Ship of Theseus

Name: Ship of Theseus
Released: 2012
Cast: Aida El Kashef, Sohum Shah, Neeraj Kabi, Vinay Shukla, Faraz Khan

2012 · Movie · PG-13

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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3

Its director/writer stated on the record that "the characters themselves are manifestations of my artistic, ethical, social and philosophical struggles, Storytelling is the most accessible form of learning…" 1. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 7 of 100 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for Middle Eastern and below it for South Asian 4.

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Creator statementdirector/writer: "The characters themselves are manifestations of my artistic, ethical, social and philosophical struggles. Storytelling is the most accessible form of learning and I use it as a means to understand an…"Wikipedia / G5A interview 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 7 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: Middle Eastern 81, South Asian 20.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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