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The Mojicons

Name: The Mojicons
Director: Alexandr Romanets
Released: 2017
Duration: 93 min

Representation Score

5.0/10

Fair

2017

Director

Alexandr Romanets

Runtime

93 minutes

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The film uses emoticons as the main characters, allowing it to bypass many traditional human hierarchies. This digital setting provides a baseline for inclusive representation through abstraction. However, the representation remains largely symbolic. While the non-human nature of the characters provides a rich ground for exploring identity, the film lacks explicit character arcs centered on specific socio-political identities or lived experiences. Ultimately, the work explores systemic connectivity by centering the Internet as the primary environment, though it stops short of deep socio-political deconstruction.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Mojicons have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The use of emoticons as characters provides a unique platform for exploring non-binary identities. These characters lack biological sex, allowing for symbolic abstraction rather than traditional gender roles.

How does The Mojicons portray gender?

Fair

The quest-driven narrative distributes control among a group of protagonists. While specific gender breakdowns are not detailed, the digital nature of the characters allows for a challenge to traditional gender hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Mojicons?

Fair

Diversity is shown through shape, color, and symbolic design rather than human ethnic markers. This approach uses digital symbols to disrupt conventional expectations of character design and racial hierarchies.

How does The Mojicons represent religion and culture?

Good

The film presents a techno-centric morality focused on digital connectivity. The narrative prioritizes the preservation of information and communication systems over traditional religious or patriotic values.

Does The Mojicons include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no specific evidence regarding the portrayal of neurodivergence or physical disabilities. The digital forms of the characters do not explicitly address these themes.

Present on Screen

The digital avatar format allows for a challenge to traditional biological and gender hierarchies.
Symbolic design uses color and shape to represent a diverse population without relying on human racial markers.
The techno-centric setting provides a unique, secular framework for exploring systemic connectivity.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks explicit characterization regarding specific LGBTQ+ identities or romantic pairings.
There is no evidence of representation for neurodivergence or physical disabilities within the digital world.
The narrative relies on symbolic abstraction rather than direct, identity-driven character development.

Official Synopsis

The movie is based on The Mojicons series and tells of the behind-the-scenes world of the Internet, populated by Mojicons — innumerable emoticons we routinely use in messaging. When a digital villain steals the “@” sign — thus electronic correspondence — the Mojicons have to embark on an awe-inducing and dangerous quest to restore their system. Many a jaw will drop on both sides of the screen as the Internet universe reveals its secrets to Mojicons and kids watching their crazy adventures.

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