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Trespass

Name: Trespass
Director: Walter Hill
Released: 1992
Duration: 101 min

Representation Score

1.3/10

Minimal

1992

Director

Walter Hill

Runtime

101 minutes

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Trespass is a typical 1990s crime thriller that emphasizes high-stakes tension and physical conflict over social issues. The narrative sticks to established genre conventions, focusing on greed and survival in a gritty urban environment. The film maintains traditional social and narrative structures, offering limited engagement with diverse perspectives. It relies on masculine archetypes and uses diverse characters mainly as catalysts for conflict rather than for nuanced exploration. Overall, the film reinforces existing hierarchies rather than challenging them through diverse viewpoints.

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Category Breakdown

Does Trespass have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or identities that challenge traditional heterosexual norms. The story focuses solely on the main characters and their immediate conflicts.

How does Trespass portray gender?

Limited

The narrative emphasizes male protagonists and reinforces traditional masculine roles. Although Madeleine Stowe's character is important to the plot, the film upholds conventional gender hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Trespass?

Fair

The film introduces racial tension through a local gang but does not develop multi-layered characters or use color-blind casting to break down barriers.

How does Trespass represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story centers on survivalist morality and the pursuit of wealth, without engaging with anti-capitalist or post-colonial themes.

Does Trespass include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not depict any characters with visible or invisible disabilities, nor does it use such characters as narrative devices.

Present on Screen

Madeleine Stowe’s character is crucial to advancing the plot.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks any representation of LGBTQ+ identities or perspectives.
Narrative focus is heavily skewed towards male characters, reinforcing traditional gender roles.
Diverse characters are used primarily as plot catalysts rather than for nuanced cultural exploration.
There is no depiction of characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Two Arkansas firemen, Vince and Don, get hold of a map that leads to a cache of stolen gold in an abandoned factory in East St. Louis. What they don't know is that the factory is on the turf of a local gang, who come by to execute one of their enemies. Vince sees the shooting, the gang spots Vince, and extended mayhem ensues. As Vince and Don try to escape, gang leader King James argues with his subordinate Savon about how to get rid of the trespassers.

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