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The Rising Dead

Name: The Rising Dead
Director: Brent Cousins
Released: 2007
Duration: 96 min

Representation Score

2.5/10

Limited

2007

Director

Brent Cousins

Runtime

96 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The film operates within the standard conventions of mid-2000s horror-action, prioritizing survivalist clichés over exploring diverse identities. The narrative structure focuses on protecting established political structures and national leadership. Because the plot relies on traditional military and state-preservation frameworks, it lacks the subversion necessary to address diverse social hierarchies. The characters appear to function as genre archetypes rather than nuanced representations of varied backgrounds.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Rising Dead have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not feature any LGBTQ+ characters or non-cisgender identities. The survivalist military framework seems to default to traditional assumptions about straight relationships.

How does The Rising Dead portray gender?

Fair

The story centers on a Special Forces agent and national leaders, often reinforcing masculine leadership clichés. Women do not appear to have significant control over the events of the story.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Rising Dead?

Limited

The focus on American leadership suggests a homogeneous Western demographic. While set in a tropical location, the cast does not seem to intentionally break racial norms.

How does The Rising Dead represent religion and culture?

Limited

The plot follows a standard Western crisis-response model centered on state survival. It lacks critiques of institutions or diverse secular/religious viewpoints.

Does The Rising Dead include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no information available regarding the inclusion of characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Present on Screen

The tropical setting provides a diverse backdrop for the action.

Limited or Absent

The narrative relies heavily on conventional, homogeneous Western archetypes.
The film fails to include representation for LGBTQ+ identities and non-cisgender characters.
Characters with visible or invisible disabilities are not included.
Gender roles follow traditional, masculine-centric military clichés.

Official Synopsis

War breaks out worldwide. In desperation world leaders engage Biological weapons, which quickly mutate and cause the dead to rise. The epidemic spreads faster that any one could imagine. The only safe place for the few remaining humans to survive is a nuclear fallout shelter, but getting there is the problem. A Special Forces agent is assigned to escort America s leaders to the location, but the plane crashes a few miles short of their destination. Caught in a tropical setting, those that survive are pitted against hordes of flesh eating zombies. A battle ensues, but when the end is near will humanity prevail, or will mankind fall to the rising dead?

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