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Ghoster

Name: Ghoster
Director: Ryan Bellgardt
Released: 2023
Duration: 90 min

Representation Score

3.3/10

Limited

2023

Director

Ryan Bellgardt

Runtime

90 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Ghoster follows a conventional family adventure and fantasy storyline. While it features a strong female lead, the narrative sticks to well-known genre conventions rather than challenging them. The film lacks evidence of complex, multi-layered representation or the disruption of social hierarchies. It focuses on a typical quest for immortality and family legacy without delving into broader social or cultural diversities.

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Category Breakdown

Does Ghoster have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not include explicit LGBTQ+ characters or stories that question the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender. The main focus is on the relationship between a daughter and her father.

How does Ghoster portray gender?

Fair

Elizabeth is a strong female character who plays a key role in the story. However, the plot follows typical hero and villain roles centered around male figures.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Ghoster?

Limited

The name Yuto hints at possible non-Western influences. However, the film seems to follow standard genre formulas without confirmed diverse casting.

How does Ghoster represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story follows traditional Western fantasy themes and inheritance clichés. It reinforces conventional ideas about property and legacy without challenging social structures.

Does Ghoster include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not mention characters dealing with physical, neurodivergent, or mental health conditions.

Present on Screen

The film offers a central female protagonist, Elizabeth, who drives the investigation and discovery.
The name Yuto suggests a potential for non-Western character archetypes.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks explicit LGBTQ+ representation or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth identities.
The plot relies on traditional gender hierarchies and standard hero/villain archetypes.
There is a lack of documented multi-layered representation or systemic subversion.

Official Synopsis

When a mysterious letter appears on the day they are being evicted, Elizabeth and her father can’t believe their luck to discover they've inherited Echoville Manor, a sprawling, thirty-seven room estate. Upon arriving, Elizabeth finds that the mansion is inhabited by the world’s cutest spirit, Ghoster, who has been trapped within a mirrored prison there for fifty years. Together, they must uncover the secrets to Echoville to free Ghoster before the nefarious Yuto captures her soul as well in his quest for immortality.

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