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

Its director stated on the record that "diversity is not me going: 'I need an Asian for this role' It's like, 'No man, that's not what diversity is about' It's about creating an environment to let…" 1. Its director stated on the record that "i returned to direct F9 because of thematic explorations of family through blood that excited me, I want to look back and solidify some of the mythology, but a…" 2. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 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 above the baseline for mixed-heritage and Black and below it for White 5.

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    Creator statementdirector: "Diversity is not me going: 'I need an Asian for this role.' It's like, 'No man, that's not what diversity is about.' It's about creating an environment to let the best person grab that role. To have…"Geeks of Color, September 2021 source ↗
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    Creator statementdirector: "I returned to direct F9 because of thematic explorations of family through blood that excited me. I want to look back and solidify some of the mythology, but at the same time embrace and be a little…"SlashFilm, June 2021 source ↗
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    Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 12 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: mixed-heritage 81, Black 73, White 7.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Primary audienceYoung MenYoung Men97
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
97
Young Women
22
Older Men
78
Older Women
3
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Audience Representation

White
7
Black
73
Hispanic
64
Asian
50
South Asian
46
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
48
Mixed
81
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

Faithfulness

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Advocacy

Advocacy12
Entertainment

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Synopsis

Dominic Toretto and his crew battle the most skilled assassin and high-performance driver they've ever encountered: his forsaken brother.

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Cast & Crew

Fraser Fennell-Ball (director) · Alice Walker (director)