Annabelle: Creation

Representation / casting choices

No forced diversity, audience-visible identity signaling, or story-world mismatches; all roles and performers fit the narrative's 1950s–1960s American farmhouse/orphanage setting and character functions without emphasis.

Political / ideological dialogue

Completely absent; all spoken content serves grief, occult discovery, demonic taunting, and religious resistance within standard horror beats.

Identity-driven story themes

Narrative is propelled solely by supernatural possession and familial tragedy; zero recurring or central identity-politics, representation arcs, or social-justice messaging.

Institutional / cultural critique

Traditional religious-horror framework (nun, priests, crucifix, demonic entity from occult prayer) appears without modern activist reframing of patriarchy, institutions, gender roles, or Western cultural norms.