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2017

2017
Director
Evan Cecil
Runtime
97 minutes
Average Rating
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The story of Simon and Kit, two young leaders of an Active Senior adventure tour group that take a day trip out to a small-town Rodeo located deep in the woods. Their lives are turned upside down when they find themselves fighting to stay alive against a group of psycho, bloodthirsty cowboys from the local rodeo.
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Category Breakdown
LGBTQ+ Representation
The film lacks any indication of LGBTQ+ characters or non-cisnormative identities. There is no evidence of queer intimacy or narratives that challenge heteronormativity.
Gender Representation
Simon and Kit serve as the central leaders of the adventure group. While Kit's role as a female leader provides some balance, the film does not explicitly subvert traditional gender hierarchies.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
The story focuses on a conflict involving local cowboys within a conventional Western framework. There is no mention of racial diversity or non-white protagonists in the narrative.
Religious & Cultural Diversity
The setting relies on established Western tropes, specifically a small-town rodeo. The plot follows a standard outsider-versus-local dynamic without exploring deeper cultural or secularist themes.
Disability Representation
There is no visible or invisible disability representation within the story. The narrative does not utilize neurodivergence or physical disability as a character element.
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AI Analysis
Lasso functions as a traditional survival thriller that leans heavily into established genre archetypes. The plot centers on a standard conflict between outsiders and a violent local group, offering little in the way of social subversion. The film adheres to conventional Western structures, utilizing the rodeo setting and cowboy characters without attempting to critique these tropes. While the inclusion of a female leader provides a baseline of gender balance, the narrative remains largely functional rather than transformative. Ultimately, the film lacks significant representation across most intersectional categories. It presents a narrow, archetype-driven experience that does not disrupt systemic hierarchies or introduce diverse perspectives.

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