
A Tiger's Tail
2014

Representation Score
Fair
2019
TV-Y7Director
Tim Trachte
Runtime
91 minutes
Average Rating
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Benjamin the Elephant operates as a conventional family comedy. The narrative relies on established storytelling clichés, specifically the preservation of a communal institution through a central friendship. While the film avoids overt harmful stereotypes, it lacks the complexity needed to challenge social hierarchies. The focus remains on a localized, traditional fable structure. The characters and conflicts follow predictable patterns common in children's media, prioritizing safe, age-appropriate entertainment over deeper character development or systemic critique.
Category Breakdown
The film centers on the friendship between Benjamin and Otto. It lacks explicit depictions of LGBTQ identities or non-straight relationships.
The story features a male-coded friendship and a shrewd female antagonist, Zora Zack. This dynamic follows standard hero/villain clichés rather than challenging gender hierarchies.
The narrative uses animal characters within a zoo setting. There is no evidence of intentional racial blending or diverse human casting within this fable structure.
The plot focuses on protecting the Newtown Zoo, reinforcing traditional communal structures. It does not engage with secularist or anti-capitalist themes.
The available information provides no mention of characters navigating physical or neurodivergent disabilities. No assessment of disability ability to act is possible.
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Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
Benjamin and his best friend Otto have to deal with the shrewd Zora Zack and to reach deep into their bag of tricks to save the Newtown Zoo.

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