
Doctor Who: Shada
2017

Representation Score
Fair
2007
TV-PGDirector
Gary Russell
Runtime
47 minutes
Average Rating
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The film functions as a traditional genre piece that adheres to mid-2000s television clichés. While it offers competent women's ability to drive the story through Rose Tyler, it lacks complexity and diverse casting. Diversity is largely confined to non-human alien elements rather than the human protagonists. The narrative prioritizes a classic hero's journey over systemic critique or social deconstruction. Ultimately, the production maintains the established status quo of the franchise, offering a standard adventure without disrupting traditional demographic or social hierarchies.
Category Breakdown
The film follows traditional structures that assume everyone is straight or cisgender. There is no presence of non-binary gender identities or same-sex relationships.
Rose Tyler provides meaningful representation as a capable woman involved in the central quest. However, the film does not challenge traditional gender roles.
The human cast is predominantly white, reflecting the era's live-action counterpart. Diversity is mostly limited to the fantastical, non-human alien species.
The story operates within a secular, space-faring mythos. It avoids critiques of Western institutions, focusing on a straightforward conflict against the despot Balthazar.
There is no significant evidence of characters with visible or invisible disabilities. The narrative focuses on action and the mystery of the Infinite.
Present on Screen
Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
In this animated adventure, The Doctor and Martha Jones trek through space and time in a race against the galaxy's greatest despot, Balthazar, to follow a complex trail of clues to discover the location of the legendary lost spaceship, the Infinite, which, according to myth, can grant anybody their heart's desire.

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