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Everything Goes Wrong

Name: Everything Goes Wrong
Director: Seijun Suzuki
Released: 1960
Duration: 71 min

Representation Score

5.2/10

Fair

1960

Director

Seijun Suzuki

Runtime

71 minutes

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Seijun Suzuki’s direction suggests a deliberate subversion of social hierarchies. The film uses a young rebel to challenge the stability of the nuclear family and established authority. The narrative effectively centers women's ability to drive the story, using women's relationships as the primary catalysts for the protagonist's worldview shifts. This provides a critique of traditional social norms. However, the film lacks explicit LGBTQ+ representation and specific details regarding racial diversity. The focus remains largely on the friction between individual ability to act and existing social institutions.

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Category Breakdown

Does Everything Goes Wrong have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film centers on the relationship between a mother, her lover, and a romantic interest. It does not include any explicit LGBTQ+ identities or same-sex intimacy.

How does Everything Goes Wrong portray gender?

Good

Female characters play a crucial role in driving the central conflict through their romantic and professional relationships. They challenge traditional patriarchal control over domestic life and social mobility.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Everything Goes Wrong?

Fair

Set in 1960s Japan, the film explores the underrepresented side of society. However, the cast does not seem to include diverse backgrounds.

How does Everything Goes Wrong represent religion and culture?

Good

The narrative challenges conservative social structures by emphasizing subjective morality. It portrays traditional institutions like family and commerce as potential sites of corruption and conflict.

Does Everything Goes Wrong include disability representation?

Minimal

The story does not mention any characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Present on Screen

Strong deconstruction of the traditional family unit and patriarchal control.
Effective use of female characters to drive the central narrative conflict.
Challenging of conservative social structures through a rebellious protagonist.

Limited or Absent

Lack of explicit LGBTQ+ representation or non-straight-centered identities.
Absence of visible or invisible disability representation.
Limited evidence of racial or ethnic diversity within the cast.

Official Synopsis

Everything goes wrong when Jiro tries to break up his mother's relationship with a business man. The young rebel Jiro has to deal with an environment of crime and prostitution, and the impact of its choices on personal relationships: one with his mother, one with her business man lover and one with the girl in love with him.

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