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Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly

Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly

Representation Score

1.5/10

Minimal

2017

TV-MA

Director

Justin Hunt

Runtime

83 minutes

Average Rating

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New Showbiz Analysis

Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly is a social critique focused on the impact of behavioral addiction. The film prioritizes examining a specific social issue over exploring diverse identities. The narrative structure emphasizes cognitive health and the importance of the family unit, which aligns with a preservationist viewpoint. This focus places the work outside the realm of progressive, multi-layered representation. Since the documentary aims to highlight a widespread societal harm rather than celebrate diverse identities, it lacks the breadth needed for high diversity metrics.

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Category Breakdown

Does Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The documentary focuses on the neurological and sociological impacts of addiction. It does not include any characters or narratives that explore LGBTQ+ identities or non-traditional gender roles.

How does Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly portray gender?

Limited

The film examines how addiction affects families and prioritizes maintaining traditional gender roles and family stability.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly?

Minimal

While the film claims to look at global societies, the specific racial or ethnic makeup of the participants is not clearly stated.

How does Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly represent religion and culture?

Limited

The narrative emphasizes social stability and traditional moral values, viewing the breakdown of the family unit as a crisis for humanity.

Does Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly include disability representation?

Fair

The film addresses addiction as a neurobiological issue affecting the brain. However, the subjects are presented more as clinical cases rather than empowered individuals.

Present on Screen

  • It provides a platform for discussing the neurobiological and mental health aspects of addiction.
  • It examines the broad sociological impacts of pornography on global societies.

Limited or Absent

  • It lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-traditional gender perspectives.
  • It does not provide specific evidence regarding racial or ethnic diversity among participants.
  • It focuses on traditional social structures rather than disrupting or subverting gender hierarchies.

Official Synopsis

Like it or not, porn is here and it is harmful. In this controversial film, award-winning filmmaker Justin Hunt dissects the impact of pornography on societies around the globe, from how it affects the brain of the individual, to how modern technology leads to greater exposure to youth, to watching it literally tear a family apart. In what may well be one of the most devastating issues in modern culture, this film will break down the damage that porn is doing to us a human race and leave you thinking that it's clearly time that we start taking porn addiction a bit more seriously.

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