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Mariah Carey: Around the World

Name: Mariah Carey: Around the World
Released: 1999
Duration: 50 min

Representation Score

8.0/10

Good

1999

Runtime

50 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

This concert film highlights female leadership and racial diversity through its diverse cast. Carey is portrayed as a professional leader with significant creative control over her global tour. However, the film adheres to traditional commercial structures and does not offer deeper critiques of capitalism or Western-centric industry practices. The lack of explicit LGBTQ+ or disability representation keeps the overall score moderate.

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Category Breakdown

Does Mariah Carey: Around the World have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not include explicit stories or characters that explore LGBTQ+ themes. Performances focus on intimate relationships within traditional pop ballads without addressing non-straight identities.

How does Mariah Carey: Around the World portray gender?

Good

Carey is shown as a strong central figure who commands her production professionally and creatively. She leads a global commercial enterprise with significant influence.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Mariah Carey: Around the World?

Good

The film features a predominantly Black and multiracial cast of dancers and vocalists, creating a diverse sonic and visual landscape that avoids homogeneous casting.

How does Mariah Carey: Around the World represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film celebrates global stardom through a capitalist perspective. While it showcases various international locations, it does not challenge Western institutional or commercial structures.

Does Mariah Carey: Around the World include disability representation?

Fair

The narrative centers on able-bodied musical performances. There is no mention of performers with visible or invisible disabilities being part of the film's main storyline.

Present on Screen

Strong portrayal of female leadership and professional command.
Inclusion of a diverse, predominantly Black and multiracial cast.
Non-Anglo-centric aesthetic through hip-hop and R&B influences.

Limited or Absent

Lack of explicit LGBTQ+ narratives or non-straight representation.
No characters or performers representing various disabilities.
Limited critique of capitalist or Western-centric industry structures.

Official Synopsis

The biggest selling female artist of the 1990s invites her fans to join her onstage and backstage as she travels around the world on a concert tour with stops in Australia, Hawaii, Japan and glittering Manhattan. Through the magic of Dolby Digital multi-channel Surround Sound, you'll experience the full power of some of Mariah's biggest hits and revel in a series of very special exclusive performances. Songs: Butterfly Intro/Emotions, Fantasy, Dreamlover, My All, I Still Believe, I'll Be There (with Trey Lorenz), Hopelessly Devoted to You (with Olivia Newton-John), Whenever You Call (with Brian McKnight), Honey, Hero. Also includes the bonus videos: Butterfly, Breakdown (with Krayzie Bone & Wish Bone), and the DVD-exclusives The Roof and My All.

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