Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 5
Its director stated on the record that "i was very lucky: I'm British, I grew up in England, and I got to see myself represented in a film, I think it's about time that we represented the rest of the…" 1. Its director stated on the record that "we were all in agreement that not just because of the story, but because it's 2016, it's great to have such a diverse cast" 2. Its writer stated on the record that "please note that the Empire is a white supremacist (human) organization" 3. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 4. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 13 of 100 5. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers below the baseline for White 6.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "I was very lucky: I'm British, I grew up in England, and I got to see myself represented in a film. I think it's about time that we represented the rest of the world."Uproxx/HitFix, December 2016 source ↗
- 2Creator statementdirector: "We were all in agreement that not just because of the story, but because it's 2016, it's great to have such a diverse cast."Slate, December 2016 source ↗
- 3Creator statementwriter: "Please note that the Empire is a white supremacist (human) organization."Twitter/X (deleted), November 11, 2016 - reported by Hollywood Reporter source ↗
- 4Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 5Content balanceAdvocacy 13 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 6RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 32.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Age: 37 — leans younger
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Synopsis
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.
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Advocacy Over Time in Action
The average advocacy score of Action titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 3 | 2 |
| 1965 | 4 | 3 |
| 1966 | 0 | 4 |
| 1968 | 2 | 2 |
| 1970 | 0 | 2 |
| 1971 | 0 | 4 |
| 1972 | 3 | 2 |
| 1973 | 2 | 9 |
| 1975 | 0 | 3 |
| 1977 | 4 | 2 |
| 1979 | 2 | 3 |
| 1980 | 4 | 5 |
| 1981 | 4 | 3 |
| 1982 | 1 | 5 |
| 1983 | 3 | 7 |
| 1984 | 4 | 11 |
| 1985 | 2 | 7 |
| 1986 | 2 | 10 |
| 1987 | 2 | 14 |
| 1988 | 1 | 4 |
| 1989 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990 | 1 | 5 |
| 1991 | 1 | 9 |
| 1992 | 2 | 8 |
| 1993 | 2 | 11 |
| 1994 | 2 | 14 |
| 1995 | 3 | 11 |
| 1996 | 1 | 9 |
| 1997 | 4 | 13 |
| 1998 | 2 | 10 |
| 1999 | 3 | 13 |
| 2000 | 1 | 11 |
| 2001 | 2 | 20 |
| 2002 | 3 | 17 |
| 2003 | 4 | 14 |
| 2004 | 3 | 19 |
| 2005 | 4 | 18 |
| 2006 | 3 | 23 |
| 2007 | 3 | 18 |
| 2008 | 3 | 22 |
| 2009 | 4 | 9 |
| 2010 | 7 | 8 |
| 2011 | 5 | 12 |
| 2012 | 9 | 10 |
| 2013 | 7 | 16 |
| 2014 | 10 | 9 |
| 2015 | 10 | 16 |
| 2016 | 20 | 9 |
| 2017 | 14 | 17 |
| 2018 | 15 | 20 |
| 2019 | 16 | 18 |
| 2020 | 14 | 13 |
| 2021 | 14 | 25 |
| 2022 | 20 | 32 |
| 2023 | 17 | 25 |
| 2024 | 12 | 32 |
| 2025 | 5 | 35 |
| 2026 | 5 | 30 |
| This title (2016) | 13 | 1 |
● This title (2016): advocacy 13 · explore Action →
Cast & Crew
Simon Crane (director) · Barney Shakespeare (director)