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Restart the Earth
Representation Score
4.7/10
Fair
2021
Director
Lin Zhenzhao
Runtime
89 minutes
Average Rating
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Restart the Earth succeeds in diversifying the science fiction genre by placing a Chinese task force at the center of a global survivalist struggle. This shift in heroic ability to act provides a refreshing departure from Western-centric blockbuster clichés. However, the film remains structurally conservative. Its reliance on traditional protector and dependent gender roles limits its ability to challenge gender hierarchies or explore more complex social issues. Ultimately, while the film offers meaningful ethnic representation, it adheres to conventional storytelling frameworks that prioritize traditional familial bonds over radical social subversion.
Category Breakdown
Does Restart the Earth have LGBTQ+ representation?
The story focuses on a widowed father and his daughter. There is no explicit depiction of LGBTQ+ identities or expressions that don't align with the gender assigned at birth.
How does Restart the Earth portray gender?
The story primarily revolves around a male protagonist who undertakes a high-stakes mission. The daughter serves as an emotional support, but their roles follow traditional protector and dependent dynamics.
How racially and ethnically diverse is Restart the Earth?
A Chinese task force serves as the main agents of survival in a high-concept science fiction setting. This centers a non-Western cast, moving away from Anglo-centric clichés.
How does Restart the Earth represent religion and culture?
The film explores ecological collapse through a man-versus-nature lens. It emphasizes traditional values of familial duty and the preservation of the status quo.
Does Restart the Earth include disability representation?
The narrative does not include characters dealing with physical, neurodivergent, or mental health conditions.
Present on Screen
- Centers a non-Western cast in a high-concept science fiction setting.
- Moves heroic ability to act away from typical Western-centric clichés.
- Provides meaningful representation through a Chinese task force.
Limited or Absent
- Relies on traditional protector and dependent gender dynamics.
- Lacks proactive representation of LGBTQ+ identities.
- Follows a conventional survivalist framework with limited exploration of complex social issues.
Official Synopsis
When a drug to replicate plant cells creates a sentient form of flower, the planet is over taken by flora and humankind is depleted. A Chinese task force, a widowed father and his young daughter fight to survive in a mission to inject an antidote to the core of the plants to reverse their growth.
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