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The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

Name: The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
Director: Michael Chaves
Released: 2021
Duration: 111 min

Representation Score

2.8/10

Limited

2021

Director

Michael Chaves

Runtime

111 minutes

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The film follows traditional supernatural procedural conventions, focusing on a binary struggle between spiritual good and demonic evil within a conventional structure. While Lorraine Warren provides significant narrative impetus, the narrative remains anchored in traditional social hierarchies. The reliance on Western religious institutions and a predominantly white cast reinforces a conservative thematic framework. Overall, the film minimally disrupts mainstream cinematic clichés, favoring stability and established cultural norms over diverse or perspectives that reflect multiple aspects of identity.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or explore non-straight relationships. Social and romantic dynamics are confined to traditional heterosexual norms.

How does The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It portray gender?

Fair

Lorraine Warren plays a significant role in driving the story through her clairvoyance. However, the Warrens' marriage upholds conventional gender roles without challenging them.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It?

Limited

The narrative centers around a predominantly white, Anglo-Saxon demographic. While the supporting cast is diverse, the film does not emphasize multi-layered identities or challenge the 1980s racial context.

How does The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story heavily relies on Catholic iconography and the authority of the Church. It operates through moral absolutes, positioning religious rituals as the main tools against evil.

Does The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It include disability representation?

Limited

Psychological distress and demonic possession serve as supernatural plot devices. The film lacks nuanced explorations of neurodivergence or characters with disabilities having independent ability to act.

Present on Screen

Lorraine Warren drives the narrative with her clairvoyant abilities.
The central partnership between Ed and Lorraine is shown as a stable and collaborative unit.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities and non-straight social dynamics.
The narrative relies on religious absolutism rather than exploring diverse cultural or moral perspectives.
Disability and psychological distress are used as horror mechanics rather than nuanced character studies.
The cast lacks a central focus on multi-layered identities or racial diversity.

Official Synopsis

Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren encounter what would become one of the most sensational cases from their files. The fight for the soul of a young boy takes them beyond anything they'd ever seen before, to mark the first time in U.S. history that a murder suspect would claim demonic possession as a defense.

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