
A Rising Tide
2015

2021
Director
Jay Silverman
Runtime
102 minutes
Average Rating
No ratings yetSynopsis
A ruthless corporate raider is forced to return to his small town roots where he suddenly inherits his father's nearly bankrupt pencil factory, which is the heart and soul of the depressed community. With the foreclosure deadline looming, he must decide to either let it close, or join the community's fight to save it.
Overall Score
Limited
Category Breakdown
LGBTQ+ Representation
The film lacks explicit evidence of LGBTQ+ characters or non-cisnormative identities. The narrative follows a conventional romantic drama trajectory that appears to rely on heteronormative frameworks.
Gender Representation
The story centers on a male protagonist navigating a paternal legacy. While the cast includes female leads, the themes of inheritance and factory ownership align with traditional patriarchal structures.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
The cast features some ethnic variety, including Shashawnee Hall. However, the small-town setting and core conflict suggest a narrative likely centered on a homogeneous community.
Religious & Cultural Diversity
Themes focus on traditional Western values like family legacy and community stability. The plot defends traditional social structures rather than subverting them through secularist or anti-capitalist lenses.
Disability Representation
There is no discernible mention of characters with physical, neurodivergent, or mental health disabilities within the provided information.
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AI Analysis
Saving Paradise functions as a traditionalist tale of community resilience and familial duty. The narrative architecture prioritizes established social hierarchies and Western small-town ideals over intersectional representation. The film relies on conventional dramatic tropes, focusing on a male-driven struggle against corporate takeover. While the cast offers some variety, the thematic core remains rooted in patriarchal structures of leadership and legacy. Ultimately, the work lacks the deconstruction of systemic power dynamics necessary for a higher diversity score, opting instead for a classic, conservative dramatic structure.

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