_CS
her_PP
friend_NN
._.
she_PP
comes_VBZ
from_IN
a_DT
poorer_JJR
background_NN
,_,
has_HVZ
a_DT
reputation_NN
for_IN
getting_VBG
into_IN
trouble_NN
and_CC
has_HVZ
lost_VBN
the_DT
trust_NN
of_IN
everyone_PN
(_(
including_IN
her_PP$
own_DT
father_NN
)_)
._.
whereas_CS
darlene_NN
's_BEZ
life_NN
is_BEZ
"_"
on-track_NN
,_,
"_"
aimed_VBD
at_IN
college_NN
,_,
marriage_NN
,_,
kids_NNS
,_,
a_DT
career_NN
,_,
a_DT
suburban_JJ
home_NN
,_,
middle_NN
age_NN
and_CC
"_"
fulfillment_NN
,_,
"_"
alice_NP
's_POS
is_BEZ
uncertain_JJ
,_,
unfocused_JJ
,_,
and_CC
yearning_NN
._.
one_CD
poignant_JJ
scene_NN
in_IN
the_DT
film_NN
shows_VBZ
darlene_NN
shouting_VBG
across_IN
an_DT
open_JJ
moat_???
to_TO
visitors--friends_FW
and_CC
relatives_NNS
from_IN
home_NN
,_,
whose_WP$
lives_NNS
continue_VB
while_CS
hers_PP$
is_BEZ
in_CD
limbo_NN
._.
tellingly_RB
,_,
alice_NP
is_BEZ
present_JJ
but_CC
not_XNOT
included_VBN
._.
just_RB
as_CS
revealing_JJ
of_IN
their_PP$
different_JJ
personalities_NNS
,_,
when_CS
alice_NP
and_CC
dar_???
first_OD
come_VB
to_IN
thailand_NP
,_,
the_DT
openness_NN
and_CC
delight_NN
on_IN
alice_NP
's_POS
face_NN
doesn't_DOZ
read_VB
as_CS
simple_JJ
naivet_NN
?_?
;_;
the_DT
way_NN
she_PP
stands_VBZ
up_RP
and_CC
stretches_NNS
as_IN
she_PP
and_CC
her_PP$
friend_NN
ride_NN
along_IN
in_IN
a_DT
small_JJ
boat_NN
,_,
reaching_VBG
toward_IN
the_DT
sun_NN
,_,
she_PP
really_RB
is_BEZ
drinking_NN
in_IN
what_WDT
she_PP
believes_VBZ
to_IN
be_BE
freedom_NN
,_,
while_CS
"_"
dar_???
"_"
remains_NNS
seated_VBN
in_IN
the_DT
shade_NN
._.
"_"
brokedown_JJ
palace_NN
"_"
begins_VBZ
with_IN
an_DT
admission_NN
by_IN
alice_NP
of_IN
her_PP$
guilt_NN
in_IN
a_DT
tape_NN
recording_NN
sent_VBN
to_IN
hank_NP
._.
however_RB
unintentional_JJ
,_,
it_PP
's_BEZ
all_PDT
alice_NP
's_POS
fault_NN
._.
she_PP
's_BEZ
responsible_JJ
for_IN
persuading_VBG
her_PP$
friend_NN
to_IN
lie_NN
to_IN
her_PP$
parents_NNS
,_,
to_IN
sneak_VB
away_RB
from_IN
the_DT
safety_NN
of_IN
hawaii_NP
to_IN
the_DT
perils_NNS
of_IN
thailand_NP
,_,
to_IN
try_NN
the_DT
petty_JJ
scam_???
which_WDT
places_NNS
them_PP
in_CD
the_DT
clutches_NNS
of_IN
the_DT
evil_JJ
nick_NP
._.
(_)
in_IN
case_NN
one_CD
misses_NNS
this_DT
point_NN
in_IN
the_DT
inevitable_JJ
confusion_NN
of_IN
a_DT
film_NN
's_POS
beginning_NN
,_,
darlene_NN
obligingly_RB
reminds_VBZ
alice_NP
of_IN
her_PP$
culpability_NN
in_IN
prison_NN
._.
)_)
dar_???
,_,
of_IN
course_NN
,_,
is_BEZ
the_DT
willing_JJ
dupe_???
which_WDT
,_,
in_IN
her_PP$
view_NN
,_,
confers_VBZ
innocence_NN
._.
never_RB
mind_NN
that_CS
it_PP
was_BEDZ
her_PP$
coercion_NN
of_IN
a_DT
reluctant_JJ
alice_NP
to_IN
accompany_VB
her_PP$
to_TO
hong_NP
kong_NP
which_WDT
placed_VBD
them_PP
in_IN
police_NNS
custody_NN
in_IN
the_DT
first_OD
place_NN
or_CC
that_DT
her_PP$
naive_JJ
confession_NN
sealed_JJ
their_PP$
fate_NN
._.
dar_???
is_BEZ
innocent_NN
._.
it_PP
doesn't_DOZ
matter_NN
._.
alice_NP
is_BEZ
the_DT
subject_NN
of_IN
this_DT
movie_NN
._.
she_PP
and_CC
her_PP$
journey_NN
toward_IN
personal_JJ
freedom_NN
._.
along_IN
the_DT
way_NN
we_PP
are_BER
treated_VBN
to_IN
an_DT
unsympathetic_JJ
portrait_NN
of_IN
the_DT
shallow_JJ
american_JJ
culture_NN
which_WDT
created_VBD
these_DT
girls_NNS
with_IN
their_PP$
half-baked_JJ
sensibilities_NNS
and_CC
materialistic_JJ
goals_NNS
._.
in_IN
the_DT
end_NN
,_,
that_CS
culture_NN
,_,
like_IN
its_PP$
representatives_NNS
,_,
"_"
yankee_NN
"_"
hank_NP
and_CC
dar_???
's_NNS
father_NN
(_(
a_DT
"_"
man_NN
who_WP
knows_VBZ
how_WRB
to_TO
grease_VB
the_DT
wheels_NNS
"_"
)_)
,_,
proves_VBZ
as_CS
impotent_JJ
as_IN
its_PP$
government_NN
in_IN
the_DT
face_NN
of_IN
the_DT
girl_NN
's_POS
tragedy_NN
._.
thailand_NP
's_POS
culture_NN
,_,
contrary_NN
to_IN
most_DT
opinion_NN
,_,
comes_VBZ
off_IN
much_DT
better_JJR
by_IN
comparison_NN
._.
it_PP
amazes_VBZ
me_PP
that_CS
reviewers_NNS
argued_VBN
this_DT
point_NN
at_IN
both_PDT
extremes_NNS
._.
i_PP
believe_VB
the_DT
filmmaker_NN
's_POS
view_NN
was_BEDZ
that_DT
thai_???
culture_NN
is_BEZ
vastly_RB
different_JJ
from_IN
the_DT
american_JJ
but_CC
not_XNOT
necessarily_RB
inferior_JJ
._.
the_DT
thai_???
(_(
with_IN
the_DT
sole_JJ
exceptions_NNS
of_IN
a_DT
corrupt_JJ
official_JJ
and_CC
a_DT
spiteful_JJ
prison_NN
spy_NN
)_)
were_BED
uniformly_RB
consistent_JJ
in_IN
their_PP$
behavior_JJ
and_CC
true_JJ
to_IN
their_PP$
principles_NNS
._.
the_DT
girls_NNS
were_BED
shown_VBN
to_IN
be_BE
treated_JJ
no_DT
better_NN
but_CC
certainly_RB
no_DT
worse_JJR
than_CS
the_DT
native-born_JJ
._.
their_PP$
prison_NN
(_(
in_IN
stark_JJ
contrast_NN
to_IN
the_DT
probable_JJ
reality_NN
)_)
was_BEDZ
no_DT
hellhole_NN
,_,
being_BEG
relatively_RB
clean_JJ
and_CC
sunlit_JJ
._.
the_DT
prison_NN
authorities_NNS
demanded_VBD
good_JJ
hygiene_NN
,_,
provided_VBN
medical_JJ
care_NN
when_CS
needed_VBD
,_,
and_CC
"_"
hard_JJ
manual_NN
labor_NP
"_"
consisted_VBD
of_IN
picking_VBG
grass_NN
!_!
the_DT
thai_???
guards_NNS
were_BED
authoritarian_JJ
(_)
what_WDT
else_RB
?_?
)_)
but_CC
certainly_RB
not_XNOT
routinely_RB
sadistic_JJ
._.
as_CS
for_IN
the_DT
thai_???
justice_NN
system_NN
,_,
the_DT
reasoning_NN
of_IN
the_DT
thai_???
judges_NNS
,_,
during_IN
both_PDT
an_DT
appeal_NN
hearing_NN
and_CC
in_IN
the_DT
film_NN
's_POS
penultimate_JJ
scene_NN
was_BEDZ
devastating_JJ
in_IN
its_PP$
logic_NN
and_CC
morality_NN
._.
'freedom_NN
'_"
has_HVZ
many_DT
faces_NNS
and_CC
"_"
brokedown_JJ
palace_NN
"_"
explores_VBZ
many_DT
of_IN
them_PP
._.
in_IN
the_DT
extreme_JJ
,_,
we_PP
have_HV
freedom_NN
of_IN
the_DT
body_NN
and_CC
freedom_NN
of_IN
the_DT
spirit_NN
._.
some_DT
settle_VB
for_IN
the_DT
former_DT
alone_JJ
while_NN
others_NNS
remain_VB
imprisoned_VBN
with_IN
an_DT
entire_JJ
nation_NN
to_IN
roam_VB
without_IN
the_DT
latter_DT
._.
but_CC
freedom_NN
seldom_RB
comes_VBZ
without_IN
a_DT
price_NN
._.
which_WDT
is_BEZ
why_WRB
the_DT
movie_NN
's_POS
other_JJ
tag_NN
lines_NNS
are_BER
:_:
"_"
what_WDT
is_BEZ
your_PP$
dream_NN
?_?
"_"
and_CC
"_"
how_WRB
far_RB
would_MD
you_PP
go_VB
?_?
"_"
i_PP
believe_VB
i_PP
could_MD
make_VB
a_DT
good_JJ
case_NN
for_IN
the_DT
interpretation_NN
that_CS
the_DT
person_NN
who_WP
attains_VBZ
freedom_NN
,_,
incarcerated_VBN
or_CC
not_XNOT
,_,
by_IN
film_NN
's_POS
end_NN
is_BEZ
alice_NP
._.
she_PP
finds_VBZ
redemption_NN
and_CC
salvation_NN
through_IN
the_DT
acceptance_NN
of_IN
personal_JJ
responsibility_NN
._.
i_PP
think_VB
the_DT
light_NN
bathing_NN
only_RB
her_PP
figure_NN
among_IN
the_DT
assembled_JJ
prisoners_NNS
in_IN
the_DT
final_JJ
scene_NN
visually_RB
signals_VBZ
that_CS
fact_NN
._.
kate_NP
beckinsale_NN
's_POS
character_NN
might_MD
more_RBR
properly_RB
be_BE
likened_VBN
to_IN
the_DT
"_"
released_JJ
"_"
temple_NN
bird_NN
referred_VBN
to_IN
twice_RB
during_IN
the_DT
film_NN
,_,
"_"
trained_VBD
to_IN
fly_NN
back_NN
to_IN
its_PP$
cage_NN
._.
"_"
as_CS
the_DT
thai_???
magistrate_NN
observed_VBD
in_IN
the_DT
film_NN
's_POS
climactic_JJ
scene_NN
,_,
the_DT
issue_NN
was_BEDZ
always_RB
one_CD
of_IN
"_"
character_NN
;_;
"_"
and_CC
the_DT
jamaican_JJ
prisoner_NN
made_VBN
it_PP
clear_JJ
that_CS
"_"
freedom_NN
"_"
is_BEZ
achieved_VBN
within_IN
oneself_PPX
._.
if_CS
one_CD
thinks_VBZ
back_RP
over_IN
the_DT
movie_NN
,_,
which_WDT
character_NN
was_BEDZ
transformed_VBN
by_IN
their_PP$
experiences_NNS
?_?
increasingly_RB
,_,
the_DT
cinema_NN
landscape_NN
seems_VBZ
to_IN
have_HV
become_VBN
littered_VBN
with_IN
endless_JJ
permutations_NNS
of_IN
'kung_JJ
fu_???
woman_NN
'_"
--female_NN
characters_NNS
virtually_RB
indistinguishable_JJ
from_IN
male_JJ
action_NN
figures_NNS
._.
here_RB
,_,
at_IN
last_OD
,_,
is_BEZ
the_DT
story_NN
of_IN
a_DT
modern_JJ
heroine_NN
._.
in_IN
reading_NP
the_DT
many_DT
user_NN
's_POS
comments_NNS
,_,
i_PP
was_BEDZ
struck_VBN
by_IN
what_WDT
seems_VBZ
an_DT
unusual_JJ
phenomenon_NN
:_:
whether_CS
or_CC
not_XNOT
a_DT
person_NN
liked_VBD
the_DT
movie_NN
,_,
almost_RB
everyone_PN
praised_VBN
the_DT
actors_NNS
._.
think_VB
about_IN
that_DT
._.
when_CS
was_BEDZ
the_DT
last_OD
time_NN
you_PP
came_VBD
away_RB
from_IN
a_DT
motion_NN
picture_NN
possibly_RB
hating_VBG
it_PP
,_,
but_CC
raving_VBG
about_IN
all_PDT
the_DT
performances_NNS
in_IN
it_PP
?_?
do_DO
yourself_PPX
a_DT
favor_NP
:_:
rent_NN
"_"
brokedown_JJ
palace_NN
"_"
and_CC
watch_VB
it_PP
with_IN
a_DT
open_JJ
mind_NN
._.
there_EX
's_BEZ
more_DT
there_RB
than_CS
meets_VBZ
the_DT
eye_NN
._.