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We'll Test It on Humans

Name: We'll Test It on Humans
Director: Brian Gianci, Chris Shenkle
Released: 2019
Duration: 80 min

Representation Score

1.4/10

Minimal

2019

Director

Brian Gianci, Chris Shenkle

Runtime

80 minutes

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The film operates within a traditional patriarchal structure, centered around a male protagonist's attempts to manipulate his domestic life. While it avoids idealizing traditional family values by focusing on chaos and madness, it lacks meaningful diversity. Representation is sparse across various identity categories. The narrative focuses on a singular heterosexual conflict, offering limited space for diverse perspectives or challenging established social hierarchies. Ultimately, the film's score reflects a reliance on situational ethics and chaos rather than intentional, diverse storytelling. It serves more as a character study of dysfunction than a progressive exploration of identity.

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Category Breakdown

Does We'll Test It on Humans have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any characters or stories related to LGBTQ+ identities. The main conflict revolves around a heterosexual marriage.

How does We'll Test It on Humans portray gender?

Fair

The story focuses on a male protagonist who drives the plot. Female characters appear mainly as subjects of his experiments and do not have much control over their own lives.

How racially and ethnically diverse is We'll Test It on Humans?

Minimal

The film does not specify the racial or ethnic backgrounds of its characters. There is no information about the diversity of the cast.

How does We'll Test It on Humans represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film challenges traditional views of marriage by showing it through a chaotic and criminal lens. It uses moral relativism to question idealized domestic settings.

Does We'll Test It on Humans include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not mention any characters dealing with physical, neurodivergent, or mental health conditions. There is no representation of disability in the narrative.

Present on Screen

The narrative avoids promoting idealized or sanitized versions of traditional family values.
The plot uses moral relativism to critique the stability of Western domestic institutions.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks visible representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-conforming gender expressions.
Female characters lack ability to act, appearing mostly as subjects of the male protagonist's actions.
There is no evidence of racial, ethnic, or disability-related diversity within the story.

Official Synopsis

In a last ditch effort to save his marriage, Ernie Mills decides to test a love drug on two unsuspecting real estate agents before ultimately giving it to his unsuspecting wife. Madness, murder and hijinks ensue.

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