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The House of Magic

Name: The House of Magic
Director: Ben Stassen, Jérémie Degruson
Released: 2013
Duration: 85 min

Representation Score

2.9/10

Limited

2013

Director

Ben Stassen, Jérémie Degruson

Runtime

85 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The House of Magic is a whimsical, genre-specific adventure designed for broad family appeal. It relies on established storytelling norms and escapism rather than social critique. The narrative centers on protecting a magical legacy against greed. Because the characters are anthropomorphized animals and machines, the film avoids human-centric diversity markers like race or ethnicity. This absence of human representation limits the film's engagement with complex social identities. While the film provides a cohesive experience, it lacks intentionality in challenging systemic hierarchies or providing nuanced character depth beyond its magical premise.

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Category Breakdown

Does The House of Magic have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film features a cat protagonist and mechanical robots. There are no non-straight or non-cisgender identities or same-sex relationships in the story.

How does The House of Magic portray gender?

Fair

The cast includes female animal characters like Maggie Mouse. However, the story follows typical adventure clichés without subverting traditional gender roles or leadership positions.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The House of Magic?

Limited

Since the characters are animals and machines, there are no traditional racial or ethnic markers. The characters are defined by their species rather than human identity.

How does The House of Magic represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story uses a classic Western magical workshop cliché. It presents a standard moral conflict between a good magician and a greedy villain.

Does The House of Magic include disability representation?

Limited

The mechanical robots have unique physical designs. These are treated as magical abilities rather than meaningful representations of physical disabilities or neurodivergence.

Present on Screen

Offers a cohesive and engaging experience for family audiences.
Uses a whimsical and high-concept fantasy setting.

Limited or Absent

Lacks intentionality in challenging systemic hierarchies.
Does not provide nuanced characters who reflect more than one aspect of diversity.
Avoids meaningful explorations of disability or neurodivergence.

Official Synopsis

Thunder, an abandoned young cat seeking shelter from a storm, stumbles into the strangest house imaginable, owned by an old magician and inhabited by a dazzling array of automatons and gizmos. Not everyone welcomes the new addition to the troupe as Jack Rabbit and Maggie Mouse plot to evict Thunder. The situation gets worse when the magician lands in hospital and his scheming nephew sees his chance to cash in by selling the mansion. Our young hero is determined to earn his place and so he enlists the help of some wacky magician's assistants to protect his magical new home.

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