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The Trolls

Name: The Trolls
Director: Phillip Lybrand
Released: 2016
Duration: 97 min

Representation Score

1.8/10

Minimal

2016

Director

Phillip Lybrand

Runtime

97 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The film serves as a targeted satire of legal and economic exploitation rather than a vehicle for social representation. Its narrative strength lies in its critique of capitalist legalism and the disruption of corporate power dynamics through moral relativism. However, the work fails to engage with the overlapping aspects of identity or diverse social groups. The focus is narrow, prioritizing a specific socio-economic conflict over the exploration of diverse human experiences or the subversion of social hierarchies related to race, gender, or orientation.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Trolls have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any visible LGBTQ+ characters or stories that address non-cisgender identities. The plot focuses solely on legal and business conflicts.

How does The Trolls portray gender?

Fair

The narrative centers on a professional tech environment using gender-neutral terms for its main characters. It maintains a neutral stance without clearly challenging or reinforcing traditional gender hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Trolls?

Minimal

There is no evidence of a diverse cast or the use of varied racial identities to drive the story. The Texas tech setting is predominantly homogeneous.

How does The Trolls represent religion and culture?

Good

The film sharply critiques capitalist structures and legal institutions. It challenges corporate sanctity by framing legal loopholes as tools for rebellion against systemic exploitation.

Does The Trolls include disability representation?

Minimal

The story contains no mention of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities. The focus remains entirely on the socio-economic battle between the start-up and patent trolls.

Present on Screen

Provides a compelling critique of traditional capitalist and legal structures.
Uses a 'David vs. Goliath' framework to challenge corporate power dynamics.

Limited or Absent

Lacks substantive engagement with overlapping aspects of identity or diverse social groups.
Fails to represent racial, LGBTQ+, or disability-related perspectives within the narrative.

Official Synopsis

A Texas tech start-up breaks every crowdfunding record in the books, but they lose it all when a patent troll shuts them down. Refusing to go down without a fight, our heroes use a legal loophole to beat the trolls at their own game. By obtaining a patent for BEING a patent troll, they're able to... troll the trolls.

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