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Serpent

Name: Serpent
Director: Amanda Evans
Released: 2017
Duration: 85 min

Representation Score

4.5/10

Fair

2017

Not Rated

Director

Amanda Evans

Runtime

85 minutes

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Serpent is a claustrophobic psychological thriller that uses a survivalist horror setting to explore the instability of domestic life. The film shifts the focus from the external threat of a snake to the internal breakdown of a marriage. While the film does not offer much in terms of racial or LGBTQ+ diversity, it provides progressive insights by challenging the idea of a stable, traditional family unit. Instead, it presents a narrative of systemic collapse and moral ambiguity.

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Category Breakdown

Does Serpent have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The main characters in the film are a heterosexual husband and wife. There are no visible queer narratives or non-cisgender identities among the primary characters.

How does Serpent portray gender?

Good

The story challenges traditional gender roles by breaking down established domestic dynamics. A survival situation forces the characters to confront and question conventional gender hierarchies within the marriage.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Serpent?

Limited

The cast and storyline suggest a lack of significant racial or ethnic diversity. The focus is on a single couple without evidence of a multi-ethnic cast.

How does Serpent represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film explores the institution of marriage through themes of betrayal and moral relativism. It emphasizes subjective, situational truths over traditional, celebratory views of family.

Does Serpent include disability representation?

Minimal

The provided material contains no information regarding the portrayal of physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional gender roles and patriarchal leadership within a domestic setting.
Uses themes of betrayal and moral complexity to challenge the stability of marriage.

Limited or Absent

Does not include visible representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-cisgender narratives.
Shows limited racial and ethnic diversity within the cast and story.

Official Synopsis

A romantic escape into nature turns into the ultimate moment of reckoning when a husband and wife are trapped in a tent with a deadly snake. Unable to escape and with certain death looming, the tent becomes a heated confessional to a cataclysmic truth. Betrayed, the couple finds themselves spiraling into a dark and dangerous space of which only one can survive.

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