
Joan the Woman
1916

2011
PGDirector
T.C. Christensen
Runtime
113 minutes
Average Rating
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As part of the Willie Handcart Company, Levi Savage (Jasen Wade) feared that leaving late in the season would lead to despair and death. What he came to find out is that for every tragedy, there is a multitude of miracles. Based on unbelievable actual events, and brought to you by filmmaker T.C. Christensen (Praise to the Man, The Work and the Glory), 17 Miracles will open your eyes to the stories of the Mormon Pioneers as you have never seen them before. Something extraordinary is about to happen.
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Category Breakdown
LGBTQ+ Representation
The film focuses entirely on heteronormative family structures and traditional courtship. There is no presence of non-cisnormative identities or same-sex intimacy within the narrative.
Gender Representation
Character arcs emphasize traditional masculine leadership and feminine support roles. While women show resilience, the film reinforces patriarchal family units rather than subverting gender hierarchies.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
Casting is largely homogeneous, reflecting a specific historical period and small-town American demographic. The narrative lacks intersectional breadth or diverse racial identities.
Religious & Cultural Diversity
The story is rooted in a singular religious framework centered on divine intervention. It promotes traditionalist Western values like faith and community cohesion without critique.
Disability Representation
Physical hardships are framed as spiritual tests rather than explorations of lived identity. This approach risks using suffering primarily to highlight the strength of faith.
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AI Analysis
17 Miracles functions as a traditionalist historical drama that prioritizes religious fidelity over intersectional representation. The narrative architecture is designed to reinforce established social and spiritual hierarchies rather than challenge them. By centering on a homogeneous demographic and a singular moral framework, the film offers minimal engagement with diverse identities. It serves as a reinforcement of specific Western and religious values through a narrow lens.

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