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It Comes

Name: It Comes
Director: Tetsuya Nakashima
Released: 2018
Duration: 135 min

Representation Score

7.4/10

Good

2018

Director

Tetsuya Nakashima

Runtime

135 minutes

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Tetsuya Nakashima’s film uses the horror genre to question the safety of family and state institutions. Its progressive value lies in its thematic skepticism toward institutional authority and the disruption of social norms. While it doesn’t score high in explicit demographic representation, it provides characters with significant influence. The narrative structure serves as a critique of the predatory nature of established institutions. Ultimately, the work prioritizes systemic critique over preserving traditional structures, using supernatural elements to explore the fragility of social contracts.

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Category Breakdown

Does It Comes have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film doesn't prominently feature LGBTQ+ stories or challenge the idea that everyone is straight. It focuses on traditional family and workplace dynamics without much visibility for queer characters.

How does It Comes portray gender?

Fair

The story shifts focus from male-dominated themes to highlight a woman's perspective. It shows the strength of women in chaotic situations, giving them important roles instead of just making them look pretty.

How racially and ethnically diverse is It Comes?

Fair

As a Japanese production, the cast is mostly made up of people from similar backgrounds. The film stays true to its cultural roots and avoids whitewashing, but it doesn't blend in diverse ethnicities.

How does It Comes represent religion and culture?

Good

The film offers a sophisticated look at traditional social structures and institutions, showing authority figures as potentially corrupt or unable to provide real protection.

Does It Comes include disability representation?

Fair

The film explores characters with special abilities through a supernatural lens. These characters have significant influence, using their unique mental or physical traits to drive the story forward.

Present on Screen

Gives meaningful, non-decorative roles to female characters.
Offers a sophisticated critique of traditional social hierarchies and institutions.
Provides significant influence to characters with extraordinary or unique abilities.

Limited or Absent

Lacks prominent LGBTQ+ narratives or explicit queer visibility.
Maintains a predominantly homogeneous cast reflecting a single cultural context.
Does not explicitly challenge traditional masculinity through character clichés.

Official Synopsis

To protect his family from a mysterious being, a man joins forces with a journalist and an exorcist - but they come to learn what they are dealing with is beyond their imagination.

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