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Revelation

Name: Revelation
Director: Stuart Urban
Released: 2001
Duration: 111 min

Representation Score

3.7/10

Limited

2001

Director

Stuart Urban

Runtime

111 minutes

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Revelation serves as a period study of social transgression and class tension. It successfully challenges mid-century gender roles by giving female characters a prominent role that disrupts established social orders. However, the film remains constrained by its historical setting, offering limited racial diversity and no LGBTQ+ representation. The narrative is closely tied to the demographic homogeneity of 1950s London. Ultimately, the film's strength lies in its critique of traditional social contracts and family stability, while falling short in providing a diverse and inclusive cast.

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Category Breakdown

Does Revelation have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film centers on traditional heterosexual relationships and marital infidelity. It does not include explicit LGBTQ+ subplots or non-traditional gender identities, sticking to conventional romantic structures.

How does Revelation portray gender?

Fair

A female character challenges social hierarchies through heightened sexual ability to act. The narrative uses age-gap relationships to question traditional male authority and stability.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Revelation?

Limited

Casting is primarily white and Anglo-Saxon, reflecting the historical context of 1950s London. The film emphasizes the racial homogeneity of the era's social elite.

How does Revelation represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story critiques Western institutions such as the nuclear family and British class systems. It portrays social scandal as a source of tension rather than a moral failing.

Does Revelation include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no significant depiction of physical or neurodivergent disabilities in the film.

Present on Screen

Highlights female sexual ability to act to challenge mid-century gender hierarchies.
Uses complex power dynamics to question traditional male authority.
Examines the rigidity of the British class system and nuclear family structures.

Limited or Absent

Does not include explicit LGBTQ+ representation or non-traditional gender identities.
Emphasizes racial homogeneity by focusing on a predominantly white, Anglo-Saxon cast.
Offers minimal disruption of the period's racial status quo.

Official Synopsis

Since A.D. 50, a mysterious sacred artifact known as the Loculus has been at the center of a bloody clandestine war. Missing for a few hundred years, the puzzling relic has suddenly reappeared in the present day, bringing with it a terrible secret that could spell doom for all of mankind. Now it's up to Magnus Martel to subvert a murderous secret society and uncover the truth behind the ancient treasure.

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