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The Green Buddha

Name: The Green Buddha
Director: John Lemont
Released: 1954
Duration: 62 min

Representation Score

2.3/10

Limited

1954

Director

John Lemont

Runtime

62 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The film adheres to the conventions of its 1954 era, focusing on a traditional crime-and-mystery structure. It emphasizes mid-century Western values and traditional social roles without challenging them. Gender roles are based on classic archetypes, and cultural elements are used primarily as plot devices rather than for nuanced representation.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Green Buddha have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film follows a traditional structure that assumes everyone is straight and cisgender. There are no characters with non-binary or LGBTQ+ identities, and there is no same-sex intimacy shown.

How does The Green Buddha portray gender?

Limited

Gender roles follow classic archetypes. The male character drives the action, while the female character is portrayed as needing rescue.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Green Buddha?

Limited

The plot involves an Eastern artifact, but the main focus is on a white American pilot. Characters of color do not have significant roles or ability to act in the story.

How does The Green Buddha represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story operates within a typical mid-20th century Western framework. It centers on property-based morality and the recovery of a valuable object.

Does The Green Buddha include disability representation?

Minimal

The narrative does not provide any information about characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Present on Screen

The film has a clear, engaging mystery plot centered around a valuable antique.

Limited or Absent

The narrative relies on outdated gender stereotypes where women are passive victims.
Cultural elements are used as mere plot devices rather than meaningful representation.
The story lacks diversity in terms of sexual orientation and identity.

Official Synopsis

Yankee charter pilot Morris inadvertently finds himself in the midst of thieves who have purloined a costly antique jade figure from an exhibit. He tracks the thieves to Battersea, where he rescues the fair Germaine from their unsavory clutches, and the Buddha boosters gain only jaded justice.

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