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The Dead Ones

Name: The Dead Ones
Director: Jeremy Kasten
Released: 2020
Duration: 73 min

Representation Score

6.4/10

Good

2020

Director

Jeremy Kasten

Runtime

73 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The film relies heavily on established horror genre conventions and archetypes. While the 'outcast' characterization provides a foundation for potential storytelling that reflects multiple aspects of identity, the narrative does not explicitly demonstrate a disruption of social hierarchies. Much of the potential for diversity is tied to the psychological depth of the characters' traumas. However, these elements remain metaphorical rather than providing clear, intentional representation of specific underrepresented groups. Ultimately, the film appears to follow traditional survival horror structures without a verifiable commitment to progressive systemic critiques or diverse casting.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Dead Ones have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film uses the 'outcast' cliché, which often hints at underrepresented identities. However, there is no explicit evidence of LGBTQ+ ability to act or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth identities.

How does The Dead Ones portray gender?

Fair

The story centers on four students in a survival scenario. There is no clear evidence regarding gender distribution or the subversion of traditional gender roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Dead Ones?

Fair

The slasher framework often utilizes diverse casts, but the film lacks confirmation of a non-white majority cast or characters of color with significant roles.

How does The Dead Ones represent religion and culture?

Fair

The use of the Four Horsemen suggests a narrative that may deconstruct established orders. The focus on past traumas adds psychological depth to the setting.

Does The Dead Ones include disability representation?

Limited

Characters confront past traumas, which may serve as metaphors for mental health. There is no explicit evidence of characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Present on Screen

The 'outcast' character archetype provides a narrative foundation for potential storytelling that reflects multiple aspects of identity.
Thematic focus on past traumas allows for psychological depth and subjective morality.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks explicit evidence of LGBTQ+ ability to act or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth identities.
There is no clear confirmation of actively leading characters of color or diverse casting.
The narrative lacks explicit representation of physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

For four outcast teens, summer detention means being assigned to clean their high school after a horrific incident. But they are not alone; a macabre gang wearing guises of The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse - Famine, Pestilence, War and Death - has locked them inside and is hunting them through the school's ravaged hallways. As the four students battle to survive, each must confront the supernatural echoes of past traumas they have struggled to forget - and may be condemned to relive.

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