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Boom

Boom

Representation Score

3.3/10

Limited

2022

Director

Charles Di Cicco, Laurie Pereira De Figueiredo, Yannick Jacquin, Gabriel Augerai, Romain Augier

Runtime

7 minutes

Average Rating

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New Showbiz Analysis

Boom is a kinetic animated comedy that prioritizes environmental tension and instinctual survival over social commentary. By using non-human protagonists, the film avoids many anthropocentric social hierarchies, creating a neutral narrative space. The film achieves a level of functional inclusivity through its non-human lens. It avoids reinforcing restrictive traditionalist clichés by presenting a parental unit that is not explicitly defined by human social structures. However, the work lacks the explicit character's ability to drive the story or specific identity markers needed to drive a more progressive social narrative. It remains a situational story of survival rather than a tool for active social deconstruction.

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Category Breakdown

Does Boom have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film features a pair of birds in a parental role. While no explicit queer identities are defined, the non-specified parental unit avoids rigid assumptions about straight relationships.

How does Boom portray gender?

Fair

The characters function as a unified unit focused on survival. This approach avoids traditional domestic roles but does not actively challenge gender hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Boom?

Minimal

As the protagonists are non-human avian characters, traditional metrics for racial and ethnic diversity do not apply to this animated setting.

How does Boom represent religion and culture?

Fair

The narrative centers on a primal struggle against a volcanic eruption. This focus on environmental survival moves away from traditional civilization-building stories.

Does Boom include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no evidence of characters with visible or invisible disabilities within the provided narrative context.

Present on Screen

  • The use of non-human characters allows the story to bypass traditional anthropocentric social hierarchies.
  • The parental unit avoids rigid assumptions about straight relationships by not explicitly defining gender or orientation.
  • The focus on survival avoids the reinforcement of traditional domestic gender roles.

Limited or Absent

  • The film lacks explicit character's ability to drive the story to engage in active social or identity-based deconstruction.
  • There is a lack of specific identity markers to move beyond a neutral narrative stance.
  • The story does not actively challenge or subvert established social hierarchies.

Official Synopsis

A pair of clumsy birds try their best to protect their eggs from a volcanic eruption.

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