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Exorcist: The Fallen

Exorcist: The Fallen

2014

Director

Garrett Benach

Runtime

81 minutes

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Synopsis

A young girl and her family go through a horrifying reality while she becomes possessed by demonic forces. Throughout the film we experience the ways a family deals with situations beyond their control and how they fight to overcome them. Only when the possession takes place does the family bond get stronger and the relationships between them get tested to their limits.

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Diversity & Representation

Overall Score

3.2/10

Limited


Category Breakdown

LGBTQ+ Representation

Limited

The film lacks explicit LGBTQ+ characters or narratives addressing non-cisnormative identities. It centers on a traditional nuclear family unit, focusing on conventional domestic structures.

Gender Representation

Fair

A young girl provides a platform for female agency during the supernatural conflict. However, the narrative often positions female characters as subjects of external forces rather than drivers of change.

Racial & Ethnic Diversity

Fair

The narrative premise follows a classic Western horror trope that historically defaults to homogeneous casting. There is no evidence of race-bent casting or a non-white majority cast.

Religious & Cultural Diversity

Limited

The story utilizes themes of demonic possession rooted in traditional religious frameworks. It reinforces the value of the traditional family unit through established spiritual conflict archetypes.

Disability Representation

Minimal

The film provides no information regarding the inclusion of characters with physical, neurodivergent, or mental health disabilities.

Strengths

  • The central role of a young girl provides a platform for female agency within the supernatural conflict.

Areas for Improvement

  • The film relies on traditional religious and family archetypes that lack intersectional depth.
  • There is a lack of visible LGBTQ+ representation or non-cisnormative identities.
  • The narrative follows conventional Western horror tropes that often default to homogeneous casting.
  • The story lacks representation of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

AI Analysis

Exorcist: The Fallen operates as a traditional genre piece that adheres closely to established horror conventions. The narrative architecture prioritizes a conventional family dynamic and spiritual conflict, offering little room for the subversion of social hierarchies. The film focuses on a nuclear family facing demonic forces, which reinforces standard domestic and religious archetypes. This approach limits the inclusion of diverse identity-based perspectives or intersectional storytelling. While the central character is a young girl, the plot suggests she may be a subject of supernatural forces rather than an agent of systemic change. The lack of documented diverse casting or non-traditional identities results in a low diversity profile.

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