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The Rocket

Name: The Rocket
Director: Richard Blake
Released: 2018
Duration: 89 min

Representation Score

4.5/10

Fair

2018

Director

Richard Blake

Runtime

89 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The Rocket is a traditional narrative centered around individual perseverance and family reconciliation. It operates within a conventional mid-western framework, reinforcing established social norms without challenging them. While the film lacks diversity in LGBTQ+ and racial representation, it offers a nuanced look at disability through the protagonist's journey.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Rocket have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film focuses on traditional father-son relationships and athletic achievements, without including any non-traditional gender identities.

How does The Rocket portray gender?

Fair

The movie emphasizes traditional masculine roles such as football players and coaches. It explores male vulnerability but stays within conventional gender norms.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Rocket?

Limited

Set in a 1999 mid-western town, the story portrays a relatively homogeneous community focused on local, small-town life.

How does The Rocket represent religion and culture?

Limited

The film follows traditional Western storytelling conventions about family and redemption, emphasizing individual effort and resilience over cultural critique.

Does The Rocket include disability representation?

Fair

The main character deals with a severe head injury, offering a meaningful portrayal of physical disability and recovery.

Present on Screen

Provides a meaningful portrayal of physical and invisible disabilities through the protagonist's experience.
Focuses on the resilience and identity reconstruction of the disabled character.
Avoids common clichés by highlighting the protagonist's journey through a traumatic brain injury.

Limited or Absent

Does not include any visible LGBTQ+ identities or non-traditional gender perspectives.
Emphasizes traditional masculine roles and conventional gender norms.
The setting and characters suggest a lack of racial and ethnic diversity.

Official Synopsis

“The Rocket" is a small town story inspired by true events, about a high school football star who suffers a severe head injury and loses his entire life plan. The heaviness of a broken relationship with his father, and losing the identity of "football star" push him to seek a new way to prove himself. Restricted from playing any sports and despite being an unlikely runner, the cross country coach brings the young man aboard his high school team out of necessity, and through much struggle, doubt, and determination, he finds a new way to push towards greatness. With colorful characters, youthful insights, and nostalgic storytelling, "The Rocket" brings together the elements of family, loss, failure, and redemption. The entire story is based on real characters and events that took place in the mid-west in 1999.

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