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Your Highness

Your Highness

Representation Score

1.8/10

Minimal

2011

R

Director

David Gordon Green

Runtime

102 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Your Highness is a fantasy comedy that heavily relies on established genre conventions and traditional clichés. The narrative structure centers around a male-driven plot that lacks depth in exploring various identities. The film uses archetypal characterizations such as the hero and the fool, which limits nuanced explorations of identity. This approach prioritizes crude, escapist humor over diverse or inclusive storytelling. Ultimately, the film maintains a Western-centric fantasy aesthetic that lacks intentionality regarding racial, gender, or disability representation.

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Category Breakdown

Does Your Highness have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses on straight relationships and does not include any characters with non-binary gender identities or same-sex relationships.

How does Your Highness portray gender?

Limited

Women in the film mainly serve as catalysts for the plot through the 'damsel in distress' cliché. The movie fails the Bechdel test because women are often portrayed as objects of desire or as part of the quest.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Your Highness?

Minimal

The casting is limited to a homogeneous demographic, sticking to traditional medieval fantasy archetypes. There is no attempt at color-blind casting or diverse ethnic representation.

How does Your Highness represent religion and culture?

Limited

The narrative emphasizes crude, slapstick humor over deeper critiques. It avoids religious or patriotic themes in favor of escapist, irreverent comedy.

Does Your Highness include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no meaningful representation of physical, neurodivergent, or invisible disabilities. Characters are defined by archetypal roles rather than nuanced personal experiences.

Present on Screen

  • The film effectively uses established fantasy and adventure genre conventions for escapist comedy.

Limited or Absent

  • The film relies on outdated 'damsel in distress' clichés and lacks female control over their own stories.
  • There is a significant lack of racial and ethnic diversity in the casting.
  • The narrative fails to include any representation of LGBTQ+ identities or disabilities.

Official Synopsis

A fantasy movie about an arrogant, lazy prince and his more heroic brother who must complete a quest in order to save their father's kingdom.

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