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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4

Its director stated on the record that "you can't tell the story of Elvis Presley without telling the story of Black American rhythm and blues" 1. Its director stated on the record that "i hope the film contextualizes it: No Black music, no Elvis" 2. Its director stated on the record that "a wildly ambitious movie about race and sex and class and music in America through three decades, the 1950s, '60s and '70s" 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 12 of 100 4. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers below the baseline for Asian and White 5.

The receipts — every claim above is sourced
  1. 1
    Creator statementdirector: "You can't tell the story of Elvis Presley without telling the story of Black American rhythm and blues."ComingSoon.net / Washington Post, June 2022 source ↗
  2. 2
    Creator statementdirector: "I hope the film contextualizes it: No Black music, no Elvis."Yahoo Entertainment / USA Today, 2022 source ↗
  3. 3
    Creator statementdirector: "A wildly ambitious movie about race and sex and class and music in America through three decades, the 1950s, '60s and '70s."Hollywood Reporter Creative Team Interview, 2022 source ↗
  4. 4
    Content balanceAdvocacy 12 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
  5. 5
    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: Asian 31, White 35.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
70
Young Women
32
Older Men
68
Older Women
30
Advocacy12
Entertainment

Audience Representation

White
35
Black
64
Hispanic
48
Asian
31
South Asian
42
Middle Eastern
46
Indigenous
40
Mixed
43
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

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Cast & Crew

Baz Luhrmann (director) · Jay Corry (director)