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Wakey Wakey

Name: Wakey Wakey
Director: Mary Dauterman
Released: 2019
Duration: 4 min

Representation Score

5.7/10

Fair

2019

Director

Mary Dauterman

Runtime

4 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Wakey Wakey is a genre-bending horror-comedy that aims to break down the polished expectations of the romantic comedy. Its main strength lies in its ability to challenge traditional relationship hierarchies and romantic archetypes through its anti-love framework. However, the film lacks documented diversity in its cast and characters, particularly in terms of racial, cultural, and disability representation. It focuses more on psychological subversion than on broad demographic inclusion, leading to a moderate score based on thematic disruption rather than social breadth.

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Category Breakdown

Does Wakey Wakey have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film presents an anti-love story that challenges typical romantic clichés. However, it does not clearly depict specific LGBTQ+ identities or non-binary gender expressions.

How does Wakey Wakey portray gender?

Fair

By portraying male romantic interests as scary, the film disrupts traditional gender roles. This challenges the usual stable male lead archetype found in romantic comedies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Wakey Wakey?

Limited

Insufficient information confirms a diverse cast or non-Anglo-Saxon majority. The film does not provide specific examples of characters reflecting multiple aspects of diversity.

How does Wakey Wakey represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story critiques idealized Western social structures like traditional romantic relationships. It emphasizes psychological realism and cynicism over idealized family life.

Does Wakey Wakey include disability representation?

Limited

No characters with visible or invisible disabilities are mentioned. The film does not show any evidence of disability being portrayed with significant influence.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional romantic clichés by framing the narrative as an anti-love story.
Disrupts traditional gender roles by presenting male romantic interests as scary and unstable.

Limited or Absent

Lacks clear evidence of racial and ethnic diversity among the cast and characters.
Does not provide any explicit representation or significant role for characters with disabilities.
Does not clearly depict specific LGBTQ+ identities or non-binary gender expressions.

Official Synopsis

A nightmare anti-love story featuring blood and guts, the deep blue sea, tooth decay and scary boyfriends.

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