
Blown Away
1993

2009
RDirector
Lisa Barros D'Sa, Glenn Leyburn
Runtime
86 minutes
Average Rating
No ratings yetSynopsis
Teenagers Luke, Malachy, and Michelle embark on a wild weekend of drink, drugs, shop-lifting and stealing cars. But what starts out as a game turns deadly serious when the three discover that they can't get off the wild ride they've set in motion.
Overall Score
Fair
Category Breakdown
LGBTQ+ Representation
The film focuses on the interpersonal volatility of its central trio. It lacks explicit non-heteronormative identities or queer-coded subtext, sticking largely to standard coming-of-age tropes.
Gender Representation
The narrative disrupts traditional hierarchies by centering on female perspectives and agency. It prioritizes the internal emotional landscapes of its female characters over male-centric storytelling.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
The film features a predominantly white cast within a homogeneous social environment. It does not utilize diverse ethnic ensembles to challenge historical norms.
Religious & Cultural Diversity
The story avoids a didactic tone, framing anti-social behaviors as a transformative rite of passage. It uses gritty realism to critique the stability of traditional social structures.
Disability Representation
There is no evidence of characters with visible or invisible disabilities playing central roles. No disability-related plot devices are present in the narrative.
Strengths
Areas for Improvement
AI Analysis
Cherrybomb is a realist character study that finds its strength in subverting traditional coming-of-age archetypes. By centering the narrative on female agency and complex social navigation, the film moves away from male-dominated storytelling patterns. However, the film is limited by a narrow demographic scope. The lack of racial and LGBTQ+ diversity keeps the narrative anchored in a relatively homogeneous framework, missing opportunities for intersectional exploration. Ultimately, the film succeeds as a gritty, non-moralizing exploration of adolescent rebellion, even if it fails to provide broad representation across different identities.
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