Face/Off story
An FBI agent and a terrorist, who are sworn enemies, assume each other's physical appearance.
19 total · 1 choice · 9 major · 9 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| what if I found myself in the body of another person | choice | The main novelty of the story is that two sworn enemies (the FBI Special Agent Sean Archer and the terrorist Castor Troy) end up having their faces swapped and find themselves each living the life of the other. |
| appearance altering technology | major | The FBI Special Agent Sean Archer underwent a cocktail of experimental surgical procedures, including a face transplant most notably, in order to take on the physical appearance of his sworn enemy the terrorist Castor Pollux. |
| body part transplant | major | The FBI Special Agent Sean Archer reluctantly agreed to undergo a highly experimental surgery that would see him transplanted with the face of the maniacal terrorist Castor Troy. Soon thereafter Castor had Sean's face transplanted onto him. |
| brother and brother | major | The terrorist brotherly duo of Castor and Pollux Troy were causing trouble for the people of Los Angeles. |
| coping with the death of a child | major | Sean and his wife Eve were both struggling with having lost their young son, Mike, who'd been shot dead by the maniacal terrorist Castor Pollux six years prior. |
| husband and wife | major | The Special FBI Agent Sean's career was putting a strain on his marriage to Eve, but in the end thing worked out them. |
| law enforcement | major | The story follows the FBI Special Agent Sean Archer as he pursues his sworn enemy the terrorist for hire Castor Pollux. |
| romantic love | major | Sean and Eve rekindled their love for one another by the film's conclusion. |
| the desire for vengeance | major | The FBI Special Agent Sean Archer had a vendetta against Castor Pollux on account that Castor had shot dead Sean's young son six years prior. |
| wicked character vs. virtuous character | major | The goody two-shoes FBI Special Agent Sean Archer was contrasted with the maniacal terrorist Castor Pollux. Castor pretty much spelled this out when he likened their struggle to "the eternal battle between good and evil". |