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Moon Crash

Name: Moon Crash
Director: Noah Luke
Released: 2022
Duration: 90 min

Representation Score

1.3/10

Minimal

2022

Not Rated

Director

Noah Luke

Runtime

90 minutes

Average Rating

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New Showbiz Analysis

Moon Crash operates as a traditional disaster-movie mockbuster, focusing on high-stakes survival and technical problem-solving rather than sociological depth. The plot revolves around a corporate-industrial mishap involving lunar mining, following established genre clichés. The film's structure emphasizes external conflict over internal identity exploration. While the cast offers some ethnic variety, the narrative lacks the intentionality needed to disrupt traditional hierarchies or offer meaningful characters who reflect more than one aspect of diversity. Ultimately, the work serves as a plot-driven survival story, relying on standard cinematic conventions of the disaster genre rather than challenging cultural or systemic norms.

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Category Breakdown

Does Moon Crash have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not feature any LGBTQ+ characters or stories about non-straight identities. There is no depiction of queer relationships or identities in the narrative.

How does Moon Crash portray gender?

Limited

The cast includes female performers like Pauline Egan and Jenny Tran, but their roles do not clearly indicate leadership. The story follows a typical ensemble structure common in science fiction.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Moon Crash?

Fair

The cast includes performers from various ethnic backgrounds like Jenny Tran and Ricardo Herranz, providing some diversity. However, characters of color do not significantly influence the main storyline or explore multiple aspects of identity.

How does Moon Crash represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story follows a conventional Western disaster narrative centered around industrial capitalism. It does not challenge or critique traditional institutions or cultural norms.

Does Moon Crash include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no indication of characters with physical or invisible disabilities. Neurodivergence and impairment do not play a role in the character development.

Present on Screen

The cast includes performers from various ethnic backgrounds, such as Jenny Tran and Ricardo Herranz.
The film uses a diverse ensemble cast to populate its space team and corporate setting.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks LGBTQ+ representation and does not include characters with visible or invisible disabilities.
The story follows conventional disaster clichés rather than exploring deep character-driven sociological or multi-layered themes.
Gender roles adhere to traditional competency models without clear evidence of challenging established hierarchies.

Official Synopsis

A global steelworks company partners with an aerospace firm to mine the Moon. But when a drilling accident causes a giant piece of the Moon to crack off and hurtle towards Earth, the surviving space team and the head of the firm must figure out how to destroy the meteoroid before it wipes out the entire planet.

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