
The Color of Rain
2014

Representation Score
Fair
2000
PGDirector
Dwight H. Little
Runtime
83 minutes
Average Rating
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Papa's Angels is a domestic drama that prioritizes a traditional family unit over diverse representation. The narrative functions as a character study centered on grief and the preservation of a parental legacy within a standard Western framework. The film lacks significant representation across most categories, focusing instead on a homogeneous social environment in small-town Arkansas. While it touches on terminal illness, it uses the condition primarily to drive the central conflict rather than exploring disability with depth. Ultimately, the film reinforces conventional social hierarchies and family structures, offering little disruption to established norms.
Category Breakdown
The film focuses on a traditional nuclear family structure. There is no mention of LGBTQ+ characters or non-straight relationships within the narrative.
The story centers on a male protagonist's emotional journey. While the late wife is described as a 'bad cop,' the plot primarily follows the male characters' responses to her death.
Set in a small Arkansas town, the film suggests a homogeneous social environment. Character names and themes point toward a conventional, localized demographic without multi-ethnic representation.
The narrative adheres to traditional Western values and emphasizes the importance of the nuclear family. It explores grief within these established social structures rather than challenging them.
Terminal illness serves as a plot device to trigger the protagonist's grief. The film lacks a nuanced exploration of the lived experience of chronic illness.
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Official Synopsis
Arkansas furniture maker Grins Jenkins is a cheerful man and loving father to his five kids, as well as the life of every party in their small town. When his wife Sharon, who used to be the 'bad cop', slowly dies of TBC, so does Grins' sense of fun. The kids refuse to keep mourning forever, but dad practically retires from the world and turns his back, opposing them enjoying life again. Then Christmastide arrives, and son Alvin refuses to let his kid brother's dream be spoiled.

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