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With This Ring

Name: With This Ring
Director: Nzingha Stewart
Released: 2015
Duration: 105 min

Representation Score

5.2/10

Fair

2015

TV-PG

Director

Nzingha Stewart

Runtime

105 minutes

Average Rating

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New Showbiz Analysis

With This Ring succeeds in highlighting the professional and romantic lives of Black women, breaking away from the typical white-centric narratives often found in romantic comedies. The film portrays women as strong, independent, and career-focused, rather than passive characters. However, the film sticks to traditional romantic clichés and heterosexuality, limiting its exploration of diverse relationship models. While it excels in racial representation and female empowerment, its adherence to conventional social norms affects its overall diversity score.

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Category Breakdown

Does With This Ring have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film focuses on heterosexual relationships and traditional marriages. It does not include any characters with non-binary gender identities or critique heterosexuality.

How does With This Ring portray gender?

Good

The movie highlights the professional and personal achievements of women. Female characters are shown as independent and driven, making their own choices and decisions.

How racially and ethnically diverse is With This Ring?

Excellent

The film features a mostly Black cast set in a modern city. It emphasizes the lives of Black women, challenging the idea that white experiences are the norm in such stories.

How does With This Ring represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story follows traditional Western social norms and the institution of marriage. It explores modern relationship issues without questioning established social or economic systems.

Does With This Ring include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with physical or cognitive disabilities mentioned in the film.

Present on Screen

Highlights the professional and personal success of Black women.
Challenges the historical tendency to treat white experiences as the norm.
Shows women as independent and career-driven.

Limited or Absent

Does not represent LGBTQ+ identities or non-binary perspectives.
Relies heavily on traditional romantic clichés and marriage milestones.
Lacks characters with physical or cognitive disabilities.

Official Synopsis

After attending their friend Elise's wedding to Nate on New Year's Eve, Trista, a career-driven talent agent, Viviane, a successful gossip columnist, and Amaya, a struggling actress, make a pact to get married within the year to either a new love or a man waiting in the wings. But the close friends face their own set of challenges - Trista has not gotten over her commitment-phobic ex-boyfriend Damon, Viviane is secretly in love with Sean, the father of her son, and Amaya is desperate to break up her boyfriend Keith's unhappy marriage so they can live happily ever after. Each woman starts the year with high hopes and dreams of what will happen over the next 12 months... but will they all make it to the altar?

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