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Five Across the Eyes

Name: Five Across the Eyes
Director: Greg Swinson, Ryan Thiessen
Released: 2006
Duration: 95 min

Representation Score

2.8/10

Limited

2006

Director

Greg Swinson, Ryan Thiessen

Runtime

95 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Five Across the Eyes operates as a conventional genre piece, prioritizing suspense and slasher clichés over diverse representation. While the all-female cast offers a specific demographic focus, the characters primarily navigate vulnerability and the loss of innocence. The film lacks evidence of diverse ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ identities, or characters with disabilities. It relies heavily on established Western archetypes of isolation and the fear of authority. Ultimately, the narrative structure favors traditional survival mechanics rather than the deconstruction of social hierarchies or the inclusion of varied lived experiences.

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Category Breakdown

Does Five Across the Eyes have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The story revolves around five teenage girls in a survival horror scenario. There is no exploration of LGBTQ+ identities or queer relationships.

How does Five Across the Eyes portray gender?

Fair

The film features an all-female cast, focusing on female characters. However, the characters often serve as subjects of danger rather than agents of power within traditional horror scenarios.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Five Across the Eyes?

Limited

The story centers on high school students in a localized setting. There is no indication of a diverse cast or intentional disruption of casting norms.

How does Five Across the Eyes represent religion and culture?

Limited

The film uses classic Western archetypes of small-town isolation and lawlessness. It follows a standard moral arc of consequence and survival.

Does Five Across the Eyes include disability representation?

Minimal

The film provides no information regarding the inclusion of characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Present on Screen

The film features an all-female central cast, providing a baseline for female-centric storytelling.

Limited or Absent

The narrative relies on traditional clichés that position female characters as subjects of peril.
There is a lack of visible racial and ethnic diversity within the character descriptions.
The story lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or queer-coded narratives.
No characters with disabilities are identified in the narrative framework.

Official Synopsis

On their way home from a high school football game, five teenage girls become hopelessly lost. When they stop to get directions at a desolate store, the girls are involved in a minor fender bender which leaves an unattended SUV one headlight short. Inexperienced and frightened that they'll get into trouble, the girls flee the scene of the accident and speed away down the dark and unfamiliar roads. As they blindly make their way across an area the locals call THE EYES, the girls are suddenly shocked to see one lone headlight appear behind them. As the driver of the damaged SUV begins one terrifying assault after another, the five girls will lose their innocence and possibly their lives in this brutal and shocking thrill ride.

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