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It has to be lived once and dreamed twice

Name: It has to be lived once and dreamed twice
Director: Rainer Kohlberger
Released: 2019
Duration: 28 min

Representation Score

6.3/10

Good

2019

Director

Rainer Kohlberger

Runtime

28 minutes

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Rainer Kohlberger’s animated feature is a high-concept philosophical inquiry into existence following human extinction. It prioritizes metaphysical questions regarding algorithmic evolution and artificial life over traditional social identity politics. The film successfully disrupts human-centric storytelling by moving beyond biological history. However, its focus on the abstract and speculative nature of a post-human era limits its engagement with sociopolitical representation. Ultimately, the work functions as an existential study. While it avoids many Western-centric moral clichés, it lacks the specific character-driven narratives required for a high diversity score.

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Category Breakdown

Does It has to be lived once and dreamed twice have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film explores the fluidity of being and connection within a post-human landscape. However, it lacks explicit representations of non-straight gender identities or same-sex intimacy, focusing instead on the ontological status of artificial life.

How does It has to be lived once and dreamed twice portray gender?

Fair

The narrative centers on a singular protagonist's journey of self-discovery. While it avoids traditional patriarchal hierarchies by replacing human structures with artificial life, it lacks active subversion of gendered power dynamics.

How racially and ethnically diverse is It has to be lived once and dreamed twice?

Limited

Traditional racial and ethnic categories are rendered moot by the extinction of humankind. While this bypasses human hierarchies, the film lacks intentional, diverse casting or multifaceted characters of color.

How does It has to be lived once and dreamed twice represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story prioritizes scientific and philosophical inquiry over religious frameworks. It disrupts human exceptionalism through its view of mass mortality, though it lacks explicit anti-institutional critiques.

Does It has to be lived once and dreamed twice include disability representation?

Fair

The exploration of artificial life serves as a potential metaphor for non-standard modes of being. However, there is no specific evidence of characters with disabilities navigating the world with ability to act.

Present on Screen

Disrupts conventional human-centric storytelling by replacing biological history with algorithmic evolution.
Avoids traditional patriarchal hierarchies by centering on artificial life rather than human social structures.
Challenges traditional views of human exceptionalism through a postmodernist, scientific lens.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit representation of non-straight gender identities or queer social dynamics.
Misses opportunities to center women's ability to drive the story or actively subvert gendered power dynamics.
Fails to provide multifaceted characters of color or intentional diverse casting.

Official Synopsis

In the sixth great mass mortality of the earth, humankind became extinct. Their technology had recently progressed so far as to deconstruct the algorithms of evolution and allow artificial life to develop on Earth.

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