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Day of the Comet

Name: Day of the Comet
Director: Hervé Freiburger, Cédric Hachard, Sébastien Milhou
Released: 2014
Duration: 103 min

Representation Score

4.5/10

Fair

2014

PG-13

Director

Hervé Freiburger, Cédric Hachard, Sébastien Milhou

Runtime

103 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Day of the Comet focuses on social outsiders rather than traditional, high-status heroes. By centering three 'outsiders'—Howard, Ana, and Daryl—the film gives significant roles to characters typically sidelined by heroic narratives. However, the film lacks visible racial diversity and explicit LGBTQ+ representation, keeping it within a more conventional demographic framework. Overall, the work disrupts power dynamics through its character choices, though it remains limited in broader social inclusivity.

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Category Breakdown

Does Day of the Comet have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not explicitly address LGBTQ+ identities or same-sex relationships. It avoids traditional straight-centered hero roles but does not challenge norms through diverse gender representations.

How does Day of the Comet portray gender?

Fair

By featuring Ana as one of three main characters, the film balances the distribution of influence among the protagonists. This structure breaks the typical masculine-dominated adventure hierarchy.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Day of the Comet?

Limited

Set in the small town of Mont-Vallée, the film does not show signs of intentional racial diversity. The cast does not reflect a mix of different ethnicities or backgrounds.

How does Day of the Comet represent religion and culture?

Good

The film critiques simple wish fulfillment by showing desires leading to disasters. It highlights personal courage and moral complexity over simplistic consumerist goals.

Does Day of the Comet include disability representation?

Minimal

The protagonists are described as social outsiders, but there is no specific mention of physical or invisible disabilities. There are no instances of disability being mocked or given ability to act.

Present on Screen

Focuses on granting ability to act to non-traditional protagonists rather than 'chosen ones'.
Balances the distribution of influence among the protagonists.
Critiques simplistic wish fulfillment through a morally complex narrative.

Limited or Absent

Does not provide explicit visibility for LGBTQ+ identities or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth characters.
Does not show intentional racial diversity or multi-layered casting.
Does not represent or give ability to act to characters with disabilities.

Official Synopsis

In the summer of 1986, Halley's comet ended its race around the Earth, after 76 years of absence. As a meteorite debris disintegrates in the earth's atmosphere, Howard, Ana and Daryl, three residents of the small town of Mont-Vallée, each wish for a better life, believing to see a shooting star ... Three wishes answered literally that will generate the worst disasters in the neighborhood. And it is now armed with their only courage that our three "losers" will have to surpass themselves to repair the damage.

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