Natalie Keener
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Natalie Keener is a young, ambitious corporate downsizing consultant in the film "Up in the Air," whose modern, efficiency-driven outlook clashes with and ultimately reshapes Ryan Bingham’s worldview.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| age | mid-20s (approximate, in the film) ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Up in the Air NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
career vs. personal life balance
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corporate ethics ⓘ millennial work expectations ⓘ |
| basedOn | character concepts from Walter Kirn's novel Up in the Air ⓘ |
| characterArc | evolves from confident efficiency expert to questioning her life choices and values ⓘ |
| characterMotivation |
to advance quickly in her corporate career
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to prove the value of her remote-layoff system ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Ryan Bingham’s traditional, in-person firing methods ⓘ |
| costumeStyle | professional business attire ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Jason Reitman
NERFINISHED
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Sheldon Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dialogueStyle | direct and analytical ⓘ |
| education | recent business school graduate (implied) ⓘ |
| emotionalDevelopment | gains empathy for people losing their jobs ⓘ |
| employer | Career Transition Counseling company in Up in the Air ⓘ |
| experiences | romantic breakup during the events of the film ⓘ |
| filmGenre |
comedy-drama
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drama ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
ambitious
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driven ⓘ efficient ⓘ emotionally vulnerable ⓘ idealistic ⓘ |
| keyBelief | corporate downsizing can be optimized through technology and standardized processes ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
catalyst for Ryan Bingham’s character development
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foil to Ryan Bingham ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | deuteragonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | corporate downsizing consultant ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Anna Kendrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySetting | corporate offices and airports ⓘ |
| relationshipToRyanBingham |
colleague
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protégé ⓘ |
| romanticRelationship | long-distance boyfriend in another city ⓘ |
| screenTimeContext | shares many scenes traveling with Ryan Bingham ⓘ |
| storyThemeConnection |
disconnection in corporate culture
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modernization of work ⓘ |
| usesTechnology | video-conferencing system for remote layoffs ⓘ |
| worksWith | Ryan Bingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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