
The Banana Splits Movie
2019

Representation Score
Fair
2015
PGDirector
Peter DeLuise
Runtime
85 minutes
Average Rating
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Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls is a conventional supernatural adventure that prioritizes genre clichés over social commentary. While the ensemble cast provides a mix of ethnicities, the film lacks the intentionality needed to challenge established social or power hierarchies. The narrative stays traditional, focusing on teenage autonomy and adolescent rebellion as genre devices rather than tools for systemic critique. Overall, the film presents a multi-ethnic cast but fails to integrate diverse perspectives in a way that transforms the plot or disrupts cultural norms.
Category Breakdown
The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters and does not explore non-straight relationships. The social environment focuses on typical adolescent structures.
The protagonists lead the mystery, but their character arcs follow well-known genre clichés. Female characters operate within traditional roles without challenging gender hierarchies.
The teenage cast includes members from various ethnic backgrounds. However, race does not play a central role in the story, serving mainly as a descriptive element.
The story follows a standard hero’s journey without questioning Western institutions or organized religion. It avoids themes of secularism or moral relativism.
The film does not depict any visible or invisible disabilities prominently. The narrative does not use neurodivergence or physical disability to develop characters.
Present on Screen
Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
Teenage friends must resist the spell of an evil showman staging a house of horrors show in their small town.

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