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The Last Thanksgiving

The Last Thanksgiving

Representation Score

4.5/10

Fair

2020

Director

Erick Lorinc

Runtime

73 minutes

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The film primarily functions as a genre-driven subversion of historical mythos. It challenges traditional Western cultural symbols by transforming foundational American archetypes into predatory monsters. Despite this, the film lacks specific evidence of diverse identity representation, relying on potentially homogeneous archetypes. The production does not offer clear character demographics or multi-layered depth.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Last Thanksgiving have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not include explicit LGBTQ+ identities or themes. There is no clear evidence of narratives that critique the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does The Last Thanksgiving portray gender?

Fair

The narrative centers around a conflict between pilgrims and restaurant staff. It does not provide specific evidence of challenging traditional gender roles or feminine stereotypes.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Last Thanksgiving?

Limited

The film relies on homogeneous, Anglo-Saxon historical archetypes. It does not indicate any race-bent casting or deconstruction of colonialist clichés.

How does The Last Thanksgiving represent religion and culture?

Good

The film challenges the sanctity of American heritage by depicting Thanksgiving and Pilgrim identities through a lens of cannibalism. This subverts the traditional reverence for national myths and historical figures.

Does The Last Thanksgiving include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no evidence of characters with visible or invisible disabilities within the film's context.

Present on Screen

  • Reframes national myths through horror, challenging traditional Western historical narratives.
  • Subverts the sanctity of foundational American symbols like the Thanksgiving holiday.

Limited or Absent

  • Does not explicitly represent LGBTQ+ identities or include queer-coded narratives.
  • Relies on potentially homogeneous, Anglo-Saxon archetypes for its central pilgrim characters.
  • Does not provide evidence of gendered ability to act or the subversion of traditional gender roles.

Official Synopsis

A family of cannibalistic pilgrims attacks a restaurant that stays open for Thanksgiving.

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