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Hawaii

Name: Hawaii
Director: Mélissa Drigeard
Released: 2023
Duration: 104 min

Representation Score

5.3/10

Fair

2023

Director

Mélissa Drigeard

Runtime

104 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Hawaii serves as a character study that uses a nuclear threat to disrupt conventional social expectations. The film achieves moderate representation by utilizing a diverse ensemble and a setting that facilitates the breakdown of traditional hierarchies. The narrative structure focuses on dismantling interpersonal norms and exploring moral relativism. This approach aligns the film with contemporary trends in ensemble-driven dramatic realism. While the cast offers some diversity, the film's primary focus remains on the psychological breakdown of a specific group of friends under extreme pressure.

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Category Breakdown

Does Hawaii have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not explicitly include LGBTQ+ characters or explore non-straight relationships. Despite the potential for identity revelations, there are no queer narratives present.

How does Hawaii portray gender?

Fair

The ensemble cast includes a balanced number of prominent female actors. The intense emotional conflicts suggest a challenge to traditional gender roles through raw, unfiltered character displays.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Hawaii?

Fair

The cast includes actors from various backgrounds, such as Manu Payet and Eye Haïdara. The Hawaiian setting provides a departure from Eurocentric norms, although the cast still represents a mix of identities.

How does Hawaii represent religion and culture?

Good

The narrative critiques social stability by stripping away decorum during a nuclear threat. It replaces idealized social cohesion with a complex, cynical view of human connection and situational ethics.

Does Hawaii include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no evidence that characters with visible or invisible disabilities play central roles or significantly drive the plot in this story.

Present on Screen

The ensemble cast features a balanced distribution of prominent female actors.
The inclusion of actors like Manu Payet and Eye Haïdara provides racial diversity.
The setting offers a geographic context that moves away from Eurocentric social norms.

Limited or Absent

There is no evidence of meaningful LGBTQ+ representation or queer narratives.
The film lacks any indication of characters with visible or invisible disabilities.
The degree of depth in representing diverse identities remains unverified.

Official Synopsis

Nine friends gather every year in their friend Thomas’ hotel in Hawaii. Following a nuclear attack alert, they believe that their last moments are upon them. Years of hidden truths, resentment and bitterness starts to resurface and their friendly annual meeting soon turns into an aggressive score-setting shouting match.

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