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Splitting Image

Name: Splitting Image
Director: Nick Everhart
Released: 2017
Duration: 88 min

Representation Score

2.9/10

Limited

2017

TV-14

Director

Nick Everhart

Runtime

88 minutes

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Splitting Image operates as a conventional domestic thriller that centers on interpersonal conflicts. The story leans on well-established clichés about class mobility and romantic temptation to propel its plot. While Emma is portrayed as a self-reliant character, the narrative structure remains anchored in traditional relationship dynamics. The film lacks the depth needed to address broader societal issues and stays within the confines of standard genre conventions. Overall, the production highlights a narrow socioeconomic gap, offering limited representation of diverse identities and cultural perspectives.

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Category Breakdown

Does Splitting Image have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The story revolves around a romantic triangle that assumes everyone is straight. There are no visible queer relationships or characters with diverse gender identities.

How does Splitting Image portray gender?

Fair

Emma is a strong and independent character, but her growth is closely tied to her relationships with Ted and Frank. Her journey is driven by male-centric romantic events.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Splitting Image?

Limited

The film lacks evidence of multicultural casting or diverse representation. It seems to follow the typical homogeneous casting practices found in domestic thrillers.

How does Splitting Image represent religion and culture?

Fair

The plot examines class differences and the tension between simple living and luxury. It emphasizes personal morality rather than broader cultural critiques.

Does Splitting Image include disability representation?

Minimal

The narrative does not include any characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Present on Screen

Emma is depicted as a hardworking and self-reliant individual.
The film delves into intriguing themes about the tension between wealth and merit.

Limited or Absent

The narrative heavily relies on traditional romantic structures.
There is a lack of racial and ethnic diversity among the cast.
Character development is overly dependent on male-driven plot points.

Official Synopsis

Having grown up an orphan and raised by her grandmother, Emma has worked for everything that she has, and takes pride in the simple life she's created for herself. She's always wanted a perfect marriage, but ended up with a track record of failed relationships. When she strikes up a romance with the wealthy Ted, a guy she grew up admiring from afar, and says yes to marrying him, she thinks she's finally found her soul mate and is immediately brought into a much more luxurious world than she's used to. That world also includes Ted's seductive twin brother Frank, whose affections for her go beyond family admiration. While Ted took his inheritance and launched a successful global technology business, Frank took the opposite approach and traveled the country, leaving a trail of run-ins with the law and one night stands.

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