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Ordinary People
2009
UnratedDirector
Vladimir Perišić
Runtime
80 minutes
Average Rating
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The story of a soldier faced with mission of executing prisoners in an unspecified place and time. The film follows a hot summer day in the life of Džoni, a twenty-year-old recruit, who is sent to an abandoned farm on an unknown mission. The soldiers wait to battle unnamed terrorists, but instead, a bus full of prisoners arrives to the barracks. The commander orders the soldiers to execute the prisoners. At first, Džoni is shocked by the cruel killings, but as more prisoners arrive, he begins to enjoy the executions.
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Overall Score
3.3/10
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Category Breakdown
LGBTQ+ Representation
The film focuses entirely on military hierarchy and state-sanctioned violence. There is no evidence of non-cisnormative identities or same-sex intimacy.
Gender Representation
The narrative reinforces rigid masculine hierarchies through combat and execution. It lacks female agency and diverse gender expressions, centering instead on masculine aggression.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
The use of unnamed terrorists and prisoners strips characters of specific cultural heritage. This abstraction risks a reductive portrayal of the 'other' through dehumanization.
Religious & Cultural Diversity
The film deconstructs the 'heroic soldier' trope by critiquing institutional morality. It presents a bleak view of how military structures corrupt individual ethics.
Disability Representation
The story contains no mention of characters navigating physical, sensory, or neurodivergent disabilities.
Strengths
- Subverts traditional heroic soldier archetypes by exploring moral decay.
- Offers a strong critique of institutional morality and state authority.
- Provides a compelling deconstruction of military discipline and psychological corruption.
Areas for Improvement
- Lacks meaningful representation of diverse racial or ethnic identities.
- Fails to include female agency or diverse gender expressions.
- Provides no visibility for LGBTQ+ identities or neurodivergent characters.
AI Analysis
Ordinary People is a grim psychological study of moral erosion rather than a vehicle for intersectional representation. It prioritizes the deconstruction of the soldier identity over the inclusion of marginalized social groups. The film succeeds in subverting traditional heroic archetypes by exploring how state authority can catalyze psychological corruption. It replaces righteous combat narratives with a disturbing look at situational ethics. However, the film lacks demographic complexity. By utilizing unnamed groups and focusing on a narrow military framework, it misses opportunities for meaningful representation of diverse identities.
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