The Destructor Psycho Tuna

Luigi, the Destructor Psycho Killer

Played by Bill Moseley

Did you know that Luigi was originally named Luciano?

Age: 37
Motivation: Stabbing and..."stabbing"
Type of Character: Static

Luigi falls under the archetype of the destructor, he takes lives for the mere pleasure of it. He has an IQ of 149, but since he is so hot-headed, that big brain of his boils with rage! Almost everything angers him, from genterns to bad coffee, but most of all his brother Pavi. He and Pavi are in an apparently never-ending rivalry for GeneCo's presidency.

Opinion: Luigi is on of my least favorite characters; however, I like the dark humor that he infuses in the movie (like the line: "Who ordered pizza? I could sure go for a slice") -Repo! wouldn't be the same without him. He reminds me of Alex from "A Clockwork Orange", getting his daily dosis of the ultraviolence...

Best Songs: Mark It Up!, Who Ordered Pizza?, Luigi, Pavi and Amber Harass Mag

Editing...

Three fields have been added to the Repo! character profile:

Age, Motivation and Type of Character

Hope that you find those useful, hehe!

Starting a new job is like...

...reading a new book. At first, you are introduced to the new characters and they all welcome you into their world. Then, with time, you become acquaintance with these characters, you learn to love some and despise others. The plot develops, you become part of it and, one day, you finish the book and start reading a new one... Sometimes, the previous book will have a better plot and the other better characters, or viceversa.

That's sort of how I felt today as I was meeting my soon-to-be coworkers...

The Smexy Narrator

Grave Robber, the Smexy Narrator

Played by Terrance Zdunich

Did you know...Terrance has played the Grave Robber in every single version of Repo!?

Age: 28
Motivation: "to rob...GRAVES!" Getting and selling Z
Type of character: Static

The "G-Rob" is the modern troubadour of our story. He is a gentlemen; you know, trying to help Shilo, protecting her and making sure she got back home. Sure, he has a weakness: Amber, but that doesn't make him any less likable. Geneco agents have been trying to catch him, but haven't been succesful, which only proves that he is very sneaky and clever! He has a greyish, sarcastic quality to him that make him a complex and unique character. (Yes, by greyish, I mean "grey area", as in blurred limits between right and wrong.)

Opinion: Beloved Grave Robber, we adore you! It's kind of funny how someone said that he was the "Zac Efron" of Repo! However, I do see a point, he is the sexiest man in the movie.

Best Songs: Zydrate Anatomy, 21st Century Cure

Things You Might Have Missed

Maybe you missed these little details...I know I did!

Joan Jett's cameo in "Seventeen"

Marni's dead body in the middle of the stage during "Genetic Emancipation"...

...the reason is in a deleted scene.

Bling Mag, the MAGnificent (written with Niimita in mind)

Blind Mag, the MAGnificent voice of the future

Played by Sarah Brightman

Did you know…Blind Mag’s full name is Magdalene Defoe?

Age: 41
Motivation: Bonding with Shilo, Freedom, Making peace with her past and fate
Type of character: Dynamic

Mag is just another innocent, a victim of GeneCo. Poor Mag, she just wanted to improve her life and ended up with a death sentence! She is a mother figure in the movie, in fact, the only present mother figure there is. This is very clear in the scene at the Italian Renaissance, when she scolds Luigi for stabbing the "Gopher", even when Amber argues with her and, more evidently, in the "Chase the Morning" scene with Shilo. She is caring, sweet, very talented, and -I'd dare say- the most ethical character in the whole movie.

Before I actually read anything about Repo!, I thought that Blind Mag was a seer, haha! But actually, I wasn't thaaaaat wrong - in "Chase the Morning" Mag says, "it's too late for me", as a sort of foreshadowing.

Opinion: If Sarah Brightman was the second choice for this role one really wonders who the first choice was since Sarah definitely nailed this part! Perhaps, they had a different storyline for Mag and, upon casting Sarah, changed it.

Best Songs: Chase the Morning, Chromaggia (both nominated for the Oscars!!)

The Bratty Addict Heiress…

I recently watched Repo with Niimu and ever since we’ve been sort of addicted to it, haha! I can’t seem to get it off my mind, so I’d like to analyze the movie. There are so many aspects that one could use to approach said analysis, but I’ve decided to restrict mine to characters.

Here’s the first one of hopefully many:


Amber Sweet, the Bratty Addict Heiress…

Played by Paris Hilton

Did you know…Amber’s real name is Carmela Largo, but she changed it because she wanted a stage name?
...that in the original version Amber was named Heather and she was Luigi's daughter?

Age: 27
Motivation: Attaining physical perfection
Type of character: Static

Amber is a spoiled young woman who gets everything that she wants, from money for surgery to being given the chance to perform in the Genetic Opera, even though she can’t sing well. I won’t say that her voice is awful because it isn’t, it just isn't up to opera standards. In fact, I think that her voice is perfect for the character. It transmits a sour/sweet quality, whinny sometimes, raspy others; it shows Amber’s range of emotions very well. She actually reminds of a character in the story “Delicious” from the manga “Petshop of Horrors” (read it if you haven’t, I highly recommend it.)

As Terrance Zdunich said in an interview, Amber and Shilo are meant to be parallel characters, giving contrasts between: daughter figure/dark daughter figure, freedom/confinement, craving/having too much.

Amber is slutty, envious, manipulative, and vengeful; yet, she looked so cute when she went out of her dad's office skipping!

Opinion: I can’t believe that Paris was nominated for a Razzie for this role! Either the judges don’t get the character or they just have a personal vendetta against her! I don’t think that Amber is supposed to be a likeable character, but she has her momentsl; like her constant whining (especially the cute one in “Bravi!”,) or when she peeks from behind the sofa in that lovely dress in “Who Ordered Pizza?”

Best Songs: Zydrate Anatomy (nominated for an Oscar, what an oxymoron!), Happiness is not a Warm Scalpel