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City of Lies
2018
RDirector
Brad Furman
Runtime
112 minutes
Average Rating
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Los Angeles Police Department detective Russell Poole has spent years trying to solve his biggest case -- the murders of The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur -- but after two decades, the investigation remains open. Jack Jackson, a reporter desperate to save his reputation and career, is determined to find out why. In search of the truth, the two team up and unravel a growing web of institutional corruption and lies.
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Overall Score
3.3/10
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Category Breakdown
LGBTQ+ Representation
The film operates within a conventional heteronormative social structure. There are no LGBTQ+ characters or narratives engaging with non-cisnormative identities.
Gender Representation
Agency is heavily centered on male-driven professional trajectories. Female characters appear to occupy roles that primarily serve the central male protagonists' arcs.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
The investigation into Black cultural icons Tupac and Biggie provides inherent engagement with Black history. However, primary investigative agency remains with white protagonists.
Religious & Cultural Diversity
The narrative disrupts the portrayal of authority by framing institutions as sites of deception. This functions as a genre trope of institutional distrust.
Disability Representation
There is no discernible presence of characters with visible or invisible disabilities. The film lacks neurodivergent representation.
Strengths
- Engages with significant Black cultural history through the investigation of iconic figures.
- Provides a critique of institutional corruption and the instability of authority.
Areas for Improvement
- Increase diverse agency by centering protagonists from marginalized racial and ethnic backgrounds.
- Incorporate more complex gender dynamics that move beyond supporting roles for women.
- Include representation for LGBTQ+ identities and characters with disabilities.
AI Analysis
City of Lies functions as a standard crime thriller that relies on established genre conventions rather than intentional intersectional architecture. While the subject matter touches on significant Black cultural history, the perspective remains anchored in white investigative agency. The film lacks meaningful representation for LGBTQ+ individuals and characters with disabilities. It also leans into traditional gendered power dynamics, where female characters lack the agency seen in the male leads. Ultimately, the film's exploration of institutional corruption serves as a neo-noir trope rather than a targeted social critique. It fails to provide the diverse agency or complex subversion required for a higher diversity score.
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