
Troll
1986

1990
PG-13Director
Claudio Fragasso
Runtime
95 minutes
Average Rating
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When young Joshua learns that he will be going on vacation with his family to a small town called Nilbog, he protests adamantly. He is warned by the spirit of his deceased grandfather that goblins populate the town. His parents, Michael and Diana, dismiss his apprehensions, but soon learn to appreciate their son's warnings. Guided by his grandfather's ghost, will Joshua and his family stand a chance in fighting off these evil beings?
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LGBTQ+ Representation
The film contains no LGBTQ+ characters or depictions of non-cisnormative identities. It operates entirely within a traditional heteronormative framework.
Gender Representation
The story follows a standard nuclear family structure with traditional hierarchies. Female characters lack significant agency, primarily serving reactive or domestic roles within the plot.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
The cast is predominantly white and homogeneous. There is no evidence of diverse casting or the use of non-human species as metaphors for ethnic identity.
Religious & Cultural Diversity
The narrative relies on standard survival horror tropes rather than ideological critique. It lacks engagement with anti-Western sentiments or the deconstruction of social institutions.
Disability Representation
There are no portrayals of visible or invisible disabilities. The film does not use neurodivergence or physical disability as a component of character development.
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AI Analysis
Troll 2 is a surrealist survival horror film that prioritizes absurdist tone over sociopolitical commentary. The narrative is built upon conventional tropes and a homogeneous cast, offering almost no engagement with intersectional representation or the subversion of social hierarchies. The film's structure is driven by a traditional nuclear family facing a monster threat. Because the production was shaped by linguistic barriers and constraints rather than intentional deconstruction, the lack of diversity feels like a byproduct of its narrow, Anglo-centric focus.

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