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Ready, Steady, Ommm!

Name: Ready, Steady, Ommm!
Director: Oliver Rihs
Released: 2013
Duration: 94 min

Representation Score

7.9/10

Good

2013

Director

Oliver Rihs

Runtime

94 minutes

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The film operates as a meditative study that shifts focus from external achievements to internal stillness. It challenges traditional hierarchies of productivity and social status through an observational lens. The film's representation is characterized by a global, non-Western perspective. While it avoids many traditional cinematic clichés, the approach remains more observational than overtly political in its structure. By moving away from a Western-centric gaze, the work provides a nuanced portrayal of spiritual practice.

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Category Breakdown

Does Ready, Steady, Ommm! have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not actively represent LGBTQ+ identities or non-conforming gender expressions. However, it avoids conflicts centered around heterosexual relationships, creating a neutral environment for all viewers.

How does Ready, Steady, Ommm! portray gender?

Fair

The documentary format disrupts traditional gender hierarchies by focusing on the internal psychological states of all genders during meditation.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Ready, Steady, Ommm!?

Good

The film highlights global practitioners in various locations such as India, showing high ability to act by presenting them within their own cultural contexts without a Western-centric viewpoint.

How does Ready, Steady, Ommm! represent religion and culture?

Good

The narrative emphasizes secular mindfulness over institutionalized religion, serving as a subtle critique of high-stimulus Western lifestyles and organized religious practices.

Does Ready, Steady, Ommm! include disability representation?

Fair

There is no explicit depiction of neurodivergence or physical disabilities. While the focus on mental stillness touches on cognitive states, no specific character arcs are shown.

Present on Screen

Avoids a Western-centric viewpoint by using diverse global locations.
Presents South Asian practitioners within their own cultural contexts without exoticizing them.
Deconstructs traditional gender dichotomies by focusing on internal psychological states.
Challenges the dominance of Western, organized religious structures through secular mindfulness.

Limited or Absent

Lacks proactive representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-conforming gender expressions.
Provides no explicit depiction or character arcs regarding neurodivergence or physical disabilities.
The observational nature lacks an overtly political or structural approach to representation.

Official Synopsis

Alex and his girlfriend Anna have a problem: Anna couldn't be more pregnant, and neither can find an affordable flat. The only one who can help is Anna's father, Commander Reiker, a sweet but screwy military man who owns an empty house. Reiker, however, to whom the Swiss Army means everything, has problems of his own: how can Switzerland, nation of fabled warriors that even exports its troops to protect the Pope, maintain its fear-inspiring reputation with all the cost-cutting measures? The Army is being forced to save, to restructure, and to take itself seriously. To prevent his ramshackle troops from being axed, Reiker urgently needs help. And just about anyone will do. Like his future son-in-law Alex, the least capable man one could imagine. As a yoga teacher, house-husband and pacifist, Alex has what it takes to be discharged, not put in charge. The pact he concludes with Reiker will not only shake up the Swiss Army, but also Alex's relationship with Anna...

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