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Master of the Universe

Name: Master of the Universe
Director: Marc Bauder
Released: 2013
Duration: 88 min

Representation Score

5.9/10

Fair

2013

Not Rated

Director

Marc Bauder

Runtime

88 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Master of the Universe is a specialized documentary that prioritizes systemic critique over demographic diversity. It focuses on the psychology of power rather than a broad social study. The film lacks representation of different genders, races, and sexualities. Instead, it centers on a single unnamed male protagonist. However, it offers a profound critique of modern economic structures by portraying financial success as deceptive and frightening.

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Category Breakdown

Does Master of the Universe have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film focuses almost entirely on the thoughts of a single male character. There are no explicit LGBTQ+ identities or non-cisgender representations.

How does Master of the Universe portray gender?

Limited

The documentary highlights a powerful male figure within a patriarchal institution. It lacks significant female influence or challenges to traditional gender roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Master of the Universe?

Limited

The story emphasizes a secretive financial elite, suggesting a homogeneous environment. There is no evidence of a diverse cast with various ethnic backgrounds.

How does Master of the Universe represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The film sharply critiques Western capitalist institutions. It portrays the financial world as a deceptive and unstable system.

Does Master of the Universe include disability representation?

Fair

The film delves into the protagonist's ego and megalomania but does not feature characters with visible or invisible disabilities. It also does not address neurodivergence or chronic illness.

Present on Screen

Provides a powerful critique of Western capitalist institutions and economic instability.
Offers deep psychological insight into the mentality behind the global financial crisis.
Challenges conventional narratives by depicting financial mastery as a deceptive world.

Limited or Absent

Lacks racial and ethnic diversity, focusing on a seemingly homogeneous financial elite.
Does not include female influence or challenge traditional patriarchal hierarchies.
Does not represent LGBTQ+ identities or diverse sexualities.

Official Synopsis

He was one of Germany's leading investment experts with an income of several million Euros per day. Now, he sits on one of the upper floors of an empty bank building in the middle of Frankfurt, overlooking a skyline of glass and steel. And talks. In an extended mix of a monologue and an in-depth interview, which is as frightening as it is fascinating, he shares his inside knowledge from a megalomaniac parallel world where illusions are the market's hardest currency. Marc Bauder's 'Master of the Universe' is based on meticulous research and provides us with geniune insight into the notoriously secretive and self-protective 'universe' of which our nameless protagonist experiences himself a master. Where other films on the financial meltdown have focused on the epic nature of larger-than-life business, Bauder probes the mentality that made it possible in the first place. A tense drama where psychology meets finance - two things that are more closely linked than you would like to believe.

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