
Jim Button and the Wild 13
2020

1995
Director
Zoran Perisic
Runtime
94 minutes
Average Rating
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Stuck in their late Grandfather's country cottage with no TV, Anthea, Robert and Chris are resigned to a boring week until they find a mouldy old carpet and a strange golden egg. But when the egg accidentally falls into the bonfire, it hatches into the mythical firebird, the Gloden Phoenix. So begins an amazing journey and the adventure of a lifetime, as the Phoenix takes them to a land of enchantment, magic and fantasy - via a magic flying carpet. Written by L.H. Wong
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Category Breakdown
LGBTQ+ Representation
The film contains no mention of non-heteronormative identities or queer themes. The narrative focus remains strictly on the magical adventures of the children and the Phoenix.
Gender Representation
The gender of the four children is unspecified. However, the Edwardian setting often suggests traditional gender roles within family-oriented adventure stories.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
The protagonists are identified as Edwardian children, implying a likely homogeneous Anglo-Saxon cast. Persian motifs are used as narrative devices rather than for demographic diversity.
Religious & Cultural Diversity
Eastern mythology, such as the Phoenix and Persian textiles, provides an aesthetic backdrop. The film follows a traditionalist approach to fantasy storytelling within a Western context.
Disability Representation
There is no information available regarding the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent characters in this work.
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AI Analysis
The film operates within a traditional Western adventure framework, utilizing Edwardian-era tropes to drive its narrative. While it incorporates non-Western mythological elements like a Persian carpet and a Phoenix, these serve primarily as plot catalysts rather than tools for deep cultural representation. The central agency is rooted in a Western historical structure, which limits the scope of racial and cultural diversity. The inclusion of Middle Eastern motifs appears more aesthetic than a meaningful shift in the demographic makeup of the story's protagonists.

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