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Alice

Name: Alice
Director: Krystin Ver Linden
Released: 2022
Duration: 100 min

Representation Score

6.6/10

Good

2022

Director

Krystin Ver Linden

Runtime

100 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Alice is a period thriller that highlights the ability to act of a Black woman. By shifting the timeline from the era of enslavement to 1973, the film explores the persistence of systemic oppression and racial dynamics across different American eras. The film excels in its portrayal of racial and cultural representation by dismantling traditional historical myths and emphasizing the struggle against institutionalized power. It presents the protagonist as a key driver of the plot rather than a passive victim of her circumstances. However, the film’s scope seems limited in addressing other identity markers. There is no evident representation of LGBTQ+ identities or characters with disabilities within the current narrative framework.

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Category Breakdown

Does Alice have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not include explicit references to LGBTQ+ identities or relationships outside of traditional heterosexual norms. The story focuses on the protagonist's escape from enslavement.

How does Alice portray gender?

Good

Alice is portrayed as a strong female lead who actively resists patriarchal control. Her violent defiance against the plantation owner challenges the stereotype of the passive female victim.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Alice?

Excellent

The story centers on the experiences of a Black woman navigating systemic brutality. The setting in 1973 allows for a deeper exploration of evolving racial power structures.

How does Alice represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The narrative critiques Western property-based hierarchies and the plantation system. It examines how historical trauma intersects with modern social structures through a lens of systemic rebellion.

Does Alice include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no mention of characters with visible or invisible disabilities. No information is available regarding neurodivergence or physical impairments within the character arcs.

Present on Screen

Strong racial ability to act through the central lens of the Black experience.
Challenges gender stereotypes by giving the female lead active resistance and ability to act.
Engages in progressive historical revisionism by examining systemic power structures.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-traditional relationships.
Provides no visible or invisible disability representation within the character arcs.

Official Synopsis

Alice spends her days enslaved on a rural Georgia plantation, restlessly yearning for freedom. After a violent clash with plantation owner Paul, Alice flees through the neighboring woods and stumbles onto the unfamiliar sight of a highway, soon discovering the year is actually 1973.

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