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Tales from the Occult: Body and Soul

Name: Tales from the Occult: Body and Soul
Director: Frank Hui, Daniel Chan Yee-Heng, Doris Wong Chin Yan
Released: 2023
Duration: 93 min

Representation Score

6.7/10

Good

2023

Director

Frank Hui, Daniel Chan Yee-Heng, Doris Wong Chin Yan

Runtime

93 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The film emphasizes psychological tension and the collapse of social stability over broad social representation. It uses horror to break down personal identities and the results of cruelty through three separate stories. While it avoids traditional heroic figures and delves into darker human behaviors, it doesn't include diverse identities or critiques of power. The focus is on individual instability rather than broader social commentary.

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Category Breakdown

Does Tales from the Occult: Body and Soul have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film doesn't show LGBTQ+ identities or relationships that aren't based on the assumption that everyone is straight. The characters face typical conflicts rather than stories centered around queer experiences.

How does Tales from the Occult: Body and Soul portray gender?

Fair

Female characters take active roles, like the lead in 'Cheshire Cat,' but the stories often depend on traditional horror clichés where women are vulnerable and victims.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Tales from the Occult: Body and Soul?

Fair

The story focuses on individual psychological horror without exploring how different races interact. It stays within a specific regional setting without highlighting various ethnic backgrounds.

How does Tales from the Occult: Body and Soul represent religion and culture?

Good

The film presents a skeptical view of morality and social order. It avoids traditional moral teachings and instead emphasizes moral relativism and doubt about societal institutions.

Does Tales from the Occult: Body and Soul include disability representation?

Fair

Mental instability is a key part of the plot in 'Tooth Fairy.' While it explores psychological issues, the story might use neurodivergence mainly to create suspense.

Present on Screen

Gives female characters active, investigative, or professionally driven roles, breaking traditional gender roles.
Challenges conventional moral certainty through a narrative that questions absolute morals.
Explores complex themes of psychological dysfunction and the failure of institutional protection.

Limited or Absent

Doesn't explicitly represent LGBTQ+ identities or relationships that aren't based on the assumption that everyone is straight.
Relies on traditional horror clichés that make women seem vulnerable and victimized.
Uses mental instability as a plot device, which might limit the ability to act of neurodivergent characters.

Official Synopsis

Rapunzel: While attending the birthday celebration of the scion of some record company, an ex-hair model who aspires to make a comeback in the entertainment business gets her tresses burnt by a spoiled brat. She walks into a hair salon to salvage her sole pride and joy, only to meet her most macabre end. Cheshire Cat: A woman whose cat was gruesomely disemboweled in the street has since opened a feline rescue center. When a man who poses as an animal lover alerts her to a potential case of cat torture, she accompanies him to the scene, only to realize that he is the real perpetrator and his next target could be human. Tooth Fairy: A dental nurse befriends a chef in the street. When he visits her clinic to check on his teeth, he is tortured by the dentist who fancies her. The morning after, the dentist is found murdered in the clinic. All fingers point to the chef who happens to be mentally unstable. Little do the police know that the real culprit is still at large.

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