Trick: The Movie
2002
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Trick the Movie: Psychic Battle Royale
Representation Score
7.8/10
Good
2010
Director
Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Runtime
119 minutes
Average Rating
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Trick the Movie: Psychic Battle Royale successfully challenges traditional gender roles by featuring a strong, independent female lead. The film's skeptical viewpoint offers a fresh critique of traditional spiritual beliefs and village customs. However, the film lacks a broad range of diverse representations. The cast is primarily homogeneous, and there is no clear depiction of LGBTQ+ identities or meaningful exploration of disabilities.
Category Breakdown
Does Trick the Movie: Psychic Battle Royale have LGBTQ+ representation?
The film doesn't show LGBTQ+ identities or same-sex relationships. It focuses mainly on the relationship between Naoko Yamada and Jiro Ueda.
How does Trick the Movie: Psychic Battle Royale portray gender?
Naoko Yamada is a strong female lead who drives the story with cunning and unconventional methods. She breaks traditional feminine stereotypes by taking charge and making strategic decisions.
How racially and ethnically diverse is Trick the Movie: Psychic Battle Royale?
The cast is mostly made up of people from a similar background, reflecting the film's focus on a Japanese village. It avoids Western stereotypes but doesn't include a diverse range of ethnicities.
How does Trick the Movie: Psychic Battle Royale represent religion and culture?
The story pits a scientist against supernatural claims, questioning traditional spiritual beliefs and village customs. It challenges outdated social norms and traditions.
Does Trick the Movie: Psychic Battle Royale include disability representation?
The film uses psychic abilities and healing as plot devices rather than exploring disabilities in depth. Characters with disabilities have minimal influence over the story.
Present on Screen
- Features a strong female lead who drives the story with cunning and determination.
- Uses a scientific perspective to challenge traditional spiritual authority.
- Highlights the flaws in traditional power structures and village customs.
Limited or Absent
- Doesn't include explicit LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight characters.
- Doesn't explore physical or neurodivergent disabilities in a meaningful way.
- Includes a predominantly homogeneous cast with limited ethnic diversity.
Official Synopsis
Naoko Yamada (Yukie Nakama), a female magician, and Jiro Ueda (Hiroshi Abe), a genius physicist, are back again to solve the mystery of supernatural happenings. In a village where people are cured, a battle royale is held to find the successor for shamen Kamahaeri. Naoko attempts to gain big money by participating in the battle royale, while Jiro is invited to the village to stop this custom. Naoko and Ueda then challenges this amazing trick ..
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