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Everyday Miracles
Representation Score
1.4/10
Minimal
2015
Director
Marty Madden
Runtime
93 minutes
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Everyday Miracles is a character-driven film focusing on the ethics of faith and inherited trauma. It successfully disrupts the archetype of the pious matriarch by portraying the mother as a manipulative antagonist. However, the film remains tied to traditional Western dramatic structures. It lacks demographic diversity and the complexity needed to go beyond standard genre conventions. While the film offers a critical view of religious authority, it does not address broader systemic issues or diverse social identities.
Category Breakdown
Does Everyday Miracles have LGBTQ+ representation?
The film does not include any characters or themes related to LGBTQ+ identities.
How does Everyday Miracles portray gender?
The story challenges the nurturing mother stereotype by depicting the mother as an aggressive and exploitative figure. However, the conflict still revolves around traditional family power dynamics.
How racially and ethnically diverse is Everyday Miracles?
Set in a Western historical context, the film adheres to typical genre conventions without diverse casting to challenge homogeneous historical representations.
How does Everyday Miracles represent religion and culture?
The narrative presents a critical view of organized religion, showing it as a tool for exploitation. It focuses on individual moral journeys rather than broader institutional critiques.
Does Everyday Miracles include disability representation?
The protagonist's supernatural abilities are used as a plot device. It is unclear if these powers relate to neurodivergence or physical disabilities.
Present on Screen
- Challenges the traditional nurturing mother stereotype by portraying her as an exploitative antagonist.
- Provides a critical perspective on the exploitation of religious fervor.
Limited or Absent
- Could benefit from greater demographic diversity and multi-layered complexity in its character portrayals.
- Relies on conventional Western genre clichés regarding racial and cultural representation.
- Does not explore systemic critiques of institutional oppression or capitalism.
Official Synopsis
A reluctant faith healer tries to escape his troubled past, but his evangelist mother will stop at nothing to exploit her son's miraculous gifts.
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