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Hurricane

Name: Hurricane
Director: Cyril Barbançon, Andy Byatt, Jacqueline Farmer
Released: 2015

Representation Score

2.4/10

Limited

2015

Director

Cyril Barbançon, Andy Byatt, Jacqueline Farmer

Runtime

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New Showbiz Analysis

Hurricane (2015) functions as a natural history study that prioritizes planetary power over human social dynamics. Its strength lies in its decentralized, multi-perspective narrative that moves from satellite views to the eyes of animals. By spanning Senegal, the Atlantic, and the Caribbean, the film achieves a broad geographical scope, preventing it from feeling confined to a single Western viewpoint and offering a more globalized look at environmental impact. However, the film's focus on environmental forces means it lacks the capacity for deep social or characters who reflect more than one aspect of diversity, remaining socially neutral and focusing on the awe and terror of the storm rather than human identity.

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Category Breakdown

Does Hurricane have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The documentary focuses on meteorological events and biological responses, avoiding any human interpersonal relationships. As a result, there are no LGBTQ+ characters or themes present.

How does Hurricane portray gender?

Limited

The hurricane serves as the primary protagonist, leaving little room for individual character's ability to drive the story. The gender distribution of emergency ability to act personnel is not specified.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Hurricane?

Good

The film adopts an international perspective by traveling through Senegal, the Caribbean, and the US Gulf Coast. This globalized lens avoids a purely Western-centric view of natural phenomena.

How does Hurricane represent religion and culture?

Fair

The narrative explores the systemic vulnerability of various populations, including homeless men, across diverse landscapes. It frames nature as a complex, systemic power rather than a simple human conflict.

Does Hurricane include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no evidence of characters with visible or invisible disabilities being portrayed within the film's context.

Present on Screen

The film utilizes a globalized geographical scope, moving through diverse regions like Senegal and the Caribbean.
The multi-perspective narrative disrupts traditional human-centric viewpoints by including biological and satellite viewpoints.
It avoids a purely Western-centric perspective by centering the storm's journey across multiple continents.

Limited or Absent

The documentary lacks human character's ability to drive the story, which limits the ability to explore social or gender hierarchies.
There is no visible representation of LGBTQ+ identities or disability within the narrative.
The focus on environmental phenomena results in a lack of deep multi-layered or social character development.

Official Synopsis

200 kmh winds, 18 cyclones, 12 countries - Andy Byatt (Blue Planet, Earth) Cyril Barbançon and Jacqueline Farmer have teamed up with NASA and composer Yann Tiersen to bring this thrilling and immersive experience to the big screen. Beginning its tumultuous journey as an ominous sandstorm in Senegal, heading west across the Atlantic to toss enormous ships and waves topsy-turvy, then crashing into the jungles of the Caribbean, we live inside this hurricane, and it is truly awesome, scary and incredible. Ants, lizards, bats, frogs, horses, homeless men, rivers, ocean reefs, the US Gulf coast - all bend before the power of this monsoon turned magnificent. We see it from space, we see it through the eyes of animals, from the operations' rooms of the emergency agencies meant to warn us and help us cope - and we see it from the ground as it explodes and unleashes its fury upon us.

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