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A Brush With Death

Name: A Brush With Death
Director: Brad Wiebe
Released: 2007
Duration: 83 min

Representation Score

2.9/10

Limited

2007

Director

Brad Wiebe

Runtime

83 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

A Brush With Death adheres strictly to established slasher clichés, prioritizing genre familiarity over social complexity. The narrative relies on a group of high school students encountering a singular, deviant antagonist in an isolated setting. The film lacks characters who reflect more than one aspect of diversity, offering little in the way of diverse identities or systemic critique. Instead, it leans into traditional archetypes, such as the predatory male and the vulnerable female group. Ultimately, the production functions as a standard genre piece that reinforces conventional social hierarchies rather than subverting them.

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Category Breakdown

Does A Brush With Death have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or themes. It focuses on a traditional horror setup that does not engage with queer identities.

How does A Brush With Death portray gender?

Limited

The story centers on female cheerleaders who follow common horror clichés. The antagonist reinforces traditional gendered archetypes of the predatory male.

How racially and ethnically diverse is A Brush With Death?

Limited

The narrative follows a homogeneous framework typical of mid-2000s genre cinema. There is no indication of a diverse or non-Anglo-Saxon cast.

How does A Brush With Death represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story utilizes a standard Western horror framework centered on urban legends. It does not challenge or explore specific cultural norms.

Does A Brush With Death include disability representation?

Minimal

The antagonist is framed through psychological instability, which risks using mental health as a shorthand for villainy. There is no nuanced disability representation.

Present on Screen

The film utilizes a classic, recognizable urban legend structure that fits the horror genre's traditional expectations.

Limited or Absent

The film relies on reductive clichés, such as using psychological instability as a primary indicator of villainy.
There is a significant lack of diversity across gender, race, and LGBTQ+ identities.
The narrative fails to subvert traditional gender dynamics, opting for predictable predatory archetypes.

Official Synopsis

Five high school cheerleaders drive out to a rural mansion to spend the weekend. They hear a thirty year-old urban legend about a young boy who killed his family and used their blood in his juvenile artwork. While exploring an old farmhouse on the property they discover that the boy never left his home and has grown into a sick and twisted man.

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