The Day the Fish Came Out
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The Fitzroy
2017
Director
Andrew Harmer
Runtime
93 minutes
Average Rating
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The Fitzroy is a live action black comedy set in an alternative post-apocalyptic 1950s. The world is covered in poisonous gas, and the last place for a traditional seaside holiday is The Fitzroy hotel, an abandoned submarine just off the coast of England. The film centers on Bernard, the hotel's bellboy, cook, maintenance man and general dogsbody, as he faces a constant battle to keep the decaying hotel airtight and afloat. But when he falls in love with a murderous guest, he is thrown into a mad day of lies, backstabbing and chaos. As Bernard struggles to hide her murders from the other guests and suspicious authorities, his world literally begins to sink around him.
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Overall Score
3.6/10
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Category Breakdown
LGBTQ+ Representation
The film lacks explicit LGBTQ+ characters or narratives addressing non-cisnormative identities. The central romance focuses on a male protagonist and a female guest.
Gender Representation
The story subverts mid-century gender hierarchies by placing a man in a low-status service role. The female lead is a high-agency, murderous driver of the plot.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
The narrative focuses on class dynamics between staff and guests. There is no evidence of a diverse or non-Anglo-Saxon majority cast within the setting.
Religious & Cultural Diversity
The post-apocalyptic 1950s setting critiques traditional Western social structures. The decaying submarine serves as a metaphor for the collapse of established social orders.
Disability Representation
There is no information regarding the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities in this work.
Strengths
- Subverts traditional gender roles by giving the female lead high agency and a destructive, non-passive personality.
- Challenges mid-century social optimism through a decaying, post-apocalyptic setting that critiques established Western institutions.
Areas for Improvement
- Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-cisnormative characters.
- Provides no evidence of racial or ethnic diversity within the cast or narrative.
AI Analysis
The Fitzroy is a dark comedy that finds its strength in subverting mid-century social tropes. By placing a male protagonist in a subservient 'dogsbody' role and a female lead in a position of destructive agency, the film avoids traditional gendered archetypes. However, the film lacks explicit representation for LGBTQ+ identities and racial diversity. The focus remains heavily on class tension and the decay of a specific Western era, leaving little room for broader intersectional storytelling. Ultimately, the film's diversity is found in its thematic deconstruction of social stability rather than in a diverse cast or explicit identity-based narratives.
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