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Como Se Tornar o Pior Aluno da Escola

Como Se Tornar o Pior Aluno da Escola

2017

Director

Fabrício Bittar

Runtime

106 minutes

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Synopsis

Bernadinho and Pedro are students and face the classic tasks of fulfilling school obligations, taking good grades, being well behaved and complying with school rules, increasingly elaborated thanks to director Ademar. Frustrated, Pedro ends up finding a diary of how to cause chaos in school without being caught, which leads the two friends to follow the tips of the notebook.

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Overall Score

4.6/10

Fair


Category Breakdown

LGBTQ+ Representation

Limited

The story centers on the friendship between two male students, Bernadinho and Pedro. There is no explicit evidence of queer identities or non-heteronormative subtext within the narrative.

Gender Representation

Fair

The plot is driven by male protagonists navigating school hierarchies. The film focuses on male agency and rebellion rather than subverting traditional gender roles or masculinity.

Racial & Ethnic Diversity

Fair

As a Brazilian production, the film exists within a multicultural context. However, the specific racial identities of the cast and student body are not detailed.

Religious & Cultural Diversity

Fair

The film explores anti-authoritarianism through the disruption of school rules. This rebellion is framed as adolescent chaos rather than a systemic critique of cultural institutions.

Disability Representation

Minimal

There is no mention of characters with visible or invisible disabilities in the provided narrative.

Strengths

  • Explores themes of individual agency against rigid institutional rules.
  • Provides a relatable look at adolescent rebellion and anti-authoritarianism.

Areas for Improvement

  • Lacks intentional subversion of traditional gender hierarchies.
  • Provides little evidence of intersectional depth or diverse identity representation.
  • Does not feature characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

AI Analysis

The film operates as a traditional coming-of-age comedy centered on adolescent rebellion. Its narrative engine is the disruption of institutional authority through a manual for chaos, focusing on the friendship between two boys. While the film explores individual agency against school rules, it lacks intersectional depth. The storytelling leans toward established genre tropes rather than the deconstruction of social hierarchies or identity politics. Ultimately, the production lacks documented complexity regarding diverse identities, remaining within the realm of conventional teenage mischief.

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