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The Ghosting

Name: The Ghosting
Director: Walt Hefner
Released: 1991
Duration: 110 min

Representation Score

1.7/10

Minimal

1991

PG-13

Director

Walt Hefner

Runtime

110 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The Ghosting operates within the standard horror conventions of the early 1990s. It centers on a traditional nuclear family unit, which limits the scope of its social representation. While the female lead offers a slight departure from submissive domestic roles through her 'spunky' persona, the film largely reinforces existing social hierarchies. The reliance on religious clichés and traditional family structures keeps the narrative within a very narrow cultural lane. Ultimately, the film lacks the complexity required to disrupt or critique the status quo, opting instead for familiar, formulaic storytelling.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Ghosting have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film focuses on a traditional nuclear family. There is no evidence of LGBTQ+ identities or narratives that challenge the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does The Ghosting portray gender?

Fair

A spunky working mother provides a sense of female empowerment. However, the husband's character remains tied to traditional patriarchal clichés and past trauma.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Ghosting?

Minimal

The narrative follows a conventional domestic horror framework. There is no explicit mention of racial blending or diverse casting within the family unit.

How does The Ghosting represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story utilizes an abandoned church and 'evil from hell' clichés. This aligns with traditional Christian moral frameworks rather than offering a secular critique.

Does The Ghosting include disability representation?

Minimal

The synopsis provides no information regarding characters with visible or invisible disabilities. There is no indication of neurodivergent representation.

Present on Screen

The female protagonist demonstrates a degree of individual empowerment and independence.
The working mother role offers a slight departure from purely submissive domestic clichés.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or narratives that challenge the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.
The narrative relies heavily on traditional religious and patriarchal clichés.
There is no evidence of racial diversity or diverse casting within the core family.

Official Synopsis

A spunky working mom moves her husband - still stressed out from the Vietnam era - and their two children into an old abandoned church where they are tormented by an evil shape-shifting ghost from hell.

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