Pleasantville
Movie • 1998 • Fantasy
ReportGeeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white world of a 1950s TV sitcom called "Pleasantville," and find a world where everything is peachy keen all the time. But when Jennifer's modern attitude disrupts Pleasantville's peaceful but boring routine, she literally brings color into its life.
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Abandonment
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Spoiler: Jennifer decides not to return to her prior life and remain in Pleasantville. Presumably her mother is going to notice her absence and miss her.
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
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Not specifically but everyone appears to end up getting along despite earlier abuse.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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A woman is followed and harassed by a group of men, which might be triggering to some viewers.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Assault
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Spoiler warning. Most of the initial sexual activity from Jennifer in Pleasantville does break informed consent. The tone of the film does not portray this as assault. However later in the film a woman is cornered by multiple men commenting on what is under her dress and making suggestive comments. Another instance of a female character with her clothing a little awry running from a group of boys is seen a few moments later, but she says she is okay.
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Are there jokes about sexual assault on men?
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A male character's ignorance around sex is depicted as humorous
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Very little is shown of the actual sexual encounter, but we do get glimpses of Jennifer initiating sex with a character who has no idea what sex is, and she seems unsympathetic to his ignorance or to his distress at his body's unexpected physical response.
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Bodily Harm
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Teenagers are but I don't know how old they are supposed to be
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Family
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Teenagers' books are burned
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Does someone cheat?
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Spoiler alert
Based on paintings and seeing her asleep on his chest it is suggested that Betty has an affair with Bill (I think his name was). There is no actual proof of sex but definitely emotionally she was unfaithful to her husband. She does, immediately following this, "leave him" (as best as one can in Pleasantville)
Based on paintings and seeing her asleep on his chest it is suggested that Betty has an affair with Bill (I think his name was). There is no actual proof of sex but definitely emotionally she was unfaithful to her husband. She does, immediately following this, "leave him" (as best as one can in Pleasantville)
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Fear
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Is there a shower scene?
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A bath is taken, water running and a woman entering the bath with steam. No nudity shown. Faucet it shown filling the tub and at one point dripping.
Spoiler ahead
She does masturbate in the bath, and right before hand drops her robe and admires herself in a mirror.
Spoiler ahead
She does masturbate in the bath, and right before hand drops her robe and admires herself in a mirror.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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Teenagers park at a pond
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Jennifer mentions ‘hurling’ after she eats a big breakfast.
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Large-scale Violence
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The majority of the film takes place about 40 years before 9/11
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Is there incarceration?
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Yes! The protagonist is seen in a jail cell awaiting trial
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Loss
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Not necessarily priceless, but a character's art is destroyed
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is there misophonia?
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Jennifer talks on the phone while she loudly chews gum, pretty early in.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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No but a character states they are not hungry and are (softly) forced to eat a lot of food by their mother which leads to them feeling sick
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Noxious
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Pregnancy
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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A pram is seen but we don't see the child
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Does the black guy die first?
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No characters die in this movie. Denise Dowse plays the health teacher. She has a dark complexion.
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Is there hate speech?
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The word coloreds is used derogatively but not directly referencing black people (to note, there aren't any black people in the movie). The overlaying theme at this point though is reminiscent of segregation and hatred of anything "unpleasant".
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Sex
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No, not that the audience sees. There is a mural of a naked woman who is one of the characters in the film
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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Possibly all the teenagers in the film
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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There's masturbation (not depicted in full but depicted) and attempted sexual assault.
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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No, but characters having any strong emotions are frowned on. A male character expressing his grief is shown to make a breakthrough.
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Sickness
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Some memory problems but not explicity dementia
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Social
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Is someone homeless?
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No there is a reference to there being no homelessness in Pleasantville so one character is simply not explained where he lives.
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Is existentialism debated?
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It raises questions about it even if not explicitly discussed
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Spoiler
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Violence
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Is there blood/gore?
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A character has a bloody lip after being punched
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