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ErOddity(s) 2

Name: ErOddity(s) 2
Director: Steven Vasquez
Released: 2015
Duration: 94 min

Representation Score

8.4/10

Excellent

2015

Director

Steven Vasquez

Runtime

94 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

ErOddity(s) 2 stands out by using genre fiction to highlight underrepresented perspectives. By integrating queer intimacy into horror and science fiction, the film challenges typical expectations. The anthology's strength lies in its thematic depth, particularly in exploring LGBTQ+ identities and deconstructing masculine archetypes. It moves away from stoic clichés to explore vulnerability and dark, subjective morality. However, the film's diversity is uneven. While it excels in queer representation, it lacks clarity regarding racial and ethnic ability to act and whether physical disabilities are portrayed with nuance or as standard horror devices.

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Category Breakdown

Does ErOddity(s) 2 have LGBTQ+ representation?

Excellent

The anthology focuses on the experiences of gay youths and adults. It explores queer intimacy and eroticism through horror and science fiction, avoiding including someone from a minority group without giving them real depth and making these identities central to the plot.

How does ErOddity(s) 2 portray gender?

Good

The film challenges traditional gender roles by highlighting male vulnerability. It deconstructs hyper-masculine stereotypes, such as soldiers, through emotionally complex character arcs.

How racially and ethnically diverse is ErOddity(s) 2?

Fair

Settings like the South American jungle suggest a move away from Anglo-centric perspectives. However, the specific racial composition of the cast and the depth of ethnic ability to act remain unconfirmed.

How does ErOddity(s) 2 represent religion and culture?

Good

The narrative prioritizes subjective psychological truths over traditional morality. It uses a postmodern approach, focusing on individual obsession and unconventional social norms rather than established religious structures.

Does ErOddity(s) 2 include disability representation?

Fair

Physical disfigurement is a central theme in one segment. It remains unclear if this provides character's ability to drive the story or if the disability is used merely as a gothic horror cliché.

Present on Screen

Highlights LGBTQ+ identities through a queer lens.
Deconstructs hyper-masculine stereotypes by exploring male vulnerability.
Uses diverse international settings to move beyond Anglo-centric storytelling.
Challenges traditional morality through postmodern, psychological narratives.

Limited or Absent

Clarify racial and ethnic ability to act.
Determine if disability is portrayed with nuance or as a cliché.
Expand narrative focus to include more diverse characters.

Official Synopsis

ErOddity(s) 2 follows the lives of several gay youths and adults as they discover a world of the odd, the erotic and the supernatural, all of it in three short films. First, a Texas teen and wanna be actor knocks them dead at "The Audition". Second, two soldiers are on a secret mission in the jungles of South America. Once captured, their last night together will reveal dark secrets and create sexual tensions that will cause wide spread collateral damage in "The Private War of Joseph Sargent". And finally, in "The Caretaker of Cook County", a cemetery worker hides his recent disfigurement under the cloak of a sinister hood. But it doesn't hide his twisted attempt to recapture the one that got away. An attempt that includes the help from young male bodies fresh from the mortuary!

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