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Lucicreide Goes to Mars

Lucicreide Goes to Mars

2021

Director

Rodrigo Cesar

Runtime

90 minutes

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Synopsis

Lucidreide's home becomes a hell after the arrival of her mother-in-law, who evicted, decides to live there. Abandoned by her husband Dermirréi and unable to lead her home in front of her five children, she only has the desire to go away. Without understanding the size of a space voyage, Lucidreide accepts to participate in a mission that will take the first man to the Red Planet and is signed uo by the son of her bosses, Tavinho. He recalls that his father was selecting a person to integrate a training that would take a Brazilian to Mars. Believing that she is going to make her children happy, she leaves for training at Cape Canaveral in the United States.

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Diversity & Representation

Overall Score

6.4/10

Good

Category Breakdown

LGBTQ+ Representation

Fair

The film focuses on a fractured nuclear family unit. There is no explicit depiction of non-heteronormative identities or same-sex intimacy within the narrative.

Gender Representation

Good

Lucicreide subverts the submissive housewife trope by seeking escape through a male-dominated scientific mission. She navigates a loss of agency caused by patriarchal abandonment and domestic intrusion.

Racial & Ethnic Diversity

Good

The story challenges Western hegemony in space exploration by centering a Brazilian protagonist. This disrupts the traditional trope of the white, Western astronaut in science fiction.

Religious & Cultural Diversity

Good

The film critiques traditional family hierarchies by framing the domestic sphere as a source of burden. It shifts from localized social structures to globalized, institutionalized systems.

Disability Representation

Minimal

There are no visible or invisible disabilities mentioned or depicted within the character arcs.

Strengths

  • Challenges the Western-centric hegemony of space exploration by centering a Brazilian protagonist.
  • Subverts traditional gender roles by portraying a woman seeking agency outside of domesticity.
  • Critiques traditional family hierarchies and the idealized nuclear family structure.

Areas for Improvement

  • Lacks explicit representation or character arcs involving LGBTQ+ identities.
  • Provides no visible or invisible depictions of disability within the story.
  • Does not explore diverse religious or non-traditional cultural identities beyond the protagonist's nationality.

AI Analysis

Lucicreide Goes to Mars offers a refreshing subversion of science fiction tropes by replacing the typical Western astronaut with a Brazilian woman seeking personal liberation. The film moves away from the idealized nuclear family, instead presenting domesticity as a site of crisis and displacement. While the narrative lacks specific representation for LGBTQ+ identities or disabilities, it finds strength in its geopolitical and gendered disruptions. It successfully challenges the demographic status quo of space exploration and the traditional expectations of maternal roles. Ultimately, the film functions as a critique of both domestic oppression and Western-centric scientific narratives, providing a unique perspective on agency.

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