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The Great Flood

Name: The Great Flood
Director: Kim Byung-woo
Released: 2025
Duration: 107 min

Representation Score

7.6/10

Good

2025

TV-MA

Director

Kim Byung-woo

Runtime

107 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The Great Flood uses its South Korean setting to break away from the typical white, male-dominated disaster movie. An-na’s role as an AI researcher and mother highlights female intellectual leadership, challenging the passive victim cliché common in the genre. This strong gender representation is enhanced by a diverse cast that centers non-Western perspectives, providing a fresh cultural take on global catastrophe. However, the film’s diversity is uneven. While it excels in racial and gender representation, it fails to include LGBTQ+ identities and disabilities. The narrative structure does not incorporate these perspectives, resulting in lower scores for those categories. The film’s critique of institutional secrecy adds cultural depth, but the lack of multi-layered inclusivity prevents it from achieving a higher overall diversity rating.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Great Flood have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any characters with LGBTQ+ identities, limiting the range of identities represented.

How does The Great Flood portray gender?

Excellent

An-na stands out as an intellectual leader who drives the survival efforts, contrasting with the distant male bureaucrats. Her strength and resilience highlight women's ability to drive the story, while male roles are shown as either complicit or absent.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Great Flood?

Excellent

The predominantly Korean cast challenges Hollywood's usual white-centric disaster movies, offering a unique non-Western perspective without falling into racial stereotypes.

How does The Great Flood represent religion and culture?

Good

The film critiques Western institutions, presenting global governance as secretive and corrupt. It emphasizes a secular, philosophical approach to survival, focusing on human ingenuity and ethical responsibility rather than religious salvation.

Does The Great Flood include disability representation?

Limited

The film focuses solely on able-bodied characters surviving in a high-stakes environment. There are no visible or invisible disabilities depicted, leading to a low score for inclusive narrative architecture.

Present on Screen

An-na’s role as an AI researcher challenges the passive female victim cliché in disaster films.
The predominantly Korean cast challenges Hollywood’s traditional white-centric casting norms.
The narrative critiques global institutional secrecy, offering a fresh cultural perspective on survival.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks LGBTQ+ identities, limiting its progressive identity representation.
There are no visible or invisible disabilities depicted, missing opportunities for inclusive storytelling.
The narrative relies on traditional structures without expanding identity categories.

Official Synopsis

When a raging flood traps a researcher and her young son, a call to a crucial mission puts their escape — and the future of humanity — on the line.

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