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Atlantis

Name: Atlantis
Director: Luc Besson
Released: 1991
Duration: 74 min

Representation Score

0.6/10

Minimal

1991

TV-PG

Director

Luc Besson

Runtime

74 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Atlantis is a non-narrative documentary that prioritizes the sensory experience of marine life over human-centric storytelling. By excluding dialogue and human characters, the film shifts its focus to the intrinsic beauty of the natural world rather than social commentary. Due to the absence of a human cast, standard metrics for gender, race, and LGBTQ+ representation are not applicable. The film serves as an aesthetic study of marine life, rather than a platform for discussing social identities. While the cinematography provides a unique perspective by centering marine life, the low diversity score reflects the genre's emphasis on autonomous marine life rather than social identity.

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Category Breakdown

Does Atlantis have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

Since the film focuses solely on marine life without human characters, there are no depictions of gender identity or LGBTQ+ narratives.

How does Atlantis portray gender?

Minimal

As a nature documentary without human actors, the film does not explore gender hierarchies or social roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Atlantis?

Minimal

The film concentrates exclusively on marine species across various locations. With no human cast, there are no racial or ethnic representation metrics.

How does Atlantis represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film emphasizes a naturalist perspective that highlights the beauty of the biological world, avoiding traditional religious frameworks.

Does Atlantis include disability representation?

Minimal

With no human subjects featured, the film does not address neurodivergence or physical disabilities in a social context.

Present on Screen

Focuses on the autonomous existence of marine life, challenging the human-centric viewpoint.
Promotes a naturalist perspective that celebrates the intrinsic beauty of the biological world.

Limited or Absent

Without human characters, the film cannot address issues related to social identities or characters who reflect more than one aspect of diversity.
The film does not engage with broader societal or cultural frameworks.

Official Synopsis

Atlantis is filmmaker Luc Besson's celebration of the beauty and wonder of the world beneath the sea, expanding upon themes touched on in his film The Big Blue. Combining stunning underwater cinematography and a hypnotic score by Eric Serra, Besson's singular vision defies dialogue or narrative structure to explore ocean life as you've never seen it before. Following the colossal success of The Big Blue, Luc Besson crisscrossed the world's seas and oceans to film the beauty and diversity of marine life: from the giant octopuses of Vancouver to the manta rays of the Pacific (New Caledonia), and the grey sharks of Tahiti. A film with no actors or sets other than the underwater world. A breathtaking view of marine species: sharks, dolphins, manatees, octopuses. An exploration of the seabed in the Bahamas, the Galapagos, Vancouver, and Tahiti.

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