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Haunted Mansion

Name: Haunted Mansion
Director: Jun Robles Lana
Released: 2015
Duration: 110 min

Representation Score

4.6/10

Fair

2015

PG-13

Director

Jun Robles Lana

Runtime

110 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Haunted Mansion is a genre-driven thriller that emphasizes atmospheric tension and supernatural suspense over social commentary. The film uses established horror clichés and urban legends to create its plot, focusing on the unknown. While the film benefits from its Southeast Asian origin, providing a non-Western cultural lens, it lacks intentionality regarding overlapping aspects of identity. The narrative structure follows standard teen horror conventions rather than challenging systemic hierarchies. Ultimately, the film functions as a conventional genre exercise, relying on traditional folklore and archetypal character roles rather than progressive representation or identity-driven storytelling.

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Category Breakdown

Does Haunted Mansion have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film centers on high school students exploring urban legends. It does not include any non-binary or transgender identities and does not challenge the idea that everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does Haunted Mansion portray gender?

Fair

The story involves a group of students, presumably including both boys and girls. However, the characters seem to follow traditional horror movie roles rather than breaking down gender hierarchies.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Haunted Mansion?

Fair

As a Philippine production, the film offers a non-Western perspective. This ensures a diverse cast and setting that moves away from the predominantly white casts found in Western horror films.

How does Haunted Mansion represent religion and culture?

Limited

The plot relies on local folklore and superstitions about haunted places. It leans into established cultural fears without deconstructing or critiquing them.

Does Haunted Mansion include disability representation?

Limited

There is no mention of characters with visible or invisible disabilities. The narrative does not include representation for the disabled community.

Present on Screen

The Philippine production context provides a necessary departure from the homogeneous white casts common in Western horror films.
The use of local folklore and urban legends offers a culturally specific foundation for the supernatural elements.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or narratives that critique the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.
There is an absence of characters with visible or invisible disabilities within the ensemble.
Gender roles appear to align with traditional horror clichés rather than breaking down established hierarchies.

Official Synopsis

A group of high school students who are spending the night in a old mansion. When they learn that the house is haunted they set to look out for ghosts just for fun , but they find out soon enough that the urban legends are real.

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