You will be unprepared.|Mar. 24, 2011|United States | Canada|110 Min.|PG-13
Genre: Action;Fantasy;Thriller
Description: Set in the 1960s, *Sucker Punch* follows a young woman named Babydoll, who is unjustly accused of killing her younger sister. In reality, her abusive stepfather is responsible for the murder, driven by his greed to claim the inheritance left to the two girls by their mother. To silence her, he frames Babydoll as mentally unstable and has her committed to the Lennox House for the Mentally Insane in Brattleboro, Vermont. He bribes an orderly named Blue Jones to forge the signature of the asylum’s psychiatrist, Dr. Vera Gorski, to authorize Babydoll’s lobotomy, ensuring she cannot expose the truth. During her admission, Babydoll identifies four essential items needed to orchestrate her escape.
As Babydoll’s mind drifts into a vivid fantasy, she imagines herself in a brothel run by Blue, who she envisions as a ruthless mobster. Here, she and the other patients are forced into servitude as sex workers. In this alternate reality, she befriends four fellow patients: Amber, Blondie, Rocket, and Rocket’s sister, Sweet Pea, who is the star performer. Dr. Gorski takes on the role of their dance instructor. Blue reveals that Babydoll’s virginity will be sold to a client known as the High Roller, who is actually the doctor tasked with performing her lobotomy.
During an erotic dance performance, Babydoll’s imagination transports her to feudal Japan, where she encounters the Wise Man. Expressing her desire to escape, he equips her with weapons and outlines the five items she must acquire: a map, fire, a knife, a key, and a mysterious fifth item that requires a profound sacrifice to achieve a decisive victory. She battles three colossal samurai before returning to the brothel, where her dance captivates Blue and the audience.
Determined to break free, Babydoll convinces the four girls to join her in a daring escape plan. She uses her dances as a distraction while the others gather the tools needed for their freedom. *Sucker Punch* intertwines reality and fantasy, exploring themes of resilience and liberation.
Cast director: Zack Snyder
Cast actor: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino, Oscar Isaac, Monique Ganderton, Jon Hamm, Scott Glenn
Original name: Sucker Punch