
Assholes
2017

Representation Score
Good
2000
RDirector
Alison Maclean
Runtime
107 minutes
Average Rating
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Alison Maclean’s *Jesus’ Son* is a subversive film that dismantles traditional narrative hierarchies. By prioritizing internal psychological landscapes over linear plot mechanics, the film challenges traditional gender roles and straight-centered structures. However, the film’s strength in subverting social norms is offset by a lack of explicit engagement with multi-layered identities. While the avant-garde style allows for fluid human connections, the narrative remains somewhat insulated within a specific, localized experience that lacks racial and ethnic breadth.
Category Breakdown
The film uses a surrealist style with queer elements and non-traditional social dynamics. It avoids assumptions that everyone is straight or cisgender, focusing instead on fluid human connections, though specific identities remain hidden behind an avant-garde tone.
The film centers women in introspective, unconventional roles that challenge traditional gender roles. The narrative emphasizes the internal ability to act and psychological complexity of a female ensemble over patriarchal influences.
The film features a minimalist cast that lacks significant evidence of diverse racial or ethnic representation. The narrative remains focused on a localized sense of existential drift.
The story deconstructs traditional Western institutions by favoring moral relativism and subjective truths. It depicts characters in states of social alienation rather than idealized family units.
The film explores mental health and existential alienation rather than physical disabilities. It avoids clichés like inspiration porn but lacks specific, empowering portrayals of neurodivergence.
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Official Synopsis
A young man turns from drug addiction and petty crime to a life redeemed by a discovery of compassion.

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