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Soy leyenda

Name: Soy leyenda
Director: Mario Gómez Martín
Released: 1967
Duration: 37 min

Representation Score

1.5/10

Minimal

1967

Director

Mario Gómez Martín

Runtime

37 minutes

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Soy Leyenda explores individual survival in a post-apocalyptic world. Its focus on a single male protagonist limits the scope for diverse representation. The narrative highlights traditional masculine archetypes while avoiding varied gender and identity issues. While the film effectively dismantles the notion of permanent societal structures, it fails to delve into complex social dynamics.

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Category Breakdown

Does Soy leyenda have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The story focuses on a single male character, with no depiction of queer identities or same-sex relationships.

How does Soy leyenda portray gender?

Limited

The film emphasizes traditional masculine roles, focusing on a lone male survivor. It lacks representation of diverse gender expressions.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Soy leyenda?

Limited

The story revolves around a single white male character, lacking significant racial or ethnic diversity. There is no multi-ethnic cast.

How does Soy leyenda represent religion and culture?

Good

The film shows the breakdown of human institutions and Western stability, introducing legendary beings that challenge ordered society.

Does Soy leyenda include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities. The plot focuses on external biological threats rather than internal diversity.

Present on Screen

The film provides a powerful critique of the fragility of human institutions and the dangers of unchecked technology.
It successfully portrays the collapse of government and family structures, challenging the permanence of societal norms.

Limited or Absent

The focus on a single male protagonist restricts the potential for diverse social dynamics and characters who reflect more than one aspect of diversity.
The absence of an ensemble cast hinders the exploration of racial, ethnic, and gender-based complexities.

Official Synopsis

First the atomic war broke out, new machines were made, dead birds appeared. In 1999, a bacteriological warfare began, there were sandstorms and giant locust infestations; the human tissue was transformed and a new being, once legendary, now real, emerged: the vampire. Only Robert Neville, the last man on Earth, remains unpolluted, living in constant struggle with the new inhabitants of the planet.

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