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

Its director stated on the record that "the system's broken, and why not use a film to make a comment on that, The whole MO, of the film was, let's make a comic book film where we run everything thr…" 1. Its director stated on the record that "look at this as a way to sneak a real movie in the studio system under the guise of a comic book film, It wasn't 'We want to glorify this behavior' It was lit…" 2. Its director stated on the record that "movies tend to be a mirror, they hold up a reflection of what's going on in society, If I had to drill down on one overarching theme for me, it's about the pow…" 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 below it for White and Asian 5.

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    Creator statementdirector: "The system's broken, and why not use a film to make a comment on that? The whole M.O. of the film was, let's make a comic book film where we run everything through as realistic a lens as possible."NPR, January 2020 source ↗
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    Creator statementdirector: "Look at this as a way to sneak a real movie in the studio system under the guise of a comic book film. It wasn't 'We want to glorify this behavior.' It was literally like 'Let's make a real movie wit…"TheWrap source ↗
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    Creator statementdirector: "Movies tend to be a mirror, they hold up a reflection of what's going on in society. If I had to drill down on one overarching theme for me, it's about the power of kindness and a lot of people miss…"TheWrap source ↗
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 12 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: mixed-heritage 86, White 12, Asian 33.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
47
Young Women
0
Older Men
100
Older Women
53
Advocacy12
Entertainment

Audience Representation

White
12
Black
42
Hispanic
44
Asian
33
South Asian
42
Middle Eastern
46
Indigenous
44
Mixed
86
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

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196514
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196905
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197415
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197604
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198314
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198607
198707
198803
1989110
199015
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199218
199307
1994210
1995110
199628
199729
1998010
1999312
2000113
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200238
2003113
2004212
2005120
2006015
2007115
2008212
200927
201052
201125
201293
201358
201495
201576
201769
2018710
201947
202028
202179
202247
202365
202468
2025613
202635
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Cast & Crew

Michael Auszura (director) · Aimee Dombo Desmond (director)