Snakes and Ladders

The film does not explicitly depict LGBTQ+ intimacy or non-cisgender identities. Although character identities feel fluid within the surreal framework, there is no overt representation to support a higher score.

Gender stereotypes are challenged through dream-like logic that removes characters from traditional social roles. However, the fragmented structure makes it hard to assess sustained ability to act or the active subversion of hierarchies.

The film lacks a diverse or non-Anglo-Saxon majority cast. The focus on abstract maps and mental spaces makes it difficult to evaluate racial the way different parts of someone's identity overlap.

Ruiz excels at cultural deconstruction by rejecting Western structures of cause and effect and purpose. The film uses moral relativism to challenge the certainty of traditional institutional truths.

There is no evidence of characters with visible or invisible disabilities. The narrative prioritizes metaphysical and perceptual shifts over the lived experiences of neurodivergence or physical disability.