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How to Be Really Bad

Name: How to Be Really Bad
Director: Marco Petry
Released: 2018
Duration: 100 min

Representation Score

4.9/10

Fair

2018

Director

Marco Petry

Runtime

100 minutes

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The film's narrative structure effectively challenges traditional moral hierarchies. By focusing on a character who sees goodness as a barrier, it employs a postmodern approach to ethics and institutional values. However, the story lacks explicit markers of diversity, such as LGBTQ+ representation, racial or ethnic diversity, and inclusion of disabilities.

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Category Breakdown

Does How to Be Really Bad have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film does not explicitly depict LGBTQ+ identities or relationships that challenge the assumption that everyone is straight. The story focuses on a supernatural coming-of-age journey rather than exploring diverse sexual orientations or gender identities.

How does How to Be Really Bad portray gender?

Fair

Lilith is portrayed as an active and influential leader, taking charge of her mission to shape human morality. This contrasts with traditional passive female roles, showing her as a proactive and powerful figure.

How racially and ethnically diverse is How to Be Really Bad?

Limited

The story centers on a metaphysical conflict rather than exploring different ethnic backgrounds. There is no indication of diverse racial or cultural representation among the human characters.

How does How to Be Really Bad represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The film challenges Western moral frameworks by presenting the daughter of the devil as a relatable teenager. It uses moral relativism to question traditional concepts of goodness and evil.

Does How to Be Really Bad include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no depiction of physical or neurodivergent disabilities in the narrative.

Present on Screen

Subverts traditional passive female roles by giving Lilith significant leadership.
Challenges conventional moral hierarchies through a postmodern lens of moral relativism.
Deconstructs the binary of good versus evil through a unique mythological framework.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight-centered relationships.
Provides no evidence of racial or ethnic diversity within the ensemble.
Does not include depictions of physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

The life of 14-year-old Lilith is similar to that of a normal teenager, but there is a peculiarity: she is the daughter of the devil and lives with him in hell. Because she is totally bored there and also wants to have fun and explore the world, she makes a pact with her father: she is allowed to go to earth for a week - but she has to convert a good person to evil there. If she succeeds in this challenge, she may stay on earth forever, otherwise she'll be waving a hell of a boring job in the bookkeeping of the underworld.

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