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Felix Gets Broadcasted

Name: Felix Gets Broadcasted
Director: Otto Messmer
Released: 1923
Duration: 3 min

Representation Score

1.8/10

Minimal

1923

Director

Otto Messmer

Runtime

3 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Felix Gets Broadcasted is a product of its time, prioritizing individualistic mischief and surreal movement over complex identity issues. The narrative uses emerging telecommunications technology as a tool for displacement rather than social commentary. While the shift to an Egyptian setting adds a global dimension, the film remains focused on a single character's struggle against nature and geography. It lacks a sophisticated examination of identity or systemic power dynamics. Ultimately, the film operates through cycles of transgression and displacement, emphasizing the friction between the protagonist and his environment.

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Category Breakdown

Does Felix Gets Broadcasted have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film doesn't include any characters with non-straight identities or same-sex relationships. The story revolves around the protagonist's conflict with a single male character.

How does Felix Gets Broadcasted portray gender?

Limited

The story relies on traditional male roles such as the trickster and the provider. There is no visible women's ability to drive the story or subversion of gender hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Felix Gets Broadcasted?

Fair

The plot introduces an Egyptian setting, but it functions primarily as an outsider narrative. The protagonist is shown as a stranger rejected by the local population.

How does Felix Gets Broadcasted represent religion and culture?

Fair

The narrative explores social friction through the protagonist's rejection by a foreign culture. It looks at the tension between an individual and established societal structures.

Does Felix Gets Broadcasted include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with visible or invisible disabilities. The film doesn't address neurodivergence or physical impairments within its surrealist framework.

Present on Screen

The film introduces an Egyptian setting, adding a non-Western geographic dimension to the animation.
It disrupts stable community depictions by exploring themes of resource theft and social friction.

Limited or Absent

The film relies on traditional male roles and lacks women's ability to drive the story or gender diversity.
The depiction of foreign cultures leans towards the 'stranger in a strange land' cliché rather than meaningful representation.
There is a complete absence of LGBTQ+ identities or disability representation.

Official Synopsis

Felix spots a fisherman on his way to his fishing spot, and figures he can follow the guy and grab a quick lunch by stealing his catch. Although he successfully nabs a few fish, the angler catches on and finally captures Felix. To get his revenge, he sends Felix through the telephone wires ("broadcasted") to Egypt, and Felix finds out that the Egyptians don't want him there, either.

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