
Resident Evil: Degeneration
2008

Representation Score
Fair
2017
RDirector
Takanori Tsujimoto
Runtime
97 minutes
Average Rating
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Resident Evil: Vendetta operates as a conventional global action film. It finds its progressive edge through an internationalized cast and a critique of corporate dominance. While the film avoids harmful racial stereotypes and empowers its female characters, it remains tied to hero-centric clichés. The narrative lacks the complexity needed to address multiple aspects of diversity.
Category Breakdown
The film follows traditional structures that assume everyone is straight or cisgender. There are no representations of LGBTQ+ identities or narratives that question these norms.
Female characters such as Rebecca Chambers show significant intellectual and professional competence. Their roles in leadership and science help prevent a purely patriarchal narrative.
The inclusion of international operatives like Liu Xue adds a more globalized security landscape. However, the cast does not include a non-Western majority.
The story criticizes corporate negligence through the Umbrella Corporation. Yet, it remains anchored in traditional Western military frameworks to restore order.
Disability is shown through biological mutations and the loss of bodily autonomy. These depictions serve as horror plot devices rather than nuanced portrayals of lived experience.
Present on Screen
Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
When a fearless enemy out for revenge unleashes a brutal and deadly new virus, BSAA captain Chris Redfield enlists the help of Agent Leon S. Kennedy and Professor Rebecca Chambers to bring down the death merchant and save New York City.

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