2006 · documentary
When the Levees Broke (2006)
2006
- heavy
- intense
- bleak
Movie DNA
Heavy, steady, measured documentary, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
How every film is hand-scored →When the Levees Broke (2006) (2006) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded documentary entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
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Each axis is hand-scored — not derived from votes or genre averages. The marker shows where this film sits; the gradient fill uses the film's own cinematography palette.
Mood · HeavyCosy
Pacing · Slow-burnKinetic
Intensity · GentleExtreme
Weirdness · ConventionalSurreal
Hope · NihilisticRedemptive
Stakes · IntimateEpic
Humour · NoneBroad
Reality · GroundedFantastical
Density · SparseTwisty
Warmth · ColdTender
Auteur · TransparentSignature
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