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Glass
2019
PG-13Director
M. Night Shyamalan
Runtime
129 minutes
Average Rating
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In a series of escalating encounters, former security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities. Meanwhile, the shadowy presence of Elijah Price emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men.
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Overall Score
6.2/10
Good
Category Breakdown
LGBTQ+ Representation
The film lacks LGBTQ+ characters and does not explore non-cisnormative identities. The narrative focuses on a closed triad of male protagonists.
Gender Representation
The story follows a traditional patriarchal structure where agency is concentrated in male characters. Women appear primarily in secondary roles as medical or law enforcement professionals.
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
The film provides meaningful representation by centering Black protagonists as the primary drivers of the plot. This disrupts conventional casting expectations within the superhero genre.
Religious & Cultural Diversity
The narrative critiques traditional Western institutions by framing medical establishments as restrictive forces. It explores the tension between institutional authority and the characters' lived realities.
Disability Representation
The film offers a complex exploration of neurodivergence through Kevin Wendell Crumb. His psychological landscape serves as the central engine for the film's tension and conflict.
Strengths
- Centering Black protagonists in roles of significant narrative agency and complexity.
- A deep, agency-driven exploration of neurodivergence through the character of Kevin Wendell Crumb.
- A critique of systemic institutions that fail to validate non-conforming identities.
Areas for Improvement
- The film lacks any LGBTQ+ representation or exploration of non-cisnormative identities.
- Gender diversity is low, with female characters relegated to secondary, institutional roles.
- The narrative adheres to a traditional patriarchal structure centered on male protagonists.
AI Analysis
Glass succeeds as a genre deconstruction by centering Black protagonists and providing a high degree of agency to characters with neurodivergent identities. These elements disrupt standard superhero tropes and offer a more nuanced exploration of identity. However, the film is limited by a strictly patriarchal framework. The lack of LGBTQ+ representation and the relegation of female characters to institutional roles create a narrow demographic scope. Ultimately, the film's strength lies in its challenge to systemic authority and its focus on subjective truth, even while remaining socially conservative in its gender dynamics.
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